Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:04:25 +0100 Urban Learning Space http://www.urbanlearningspace.com Podcast Maker v1.3.8b - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker This podcast series features inspirational talks by some of the most innovative educational consultants and developers in the world. They have been recorded at the Urban Learning Space in The Lighthouse in Glasgow, Scotland. This podcast series features inspirational talks by some of the most innovative educational consultants and developers in the world. They have been recorded at the Urban Learning Space in The Lighthouse in Glasgow, Scotland. Urban Learning Space is a learning lab equipping the people of Scotland with the capabilities to face the challenges of 21st century life. Urban Learning Space was established with core funding from Scottish Enterprise Glasgow. We are working with people around Scotland to address real life challenges. Our network of experts are using transformational design practice to promote individuals’ capacities for change. Nurturing an innate capacity for learning by using collaborative design processes, we create new approaches. These range from the building of creativity tools to support innovation, transforming public spaces into learning landscapes, and harnessing emerging technologies to explore new learning contexts. en © Urban Learning Space Urban Learning Space info@urbanlearningspace.com http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULSlogo_144.jpg http://www.urbanlearningspace.com 144 144 Training Visual Arts Design Management & Marketing Philosophy Tech News Podcasting Gadgets education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags clean Urban Learning Space Knowing what is the 'next big thing' is a factor in success and survival: no surprise then that the study of signs is known as 'semiotics' from the greek word for oracle. But how does one become good at reading signs and why does it matter so much? Knowing what is the 'next big thing' is a factor in success and survival: no surprise then that the study of signs is known as 'semiotics' from the greek word for oracle. But how does one become good at reading signs and why does it matter so much? Signs dominate everyday life: they can be natural signs, for example a rumble in the sky gives advance notice of a thunderstorm, emotional signs, such as a smile, or manufactured road signs, shop signs and product signs. Signs are the essential building blocks of our communicative environment, and in the context of brand development, the 'right' mark is analogous to success; yet many people, although ready to acknowledge the importance of sending out the right signals, feel ambivalent about signs. Shona Maciver explores the compelling nature of the sign, its capacity to bully and confront, and the gulf between what it is and what it stands for. Audience Ideal for all those who work in the creative industries in Scotland; designers, creatives, artists, writers, researchers, architects, cultural academics, thinkers, teachers, students, gamers and stylists’. Biography Shona Maciver is MD of Locofoco Limited (www.locofoco.co.uk). The consultancy has a strong reputation for creativity in print and screen and an impressive client list, including the likes of s1homes, jobs and play.com, (UK Marketing Society Brand of the Year 2005), Museums Galleries Scotland, Visit Scotland and Road Safety Scotland. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULS_seminar_080808_part1.mp3 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:51:31 +0100 Education no 01:19:24 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Pat Kane The music business is in meltdown and professional musicians are having to re-assess everything about how they sustain their livelihoods. Pat Kane asks some pertinent questions. The music business is in meltdown - and professional musicians are having to re-assess everything about how they sustain their livelihoods. If people simply won't pay £15 for a CD from the high street, what will they pay for? Recorded music is tending towards being ubiquitous and free(ish), but live music is tending towards high prices for a unique experience. In the face of these trends, how can the power of the internet - particularly broadband and social networks - be used to forge a new connection, both cultural and commercial, between musicians and their audience? With a new self-financed Hue And Cry album in his USB, Pat Kane set out on a journey with his brother Greg to find a new way to being 'Ourselves, Online'. This seminar tells the story of that journey, which might (or might not) end up happily ever after... http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/ourselves-online/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080627_ULS_PatKane_Qs_mixdown_48k.mp3 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:47:17 +0100 Music no 00:39:58 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags, music Pat Kane The music business is in meltdown and professional musicians are having to re-assess everything about how they sustain their livelihoods. Pat Kane asks some pertinent questions. The music business is in meltdown - and professional musicians are having to re-assess everything about how they sustain their livelihoods. If people simply won't pay £15 for a CD from the high street, what will they pay for? Recorded music is tending towards being ubiquitous and free(ish), but live music is tending towards high prices for a unique experience. In the face of these trends, how can the power of the internet - particularly broadband and social networks - be used to forge a new connection, both cultural and commercial, between musicians and their audience? With a new self-financed Hue And Cry album in his USB, Pat Kane set out on a journey with his brother Greg to find a new way to being 'Ourselves, Online'. This seminar tells the story of that journey, which might (or might not) end up happily ever after... http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/ourselves-online/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080627_ULS_PatKane_mixdown_48k.mp3 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:46:45 +0100 Music no 01:16:18 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags, music Stephen Heppell There is a revolution in the design of learning spaces all over the world and this is now impacting on the design of corporate space too. This talk explores how, in designing spaces for learning and working, there is a need for dialogue. There is a revolution in the design of learning spaces all round the world and inevitably this is now impacting on the design of corporate space too. As corporations aspire to become learning organisations and move away from their training rooms and training culture they're increasing looking to designs for schools to inform their transformation. At the same time the design of schools and universities has much to learn from the radical new ways that people organise their working lives : for example in the new media industries. This talk explores how, in designing spaces for learning and working, there is a need for dialogue. