Guidance for participants
Dear BLTC 2020 participants
We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Online OCSLD’s Annual Brookes Learning and Teaching Conference 2020. You are one of 180 participants across the disciplines, faculties and directorates who are coming together for this unique opportunity at Oxford Brookes to share and discuss together learning and teaching in Higher Education. The day will also allow for reflections on the challenges and opportunities presented through online teaching and learning delivery.
Conferences Details and Access
Conference Co-chairs: George Roberts and Samia Kamal
Conference Helpdesk: ocsld@brookes.ac.uk
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Getting the most from your Conference Experience
Date: Thursday 11 June 2020 Time:09.30 am to 15:00 pm
Conduct and Recording of the Sessions:
Parts of the conference will be recorded and uploaded onto the conference website. You must ensure you turn off your camera off if you do not want to be visible.
It’s not as we had first planned the conference (pre Covid-19), but in a short space of time and through the dedication of the BLTC committee, this BLTC online conference has offered a new and exciting alternatives. The format is
Pre-recorded 5-minute sessions with live Q&A with the presentation authors, grouped by the three prevalent themes/strands of the conference
Google Meet for the sessions (each session has its own link via the website)
Parallel World Cafes throughout the day which give an opportunity to reflect on the move to online teaching and learning.
Each session has a discussion document for questions and answers. These can be used in advance or as a forum in the session.
Top Tips
Bookmark the conference programme so you can access the sessions and the World Café on the day
Watch/listen to the presentations in advance of the conference day
Send your questions in advance
Check your connectivity ahead of the sessions.
Conference Netiquette
Please mute your microphone throughout the sessions until the discussion periods and when you
are contributing. Mute after you have finished speaking
The convenor of the session will advise at the beginning of the strand session how you should indicate if you wish to make a contribution to the discussion.
To make sessions accessible for all, please speak clearly and avoid or explain jargon as necessary.
We look forward to seeing you online on the 11 June and your contributions; we wish you an enjoyable 2020 BLT Conference.
The BLTC20 conference Team