Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Start of the New Academic Year

Hi,

The new academic year is about to start and this year I've been asked to teach a new moddule - Talking Technology - which, as the name suggests, invites students to present a 30 minute seminar on an agreed topic chosen from a list of computing issues. The range of topics cover cyber terrorism, internet security, social networking sites and virtual worlds like Second Life (something that I've got to try...but have never quite found the time!).

I've also been put forward as an invigilator for our ECDL (European Computer Driving License) module which requires students to pass an copmputer based test in real time (as opposed to going away and completing it like an assignment).

Both of these courses are offered through CMIT, Creative Media and IT, who are based in the Queen's building on the mainsite so I'll be going up there quite regularly from now on.

So, with these new modules and my four distance learning courses I'll be very busy with teaching over the next two semesters. But, I wouldn't have it any other way!

Ian