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Workshop 10

This workshop is still in development and is subject to change (updated 7 Jan 2012)

Theme: The Effective Use of Learning Environments in the Development of Project Managers

Date: 27th June 2012

Venue: MFG15, Maurice Foss Building
Coventry University

http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/university/maps/Pages/Campusmap.aspx

 

Aims and Objectives of the Session:

The session will focus on the design, management, impact and use of a variety of learning environments for increasing the effectiveness of project management education.
The objectives are to understand how to effectively arrange learning environments by considering how other disciplines have done this, gain knowledge about how academics can work effectively with estates departments and see how physical and virtual learning environments can be used to promote effective project management learning. By the end of the session participants will have gained a better understanding of and developed some ideas for:

  • Identifying opportunities for the enhancement of project management learning and teaching
  • Sharing project management good practice with regard to the use of learning environments
  • Understand how you can make better use of the learning environments available to you.

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The following agenda is provisional and is subject to change:

Time

Activity

Presenter

9.30-10.00

Tea / Coffee on arrival

10.00-10.15

Welcome, Aims of the Workshop.

Prof Denise Bower

10.15-10:45

Session 1: Learning environment design – lessons from another discipline

Simon Steiner

10.45-11:15

Session 2: Working with estates to get the right learning environment'

Ian Dunn

11.15-11.30

Tea / Coffee

 

11.30–12.00

Session 3: Virtual PM Education – using 2nd Life

Liz Miles

12.00-12:30

Session 4: Virtual PM Education – Using Simultrain, experiences from Leeds

Nancy Madter

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.15-14.45

Tour of the ACT simulation facility

 

 

Chair: Denise Bower

15.00-15.30

Plenary Discussion. Leaves and Acorns

15.30-16.00

Optional tour of Coventry social learning space

 

16.00

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