{"id":6499,"date":"2017-11-17T15:52:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T15:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=6499"},"modified":"2018-03-20T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:12:55","slug":"digital-discovery-week-2017-sussexuni-podblasts-5g-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2017\/11\/17\/digital-discovery-week-2017-sussexuni-podblasts-5g-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Discovery Week 2017 @SussexUni – Podblasts, 5G and Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 6th – 10th November a week of exciting events took place at the University of Sussex. Digital Discovery Week is a week-long series of events celebrating and promoting digital practice, culture and skills at Sussex. It is a collaborative initiative aimed at all staff and students at the University and was organised by Technology Enhanced Learning, the Library, IT Services and the Careers and Employability Centre. Throughout the week people could attend a range of interesting online courses, in-person workshops, seminars and exhibitions. Below is a summary of just a few of the events that were running.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The week kicked off with a \u2018Pop-up Library Makerspace\u2019 facilitated by<\/span> Makercart<\/span><\/a> during which participants were given the chance to explore and experiment with a range of creative technologies including 3D printing and diy electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Making at #SussexDDW<\/a> with @Carlitosi71<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/iuUnAtcZZk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Antony Groves (@AntonyGroves) November 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The afternoon featured the first ever \u2018Great Sussex Podblast\u2019, a collaborative podcast event in which both beginners and experienced podcasters were invited to come together to record, edit and publish a podcast series in just one afternoon! Participants were supported through the process of recording, editing and publishing by members of Technology Enhanced Learning who provided them with useful tools and techniques. The series is available on Soundcloud here: <\/span>Sussex TEL: Teaching with Tech podcast<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sussex Digital Discovery week’s Great Sussex Podblast is well underway with @TabbanBetts<\/a> @petesparx<\/a> #sussexDDW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/x2n01f6we6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 George Robinson (@Super_GeorgeR) November 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tuesday <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tuesday saw the first of the new Digital Skills Drop-ins held in the Library. This first session was a \u2018Photoshop Surgery\u2019 where students were able to come along with any specific queries they had, or images that they are currently working on. A team of experts were then on hand to advise and support students.<\/span><\/p>\n

A special Digital Discovery Week edition of Show & TEL, our collaborative forum for staff to share practice across the University, was held in the afternoon. This term we were joined by three speakers – <\/span>Prof Robin Banerjee<\/span><\/a>, Professor of Developmental Psychology; <\/span>Prof Liz James<\/span><\/a>, Professor of History of Art; and <\/span>Prof Lucy Robinson<\/span><\/a>, Professor in Collaborative History, who introduced us to the innovations they have been trialing in their teaching. Robin shared how he has been using reflective learning journals within Mahara to increase communication between him and his students on a third year module titled \u2018Psychology in Education\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Using e-portfolios for reflective writing has been transformational in my teaching. – Robin Banerjee #sussexddw<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/n1DMwwkxAX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tab Betts \u6b27\u9633\u592a\u767d (@TabbanBetts) November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wednesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On Wednesday we were joined by <\/span>Dr Vivien Rolfe<\/span><\/a> who gave an interesting talk about the potential of using open textbooks within Universities. She talked about their advantages in terms of affordability and how they are far more accessible in comparison to the traditional published textbook model. The use of open textbooks has been successful throughout the US and the hope is that it will spread to the UK in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting findings shared by @VivienRolfe<\/a> on student perceptions of academic textbooks and impact of costs #SussexDDW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IXyd7Zt9mo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Walker (@drdjwalker) November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the afternoon, a mixture of staff and students attended a Computational 2D Design workshop led by <\/span>Giovanni Contreras Garcia<\/span><\/a>. The workshop introduced participants to creative technologies and techniques which can be used to create 2D and 3D geometries, providing them with the opportunity to create their own 2D artwork using the design approach.<\/span><\/p>\n