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What benefits does technology enhanced education offer - to our students, to our tutors and to our institutions?

We'll use this space to capture views from the floor in order to get us started thinking and talking about technology enhanced education.

__Advantages for Academics__ Flexibility Gives time to respond with considered reflection - allows more 'slow time' Enable greater reflection - deeper learning

Advantages for Students Extend seminar opportunities Everybody sees answers to questions Employability skill - experience working in virtual teams Stduets (and staff) can review material after the live event. Making thinking visible Making group working more visible

__Institutions__ Limits the barriers of geography - widening access, internationalisation Cost - there's a commonly held belief that online learning is 'cheaper'