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/learning-spaces/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080509_uls_seminar_heppell_lapel_part2_edit.mp3 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:05:16 +0100 Education no 00:49:49 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Stephen Heppell There is a revolution in the design of learning spaces all over the world and this is now impacting on the design of corporate space too. This talk explores how, in designing spaces for learning and working, there is a need for dialogue. There is a revolution in the design of learning spaces all round the world and inevitably this is now impacting on the design of corporate space too. As corporations aspire to become learning organisations and move away from their training rooms and training culture they're increasing looking to designs for schools to inform their transformation. At the same time the design of schools and universities has much to learn from the radical new ways that people organise their working lives : for example in the new media industries. This talk explores how, in designing spaces for learning and working, there is a need for dialogue. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/learning-spaces/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080509_uls_seminar_heppell_lapel_part1_edit.mp3 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:04:06 +0100 Education no 01:10:53 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Michel Bauwens Because of the increased distributed nature of production technology, for immaterial and physical production, it is increasingly possible to imagine modes of social life which combine re-localised production with global open design communities. Because of the increased distributed nature of production technology, not just for immaterial production but for physical production as well, it is increasingly possible to imagine modes of social life which combine re-localised production with global open design communities. How can we move away from a world that is based on a false notion that the natural world is abundant, and on a equally false notion that we need to impede the free sharing of social innovations through the creation of artificial scarcities in the digital world? The answer may be a reliance on the emerging peer to peer dynamic, and the emergence of peer production, peer governance, and peer property formats as an alternative ways of organizing social life. The increasingly global availability of social cooperation technologies is empowering and enabling the creation of global-local communities that are able to directly create social value, through new types of for-benefit institutions. In this lecture, Michel Bauwens, founder of the Foundation for Peer to Peer Alternatives, will examine the key characteristics of this new mode of production, how it creates new business models, and how it could be enabled and empowered by new Partner State-based approaches by public authorities at all levels. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/peer-revolution http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080411_uls_seminar_mixdown.mp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:52:22 +0100 Education no 01:49:43 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Dagfinn Aksnes Despite much scientific research effort, creativity remains infuriatingly elusive. It seems that the very act of scientifically researching creativity makes it evaporate. Are we are looking in the wrong place? Creativity is a highly valuable and desirable quality, which appears to defy our attempts at understanding it. Despite much scientific research effort, creativity remains infuriatingly elusive. It seems that the very act of scientifically researching creativity makes it evaporate like Daphne. Could it be that we are looking in the wrong place? If however, we try to understand creativity from the *view of the creative practitioner*, suddenly valuable insights open up, which promise to let us understand and apply creativity effectively and profitably. This research indicates that people can enhance their creative processes and realize their creative potential to maximum effect. Creativity is emerging as a different cognitive entity in comparison with traditional scientific, logic, deductive thinking. Once we realize and accept this, the *EUREKA! process* can be nourished, strengthened and applied. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/pathways/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080326_uls_seminar_eureka.mp3 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:19 +0100 Education no 01:25:48 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Bobby Elliot Bobby Elliot, has overall responsibility for all vocational (ICT) assessment within the college and workplace sectors in Scotland. He evaluated past and present forms of assessment and considered new approaches. This talk challenged orthodoxy in assessment. The speaker, Bobby Elliot, has overall responsibility for all vocational (ICT) assessment within the college and workplace sectors in Scotland. Bobby has a professional and personal interest in assessment (particularly e-assessment) and digital technologies (Web 2.0)...hence the blending of the two into "Assessment 2.0". He evaluated past and present forms of assessment and considered new approaches. He was introduced by Brian Dickson of AOK Learning. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/assessment-2/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080307_uls_seminar_02_SQA.mp3 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0000 Education no 01:06:17 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Joanne Jacobs Understanding how to read consumer generated content requires a strategic approach, and in this presentation, Joanne Jacobs explores the tools that are available to monitor content and assess the impact it has on a firm or interest group. In an age where a blog post or a video on YouTube is challenging mainstream media as a source for global attention, it becomes increasingly important for business and the community to be aware of what is happening online in social networking spaces. But when MySpace has 200 million users, and Facebook 55 million, YouTube has around 57 million videos uploaded, and consumers are spending more and more time on their PC instead of in front of the television, there is also the confusion of choice: how do you track what consumers are accessing? How do you