23 episodes

LearnCast is the new podcast series from the Scottish Social Services Council Digital Learning Team.

Subscribing to LearnCast will give you an insight into the work of the Digital Learning Team, news about upcoming projects and access to interviews with leading figures in the world of digital learning both in the UK and internationally.

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    • Technology
    • 4.2 • 5 Ratings

LearnCast is the new podcast series from the Scottish Social Services Council Digital Learning Team.

Subscribing to LearnCast will give you an insight into the work of the Digital Learning Team, news about upcoming projects and access to interviews with leading figures in the world of digital learning both in the UK and internationally.

    Welcoming Our New Cyber Resilience Advisor

    Welcoming Our New Cyber Resilience Advisor

    In this episode, Barrie Wilson one of our Learning & Development Advisors welcomes Scott Tees to the team. 
    Hear about Scott's background and what he will do in his new role with us at the SSSC.

    • 13 min
    Discovering SSSC MyLearning

    Discovering SSSC MyLearning

    In this episode we talk with George Burton about the new SSSC ‘MyLearing’ service and smartphone app. George also outlines our plans for the future of MyLearning, about how you can get involved in the that development and how we can help you get the most from ‘MyLearning’ in your organisation.
    Find the download links at http://www.mylearning.scot
    User forum: https://www.badges.sssc.uk.com/forums/forum/mylearning/  

    • 15 min
    Lockdown Special Part 3

    Lockdown Special Part 3

    This is the 3rd and final part of our 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Tracy Parish, education technology specialist at Southlake regional health centre in Newmarket, Ontario, Teemu Patala, Co-founder and Director of online Learning at the Change learning alliance and founding partner and Head of R&D at Context Learning in Helsinki and Cindy {Plunkett, Director of Learning Design and Development at PointClickCare in Toronto about the impact of the pandemic on their work and implications for the future of workforce development. 

    • 38 min
    Lockdown Learncast Part 2

    Lockdown Learncast Part 2

    This episode of Learncast is Part 2 of a 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Lee Ballantyne, Head of Education Futures at the University of the West of Scotland, and Natalie Lafferty, Director of the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of Dundee. about the impact of the pandemic on their work and implications for the future in higher education.
    These conversations took place around a Month apart over May and June this year…

    • 22 min
    Lockdown Learncast Part 1

    Lockdown Learncast Part 1

    This episode of LearnCast is Part1 of a  3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Don Taylor (Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute & Chair of the Learning and Skills Group), David Kelly (Executive Vice President and Executive Director of The Learning Guild) and Bianca Woods (Founder of Clever Raptor, L&D design studio, and Senior Manager, Programming for The Learning Guild) about the impact of the pandemic on their work and their take on the future of L&D. 

    • 32 min
    Designing engaging digital learning with Christy Tucker

    Designing engaging digital learning with Christy Tucker

    In this episode we talk with Christy Tucker, learning experience design consultant from North Carolina in the USA. Christy has over 15 years’ experience in creating engaging eLearning with the aim of making a difference in how people do their jobs. In this discussion we talk about about story-based learning and scenario-based approaches to online learning (amongst other things).
    You can find more of Christy’s work at https://www.christytuckerlearning.com and follow her on twitter @ChristyATucker

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
5 Ratings

5 Ratings

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Tech learning

I had a year with Dundee uni the tech part was developing BUT the teacher was not she was poorly developed in her skill set and it frustrated the learning and can be described has trawling through treacle with tutor SO how could this have been developed simply have menu of tutor who you can virtually talk with tapping into their skill set so you can bounce thoughts and develop I accept that advances are slow in DU but your losing gifted talented students because you have poor tutoring

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