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14 September 2015 to 17 September 2015Belfast

Tuesday 15th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.08

Educational Technology
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Leat, David – Newcastle University
Discussant: Hennessy, Sara – University of Cambridge

0572 – Self-Organised Learning Environments: 21st century classrooms in search of a pedagogy?
Preston, Anne – Newcastle University; Leat, David – Newcastle University; McElwee, Stef – George Stephenson High School; Preston, Catherine – Independent Educational Consultant, Manchester; Rix, Sally – Newcastle University; Dickinson, Amy – George Stephenson High School; Hall, Katie – The Armitage Academy, County Durham

Tuesday 15th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

2.08

Educational Technology
Session Type: Symposia

Chair: Millwood, Richard – Trinity College Dublin; Bresnihan, Nina – Trinity College Dublin
Discussant: Sentence, Sue – Kings College London

0500 – Computational Thinking across the Lifecourse
Bresnihan, Nina – Trinity College Dublin; Millwood, Richard – Trinity College Dublin; Sentence, Sue – Kings College London; Strong, Glenn – Trinity College Dublin; Cowan, Pamela – Queens University Belfast; Oldham, Elizabeth – Trinity College Dublin; Fitzgibbon, Ann – Trinity College Dublin; Fisher, Lorraine – Trinity College Dublin; Byrne, Jake – Trinity College Dublin; Stacey, Tom – Bournemouth University; Stephenson, Ian – Bournemouth University; Heppell, Stephen – Bournemouth University

Wednesday 16th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.08

Educational Technology
Session Type: Individual Papers

Digital Transformation, Student Engagement and Bullying in Education
Chair: McGowan, Aidan – Queen”s University Belfast

0422 – How Video Lecture Capture affects Student Engagement in a Higher Education Computer Programming Course: A Study of Attendance, Video Viewing Behaviours and Student Attitude
McGowan, Aidan – Queen’s University Belfast; Hanna, Philip – Queen’s University Belfast

0138 – Cyberbullying, Schools and the Law: A comparative study in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Purdy, Noel – Stranmillis University College; McGuckin, Conor – Trinity College

0242 – The use of Quality Talk to increase critical analytical speaking and writing of students in three secondary schools in New Zealand
Davies, Maree – University of Auckland

Wednesday 16th September 2015
13.30 – 15.00

4.10

Educational Technology
Session Type: Individual Papers

Games-Based Learning, Avatars, Open Learning Spaces and eSafety
Chair: Girvan, Carina – Cardiff University

0521 – Factors influencing the re-introduction of Computer Programming in Schools in Ireland: a North-South collaboration using Games-Based Learning
Cowan, Pamela – Queen’s University Belfast; Oldham, Elizabeth – Trinity College, Dublin; FitzGibbon, Ann – Trinity College, Dublin

0545 – Avatars and Open Learning Spaces
Girvan, Carina – Cardiff University

0591 – An exploratory study of eSafety in South Eastern (UK) academies
Fearon, Colm – Canterbury Christ Church University; Bennett, James – Canterbury Christ Church University; McLaughlin, Heather – Canterbury Christ Church University

Wednesday 16th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

5.10

Educational Technology
Session Type: Individual Papers

Digital Innovations in Education
Chair: Dabrowski, Anna – The University of Melbourne

*0031 – Captioning for Disability and Disadvantage: Using Real-Time Captioning to Support Students with Language and Cognitive Difficulties
Hopkins, Eileen – Ai Media UK; Brcan, Sarah – The University of Melbourne; Clinton, Janet – The University of Melbourne; Dabrowski, Anna – The University of Melbourne

*0112 – WhatsApp: Educational Technology male students’ perceptions in Kuwait of the potential value of using this App in a college setting
Alanezi, Yousif – University of Reading; Goodwyn, Andy – University of Reading; Billingsley, Berry – University of Reading

*0453 – Teacher education through digital space: Enquiring into student’s online participation during a blended teacher training course
Coker, Helen – University of the Highlands and Islands

*0523 – The Integration of 1:1 Technology at Lower Secondary Level: An Irish Case Study
Comiskey, Stephen – Dublin City University; McLoughlin, Eilish – Dublin City University; Finlayson, Odilla – Dublin City University

Thursday 17th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.09

Educational Technology
Session Type: Innovation Session

0105 – A framework for tackling ethical dilemmas in Social Science research: an interactive workshop
Fox, Alison – University of Leicester; Jones, Hillary – University of Leicester; Stutchbury, Kris – Open University

Thursday 17th September 2015
12.15 – 13.15

7.06

Educational Technology
Session Type: Individual Papers

Digital explorations of cultural and survival needs
Chair: Clayton, John – Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

0367 – Designing learning environments to meet indigenous cultural needs
Clayton, John – Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi; Hunt, Daemon – Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi; Doherty, Wiremu – Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Thursday 17th September 2015
12.15 – 13.15

7.07

Educational Technology
Session Type: Innovation Session

0595 – Mobile Learning and Usage in Higher Education
Nielsen, Doreen – University of Greenwich; Hawkes, Denise – UCL Institute of Education; Lin, Yong – University of Greenwich; White, Anthony – Middlesex University

Thursday 17th September 2015
14.30 – 16.00

8.05

Educational Technology
Session Type: Innovation Session

Convenor: Preston, Anne – Newcastle University
Discussant: Leat, David – Newcastle University

0589 – Getting down with the kids: A Self-Organised Conference Session
Preston, Anne – Newcastle University; Leat, David – Newcastle University; McElwee, Stef – George Stephenson High School