maintain corporate reputation in a mass of unmitigated opinion? How do you determine what is useful commentary from what is mere chatter? http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/get-loud http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080228_uls_seminar_joanne_jacobs.mp3 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:32:01 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:32:26 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Inner Ear Ltd. Hear highlights from Inner Ear Ltd.'s interactive workshop in how podcasting can be used to enhance business. They explore uses of podcasting in external marketing, internal communications and revenue generation. Part 2 are group presentations. The third part of the Podcasting in Creative Business seminar recording is the presentation by each of the three groups to everybody participating of the plans they devised during the afternoon session. We listen to each of the presentations and discuss how we think each one would work in the real world. Everybody is encouraged to join in. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/podcasting-development/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080128_uls_pod-bus-dev_workshop_pt3_48kmono.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:11:09 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:41:05 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Inner Ear Ltd. Hear highlights from Inner Ear Ltd.'s interactive workshop in how podcasting can be used to enhance business. They explore uses of podcasting in external marketing, internal communications and revenue generation. Part 2 is extracts from group discussions. The second recording from the Podcasting in Creative Business Development seminar contains extracts from the three group discussions. Group one was discussing how to create a podcast series as part of a marketing campaign for Innocent Drinks. Group two were planning to use podcasting in internal communications for East Lothian Council. The third group had to make money from selling their podcast of Time Out Travel guides. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/podcasting-development/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080128_uls_pod-bus-dev_workshop_pt2_48kmono.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:56 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:26:33 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Inner Ear Ltd. Hear highlights from Inner Ear Ltd.'s interactive workshop in how podcasting can be used to enhance business. They explore uses of podcasting in external marketing, internal communications and revenue generation. Part 1 is a presentation about podcasting. Part one of the recording from new media production company Inner Ear's Podcasting in Creative Business Development seminar contextualises the medium, showing how it fits within social networks, online communities and blogging. Examples are drawn from the three areas Inner Ear cover in the course of this seminar: external marketing, internal communications and business development. After going over background, context and examples, participants are split into three groups and each group is presented with a different scenario. They must devise a plan to create a podcast to enhance a given business activity, within a specific budget. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/podcasting-development/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/080128_uls_pod-bus-dev_workshop_pt1_48kmono.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:51:16 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:10:21 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Andres Guadamuz, University of Edinburgh, AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law Andres Guadamuz is an academic interested in the ownership implications of new technologies; in particular he researches intellectual property issues in User Generated Content and the so-called Web 2.0 phenomenon. Here he looks at Second Life, IP and CC. Andres Guadamuz is an academic interested in the ownership implications of new technologies; in particular he researches intellectual property issues in User Generated Content and the so-called Web 2.0 phenomenon. He delivered a presentation in which he looked at the creation of urban spaces within so-called virtual worlds, such as the popular environment known as Second Life. He asked about the ownership issues that surround the creation of intangible property, putting forward the idea that we already have legal tools to think about virtual existence. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/second-life/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/071121_uls_seminar_andres_guadamuz.mp3 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:20:22 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:51:25 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Dr. Chris Yapp Futures thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship: much abused terms, the seminar helped attendees understand and measure how innovative they are, whether they would recognise innovation and what part technology plays in innovation. Dr. Chris Yapp's Futures thinking seminar, part two, a group discussion. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/innovation-a-personal-view/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/071109_uls_seminar_chris_yapp_part2_edited.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:48:32 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:15:50 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Dr. Chris Yapp Futures thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship: much abused terms, the seminar helped attendees understand and measure how innovative they are, whether they would recognise innovation and what part technology plays in innovation. This event was a three-hour interactive workshop on futures thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. As a much abused term, the seminar helped attendees understand and measure how innovative they are, whether they would recognise innovation and what part technology plays in innovation. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/innovation-a-personal-view/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/071109_uls_seminar_chris_yapp_part1_edited.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:01:55 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:06:30 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Ewan McIntosh, LT Scotland Many people are probably more digital immigrants than digital natives. Yet from 2007 16-yo entering work will have been brought up their entire life with the web. What opportunities exist for business, government and brands? The vast majority of those with whom we work, live and play are probably more digital immigrants than digital natives. Yet 2007 marks the first time that 16 year olds entering the work place will have been brought up their entire life with the world-wide-web. What opportunities lie in store for business, government and those who choose to create their own 'global microbrand'? The scope for new practices and expertise is there, but without an effort to understand the social web of today's teens, organisations stand to miss out on some significant opportunities. