Scottish Learning Festival
| 10:00 UK time, Sunday, 24 August 2008
This is what Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland will be up to during the Scottish Learning Festival...
Our stand at the exhibition
Come along to say hello to us at our stand at the exhibition. It's a great chance for us to meet the audience and we're always interested in feedback. We'll be giving people an introduction to the department and will be showcasing our latest output such as...
Standard Grade & Higher Bitesize - a major relaunch of our popular revision website.
Learning Zone Scotland - a new site offering on-demand clips in the classroom from our extensive primary / secondary video archive.
Scotland's History - a new home for all Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's history content, new and archive, launching alongside the flagship series 'A History of Scotland'.
China Stories - flexible, multi-disciplinary TV, radio and online resources - for primary and secondary.
The LAB - learn @ Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland - digital media literacy workshops available in a dedicated space at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's headquarters.
Across the bridge
Take some time out and have a change of scene. Take a wander over the Bells Bridge, or indeed the Millennium Bridge, and pop into Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's headquarters. You can get a coffee and visit The LAB. Staff will be on hand to tell you more about the free digital media workshops for schools and community groups and you can try your hand at some stop frame animation.
The sessions last for 1 hour and places are limited.
Wednesday 24 September 11am & 2pm
Thursday 25 September 11am & 2pm
So why not have your playtime at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú? Book your place now or visit the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland Learning stand at the festival to sign up.
Find out more about what goes on in The LAB.
Join our seminar
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland Learning: Preparing learners for 21st century work and life Code D1E Dochart 1 Wednesday 24 September 16:45-17:30
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland Learning has a rich history of schools content across TV, radio and online. In line with Curriculum for Excellence and the skills agenda, the department is working to a wider remit, around how Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland can contribute towards improving the minds of the diverse Scottish population. Output will be aimed less at preparing pupils for exams, more at preparing the population for 21st century work and life.
Specific focus is being placed on:
Personalised learning - allowing learners to use our content in ways most engaging and relevant to individuals.
Cross-curricula skills and competencies - digital media literacy, creativity, learning to learn, collaboration, citizenship, personal confidence, wellbeing, 'brain training'.
Nick Simons, Head of Learning at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland, will talk through the current portfolio, including the Scottish iterations of Bitesize, Learning Zone and Blast, along with wholly-locally commissioned content.
He will also showcase Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's 'The LAB - learn @ Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland' at our Pacific Quay headquarters, offering courses for all ages in how to create digital media.
Nick will be happy to take your questions and suggestions around how Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland can support learning in Scotland.
