The 40th Computers and Learning Research Group Annual Conference
17-18 June 2019 (Jennie Lee Building, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK)
CALRG’s annual conference provides a forum for members, as well as other researchers and practitioners in the field, to present their work. We particularly encourage research students to contribute. The conference will consist of two days of presentations and interactive sessions across a broad range of relevant topics.
There is still time to register for the conference via Eventbrite.
This conference will not be live streamed. Recordings of the presentations will be available after the event.
| 09:30-09:45 | Tea & Coffee | |
| 09:45-10:00 | Welcome to CALRG 2019, by Professor Eileen Scanlon | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote 1 – Martin Oliver OpenTEL and the post digital campus |
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| 11:00-12:15 | Session theme: OpenTEL | |
| Andrea Berardi, Gareth Davies and Mark Gaved | ARCLIGHT: Offline networked tools for collecting positive mental health stories in Guyana | |
| Venetia Brown, Trevor Collins and Nicholas Braithwaite | Fostering a sense of community: The role of interactive web broadcasts to develop online learning communities in STEM | |
| Mike Sharples, Maria Aristeidou, Christothea Herodotou, Kevin McLeod and Eileen Scanlon | Inquiry Learning at Scale: the nQuire Platform | |
| 12:15-13:00 | Lunch and book launch: “Practical Pedagogy” | |
| 13:00-14:40 | Session theme: Doctoral Consortium | |
| Jo Buxton | Design for Collaborative Engagement: Exploring inclusivity in online collaborative learning for students with sensory impairments, a design-based research project. | |
| Irina Rets | Assessing language barriers in online learning: The suitability of English language Open Educational Resources for non-native speakers | |
| Dimitrios Vogiatzis | Examining adult learners’ use of Facebook for language learning purposes | |
| Jessica Carr
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Becoming citizen scientists – an inclusive approach engaging people with learning disabilities in citizen science | |
| Jake Hilliard | An exploration of students’ goals, appraisals and emotions in an online collaborative project | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Tea & Coffee – Students will present their posters to the audience for feedback | |
| 15:00-17:00 | Session theme: Doctoral Consortium continued | |
| Lesley Boyd | Using technology-enabled learning networks to drive module improvements in STEM | |
| Ralph Mercer | Speaking the Future: A Critical Futures Studies approach to the Technologies of Learning in Post-Compulsory Education | |
| Victoria Murphy | Contradictions in Learning from Incidents | |
| Vasudha Chaudhari | Role of technology in fostering self-regulated learning strategies of finance professionals during times of uncertainty | |
| Discussant Jenna Mittelmeier
Closing remarks Eileen Scanlon and Francisco Iniesto |
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| 09:30-09:45 | Tea & Coffee | |
| 09:45-10:00 | Welcome to CALRG 2019, by Professor Eileen Scanlon | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote 1 – Linda Price Research or the scholarship of teaching and learning – which is impacting educational technology in higher education? |
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| 11:00-12.30 | Session theme: Languages and interaction | |
| Xinying Zhang | An Assessment Instrument for Blended Language Learning Module – The Revised Community of Inquiry Survey | |
| Anna Comas-Quinn
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Integrating TED Translators in language and translation education | |
| Andrew Brasher, Professor Denise Whitelock and Wayne Holme | How should the quality of education offered by online institutions be assessed? | |
| Andrew Brasher and Kathleen Calder | Making sense of students’ interactions with Interactive Media Objects | |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch and book launch: “Artificial Intelligence in Education. Promise and Implications for Teaching and Learning” | |
| 13.30-15.00 | Session theme: Professional Development | |
| Sharif Haider | Virtual simulation games for interprofessional training | |
| Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Anne Adams, Duygu Bektik, Carina Bossu, Gill Clough, Nashwa Ismail and Julia Sargent | Tools and Technologies for Advancing Professional Development | |
| Rebecca Ferguson | European MOOC Consortium: Labour Market | |
| Simon Cross, Freda Wolfenden and Lina Adinolfi | Transforming classroom observation and professional development with 360-degree video | |
| 15.00-15.20 | Tea & Coffee | |
| 15.20-17.00 | Session theme: Innovation and methods | |
| Francisco Iniesto | How can MOOCs be designed accessible? A mixed approach including qualitative, quantitative and HCI methods | |
| Beck Pitt | The Transformation by Innovation in Distance Education (TIDE) project: Improving the Quality of Distance Education in Myanmar | |
| Chenxi Cecilia Li
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A gaze analysis of meaning negotiation episodes in webcam-mediated interactions | |
| Thomas Daniel Ullmann | Reflective writing analytics – Validating machine learning approaches | |
| Chris Edwards, Professor Denise Whitelock, Wayne Holmes and Alexandra Okada | Embedding e-authentication into online assessment: the TeSLA project | |
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