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/new-literacies/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/071125_Ewan_McIntosh_seminar_final.mp3 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:38:37 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:13:42 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Derek Robertson, LT Scotland Derek Robertson discussed a number of games based pilots that he has initiated and supported in Scottish schools over the past year. Derek Robertson discussed a number of games based pilots that he has initiated and supported in Scottish schools over the past year. He also delivered an impassioned and informed series of arguments as to why games based learning has a vital role to play in creating contexts for learning that resonate with and motivate the digital native that we now find in Scottish schools. The benefits, practicalities and challenges of classroom use of games based learning was then explored via the the experiences and lessons learned from the range of games based pilot projects that the Consolarium has initiated over the past year. Those most likely to benefit includes those who work in all areas of academia, teachers, education managers, games industry partners and anyone with an interest in taking learning forward. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/computer-games-in-classroom/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/071005_uls_seminar_computer_games_edited_64kbps.mp3 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:53:36 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:47:48 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Professor Nigel Osborne, MBE What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Professor Nigel Osborne is Tapestry Director In part nine Professor Nigel Osborne, MBE concludes the What Makes Me Me? conference. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_10_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:48:44 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:12:28 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Robert Winston, Michael O'Neil and Keir Bloomer What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Group discussion. Part eight is a group discussion question and answer session hosted by Robert Winston, Michael O'Neil and Keir Bloomer. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_09_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:46:35 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:18:00 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Professor Lord Robert Winston What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. By Professor Lord Robert Winston. Part seven is the second of two lectures by Sir Robert Winston. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_08_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:44:35 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:33:56 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Robert Winston and Keir Bloomer What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Group discussion. Part six is a discussion between Robert Winston and Keir Bloomer. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_06_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:35:39 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:12:52 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Professor Lord Robert Winston What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. By Professor Lord Robert Winston. Part five is the first of two lectures by Sir Robert Winston. Lord Winston is Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College and Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. His research, which has produced over 300 publications, is known worldwide. Robert Winston is committed to scientific education and his many TV series on different aspects of science have been shown in many countries overseas. Perhaps the best known is ‘The Human Body, which won 3 BAFTAs, an Emmy nomination and a Peabody award. He has published 12 books for lay readership. His activities in the House of Lords include speaking regularly on education, science, medicine, and the arts. He was Chairman of the Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology 1999-2002, initiating enquiries into Antibiotic Resistance, Non-Food Crops, Nuclear Waste, Science and Society, Genetic Databases, Aircraft Passenger Environment and Science in Schools. Finally, Lord Winston is a board member and Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_05_mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:34:19 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:54:45 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Michael O'Neill OBE What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Michael O'Neill, OBE, ex Education Director. Part four is presented by Michael O’Neill. A graduate of Glasgow University (Economics/History) he began as an Economist/Town Planner before switching to teaching. He spent 15 years at the chalkface as a teacher, principal teacher and assistant head, followed by posts of adviser in social subjects, senior adviser and education officer in 2 divisions of the former Strathclyde Region. In August 1995, he took up the post of Director of Education in North Lanarkshire from which he retired in March 2007. In 2000, following the SQA exams problem, he was on of the 4 directors asked to investigate the causes on behalf of the Education Minister. He is currently Chair of the National Review Group of the Chartered Teacher Scheme. In 2004 he was awarded an OBE for services to education in Scotland. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_04_mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:58:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:37:38 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Stuart Patrick What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Stuart Patrick is Operations Director at SEG Part three is a presentation by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow's Operations Director Stuart Patrick. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_03_mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:58:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:08:32 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Fiona Hyslop What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Fiona Hyslop is Education Cabinet Secretary. Part two of the What Makes Me Me? event. An address by Scottish minister for Education, Fiona Hyslop. