Scottish Learning Festival News

Remember to check-in with TeachmeetSLF09 that gathers from 6.00pm till 9.00pm Wednesday 23 September at BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DA

Short presentations, chat and social networking (in person) will be happening.

Twitter #tmslf09

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Finalists for the LTS does Dragons’ Den competition at The Scottish Learning Festival have been decided.

Pitches will be heard from:

• Meldrum Academy, Aberdeenshire
• St Marys PS, Dundee
• Gavinburn PS, West Dunbartonshire
• Lairdsland PS, East Dunbartonshire.

Further information can be found on the Consolarium blog.

This session is one of the Education Showcases and takes place on Thursday 24 September at 13:00 pm.

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If you’ve got an idea for a computer game or a character that could capture the imagination of game players, then this year’s LTS does ‘Dragon’s Den’ competition could be your opportunity to showcase your ideas to a panel of experts. For information on how to take part in the competition visit the consolarium blog.

Plans are coming together for this year’s Teachmeet which takes place on Wednesday 23 September during Scottish Learning Festival 2009.  For more information visit Teachmeet SLF 09.

Details of this session have been revised and it will now be presented by Ollie Bray, National Adviser, Emerging Technologies and Derek Robertson, National Adviser: Learning and Teaching Futures, Learning and Teaching Scotland.

The spotlight will focus on ‘Understanding the new learning landscape’.  More details

You can change your booking Edit your booking online or call the ticket hotline on 0870 421 1938.

Details of this session have been revised and it will now be presented by Brian McLaren, Consolarium Development Officer, Learning and Teaching Scotland.

The seminar will explore ‘Professor Layton and the Curious Classroom: Learning from a narrative driven and puzzle filled computer game’.  More details

If you would like to change your booking, you can edit your details.

Change your details or call the ticket hotline on 0870 421 1938.

Young Radiowaves reporters will, again, be out and about during SLF, interviewing  speakers and presenters.

Pupils from 2 schools in Fife will record, edit and publish their interviews live from the SECC.  The schools were chosen from the winners of the End of Term Awards 2009.

Examples of previous work

Pupils were asked to create an audio documentary about environmental issues. They scripted, recorded and edited these pieces with music and sound effects.

• The Future is Unwritten: Rimbleton Primary School
• Don’t Break My Heart!: Kirkcaldy High School

We look forward to hearing the results this year.

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Channel 4 Education  have updated the details of their Educational Briefing.

On Thursday 25 Sepember they are hosting 3 sessions starting at 12.30 with a networking lunch.
At 1.15 there is ‘Sex-Ed Up! discussing “How and when should we teach our children about sex?”
At 2.30 there is the C4 Education Showcase launching a series of new projects which are breaking new ground in public service broadcasting, education and the use of social networking services.

Go to Sexed and Connected – Channel 4 at the Scottish Learning Festival for futher details.

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The Scottish Cooking Bus will be stationed in the exhibition hall in the new Health and Wellbeing Zone on both days.  A wide range of activities will take place on the bus, including pupil workshops. Further details to follow soon.

The Scottish Cooking Bus is funded by the Scottish Government in partnership with the Food Standards Agency (Scotland). The aim of the cooking bus is:

• To inform healthy eating messages to school children in an engaging way by providing interactive cooking sessions during term time and taking part in projects during the school holidays.
• To take account of the needs and views of disadvantaged groups and reduce inequalities by enabling and encouraging cooking skills and giving people confidence and independent living skills.

The bus is available for schools and community groups to book for a visit please visit www.focusonfood.org for further information.

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We are pleased to announce that Channel 4 Education, one of our lead sponsors, are giving an Educational Showcase with the title of “Here we come!” Channel 4 Education Showcase.

Matt Locke, Commissioning Editor and his team will be available to showcase some of the innovative, cross platform projects, games and web based services they are commissioning for 2008/9.  They will be focussing on issues derived from young people’s needs and desires that may be outside the more formal education curriculum. This will be taking place at 12.30 on Thursday 25 September. Further information and booking available through the seminar page.

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