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_02_Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:58:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:10:08 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Keir Bloomer What Makes Me Me? was a Tapestry national conference held at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. Keir Bloomer is Tapestry Partnership Board. This National Conference was hosted by the Tapestry Partnership and supported by Urban Learning Space. The event is framed in the context of education in Scotland in its widest sense. It had as its focus the importance of the brain in learning for young people and adults. Lord Winston requires no introduction; he is a world renowned scientist who is committed to scientific education and regularly writes or hosts popular science programmes for TV. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/robert-winston/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/WMMM_01_Mixdown.mp3 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:32:09 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:04:12 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Andy Polaine, Omnium Project Creative Economy, social networks and Web 2.0 have become buzzwords recently. Collaboration and creativity have been part of designers' processes for years as well as being the foundations of the Web and there is much to learn from this rich history. Q&A. This is the second part of the recording from the Creative Collaboration seminar by Andy Polaine. In this part he hosts a question and answer session with the audience. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/creative-collaboration/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070830ULS_seminar_collaborating_online2.mp3 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:23:11 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:07:00 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Andy Polaine, Omnium Project Creative Economy, social networks and Web 2.0 have become buzzwords recently. Collaboration and creativity have been part of designers' processes for years as well as being the foundations of the Web and there is much to learn from this rich history. The past few years have been a buzz with terms such as the Creative Economy, social networks and Web 2.0. Yet many industries and institutions are struggling to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape, often mistakenly focus on the technological rather than the cultural shifts that make this change so fundamental. Collaboration and creativity have been part of designers' processes for years as well as being the foundations of the Web and there is much to learn from this rich history. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/creative-collaboration/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070830ULS_seminar_collaborating_online1.mp3 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:04:03 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:50:01 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Urban Learning Space We all have many stories to tell. Stories represent who we are, portray our life experiences and when presented to others, help connect us to others through common shared experience. With Clodagh Miskelly and Liz Lochhead. We all have many stories to tell. Stories represent who we are, portray our life experiences and when presented to others, help connect us to others through common shared experience. By starting to tell these stories and hearing those of others, we can start to shift our perspective on who we are, explore the ways in which we are attached to the communities we belong to and develop new insights into people whose stories we may never have had the opportunity to hear before. This recording begins with an introduction and poem by Liz Lochhead, Glasgow's poet laureate. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/digital-storytelling/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070720_uls_seminar_digital_storytelling_edited.mp3 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:02:45 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:42:01 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Jemima Gibbons This is the second part of the group discussion that followed Jemima's presentation. In part two of the recording from Digital Media - Jobs for the Boys?, Jemima hosts a question and answer session with the audience. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/digital-diversity/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULS070621_GroupDiscussion2.mp3 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:58:43 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:24:24 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Jemima Gibbons This is the first part of the group discussion that followed Jemima's presentation. Since 2005, Jemima has run Women in Film and Television’s Technical Change mentoring scheme, backed by ESF EQUAL and UIP, which provides mentors for women in technical areas. This seminar, based around the findings/conclusions from Technical Change, proposed what might be holding women back in technical areas and asked how we can encourage more women and girls to pursue leading roles in digital technology. The two-year programme came to an end in June 07 so now is the ideal time to explore and disseminate Jemima's findings. Biography http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/digital-diversity/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULS070621_GroupDiscussion1.mp3 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:07:03 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:54:00 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Sean McDougall, Stakeholder Design The seminar opened our minds to the disjointedness of the physical space where children currently learn versus the content of what they are actually learning. Sean referenced schools located in the middle of shopping centres, robotics, interactive fountains, new ways of learning and different approaches to risk management. He argued that other countries have made a crucial distinction between places of learning and ways of learning. He believed that there is a fantastic opportunity to develop, in the UK, new learning and ways of learning that engage stakeholders of all ages, respond to their needs and change with the times. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/designing-the-learning-experience/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULS070524_sean_mcdougall_part2_edited.mp3 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:52:38 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:30:09 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Sean McDougall, Stakeholder Design The seminar opened our minds to the disjointedness of the physical space where children currently learn versus the content of what they are actually learning. The seminar opened our minds to the disjointedness of the physical space where children currently learn versus the content of what they are actually learning. Sean looked at how other countries are approaching the renewal (and, in some case, replacement) of their educational models in preparation for the challenges posed by globalization and the emergence of a knowledge economy. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/designing-the-learning-experience/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/ULS070524_sean_mcdougall_part1_edited.mp3 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:13:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:55:54 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Urban Learning Space The Workplace Forum lecture, by Andrew Harrison, will explore the impact of educational transformation on the university and school estate, the workplace and the community. A response will be given by Gordon Davies. The Workplace Forum lecture, by Andrew Harrison, explored the impact of educational transformation on the university and school estate, the workplace and the community. A response was given by Gordon Davies. Education at every level in the UK is undergoing radical transformation. Universities are responding to changing demographics and economic pressures and the impact of technology on learning and teaching, further education’s role in skills development and preparing young people for the workplace is expanding through the widening participation agenda and schools are being radically transformed through the ‘Building Schools for the Future’ and the Scottish Schools PPP programmes. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/learning-to-work/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070419_ULS_seminar_GCal.mp3 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:03:46 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:29:54 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Urban Learning Space Glasgow 2020 has been a two year project of events. It has looked at how people in Glasgow look at the future. Before it unveils its findings and resulting publication, join Gerry Hassan to examine some of the fascinating points that it uncovered. Glasgow 2020 has been a two year project of events facilitated by the UK think tank Demos. It has looked at how people in the city of Glasgow look at the future, using a variety of creative and imaginative processes in a mass imagination exercise. Just before Glasgow 2020 unveils its findings and resulting publication, join Gerry Hassan (who created and headed up the project) to examine some of the fascinating points that it uncovered. These range across a variety of areas covering specific Glasgow issues, wider factors about cities and the future, and such specifics as public engagement, public space and how government, public agencies and institutions think and act. Biography Gerry Hassan, Head of Scotland 2020 and Glasgow 2020: Co-author, The Dreaming City: Glasgow 2020 and the Power of Mass Imagination (Demos forthcoming); Co-editor, Scotland 2020: Hopeful Stories for a Northern Nation (Demos 2005). http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/gerry-hassan/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070419_gerry_hassan_seminar_with_ident.mp3 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:36:32 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:53:05 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Professor Justin O'Connor Professor O'Connor presented a case for the role of creative industries in the future of towns and cities, operating in a complex ecosystem that involves not only artists and business people, but people from every area of urban life. Professor O'Connor presented a case for the role of creative industries in the future of towns and cities, operating in a complex ecosystem that involves not only artists and business people, but people from every area of urban life. Taking Manchester as a prime example, he looked at the relationship between the cultural economy and the wider image and profile of Cities. He concluded by looking at some of the abuses as well as the uses of the cultural and creative industries. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/past-events http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070222_seminar_with_intro_final.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:23:33 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:53:25 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Kevin Thompson This presentation looked at general trends in the use of technologies in learning environments and showed how collaboration in learning is key. It focused on how on-line learning is changing to become more participative than receptive. This is part two. Online tools such as Blogs, Wikis, email, Instant chat and First Class communities can all be used to enhance the learning experience. This seminar included examples from some of Ultralab’s recent projects such as: (1) Ultraversity: a content-free on-line degree for full time workers. (2) Heads Together: how groups of professionals (in this case Head teachers in Scotland) can benefit from online community. (3) eViva use of mobile technology for assessment. (4) mLearning: use of mobile technology for learning with disaffected youngsters. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/collaborating-online/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070215_seminar_with_intro_final_part2.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:20:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:22:58 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Kevin Thompson This presentation looked at general trends in the use of technologies in learning environments and showed how collaboration in learning is key. It focused on how on-line learning is changing to become more participative than receptive. This is part one. This presentation looked at general trends in the use of technologies in learning environments and showed how collaboration in learning is key. It focused on how on-line learning is changing to become more participative than receptive - collaborative rather than content-based - and how the Internet can maximize opportunities for education to groups previously excluded. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/collaborating-online/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070215_seminar_with_intro_final_part1.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:19:42 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:57:02 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Joanne Jacobs, ACID This workshop focused on the importance of interaction design in the creation of effective mobile and social learning experiences. Such experiences help to create a "social identity". Part two is the afternoon session. Joanne Jacobs demonstrated exemplary projects in mobile and social learning undertaken by the Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) and provided useful guidelines on how we can potentially implement these concepts within a Scottish context. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/mobile-social/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070125_seminar_with_intro_final_part2.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:14:52 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:50:18 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Joanne Jacobs, ACID This workshop focused on the importance of interaction design in the creation of effective mobile and social learning experiences. Such experiences help to create a "social identity". Part one is the morning session. This workshop focused on the importance of interaction design in the creation of effective mobile and social learning experiences. Such experiences help to create a "social identity". Additionally, central to a successful learning experience using emerging technologies is the need to involve the end user at every stage. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/mobile-social/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070125_seminar_with_intro_final_part1.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:14:33 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:41:32 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko is a design engineer and techno-artist who has built digital, electromechanical and interactive systems. Part three of the podcast recording of the seminar is the final session of the day. Currently Assistant Professor in the University of California’s Department of Visual Arts, Natalie was previously Lecturer Convertible in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Yale University, Consultant to the Advanced Computer Graphics Center, NYU, and Distinguished Critic in the Department of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University. One of America's top young digital pioneers, she has been named one of the top 100 young innovators by the MIT Technology Review and was a 1999 Rockefeller Fellow. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/social-change/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070111_seminar_with_intro_final_part3.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:31:51 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:36:22 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko is a design engineer and techno-artist who has built digital, electromechanical and interactive systems. Part two of the podcast recording of the seminar is the afternoon session. Natalie's work has been exhibited in museums in New York, Frankfurt and London. Within this event, Natalie showed how she creates such innovative and unique projects: from the process of idea generation to assembling a collaborative team, with the aim of the transformative potential of new technologies, particularly information technology, for social change. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/social-change/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070111_seminar_with_intro_final_part2.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:31:31 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:09:28 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko is a design engineer and techno-artist who has built digital, electromechanical and interactive systems. Part one of the podcast recording of the seminar is the morning session. Natalie Jeremijenko is a design engineer and techno-artist who has built digital, electromechanical and interactive systems. Specific issues addressed in her work include information politics, the examination and development of new modes of knowledge, tangible media and distributed (or ubiquitous) computing elements. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/social-change/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/070111_seminar_with_intro_final_part1.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:30:23 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 01:21:49 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Professor John Field, University of Stirling Professor Field discussed changes in the area of lifelong learning since the late 1990s, exploring the challenges to the vision of lifelong learning which include funding and content issues. Professor Field discussed changes in the area of lifelong learning since the late 1990s, exploring the challenges to the vision of lifelong learning which include funding and content issues and considered these in conjunction with the growth in self-governed learning, and contrasted with the increased regulation of people's learning lives. Factors involved in helping to create and perpetuate unequal participation in different types of learning were identified. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/has-lifelong-learning-had-its-day/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/061216ULS_seminar_with_intro_final.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:18:55 +0100 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people, life long learning no 00:48:07 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags Keri Facer, Futurelab Young people are increasingly using digital technologies to support creativity and collaboration outside the school. What sorts of tools are young people using out of school today? What sorts of activities are they involved with in online environments? Young people are increasingly using digital technologies to support creativity and collaboration outside the school. This seminar explored the following questions : What sorts of tools are young people using out of school today? What sorts of activities are they involved with in online environments? The seminar also explored what these activities tell us about: emergent forms of creativity and collaboration and new approaches to learning. http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/uls-events/designing-technologies/ http://magneticpods.radica.com/urban_learning_space/061124ULS_seminar_with_intro_final.mp3 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:41:39 +0000 Training, education, technology, web, mobile, school, young people no 00:39:26 education, learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0, blogging, podcasting, wiki, mobile technology, visual arts, audio, video, science, young people, alternative, inspiration, innovation, software, hardware, RSS, tags