SSSC LearnCast

By SSSC Digital Learning

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What's SSSC LearnCast about?

LearnCast is the new podcast series from the Scottish Social Services Council Digital Learning Team.

Subscribing to LearnCast will give you an insight into the work of the Digital Learning Team, news about upcoming projects and access to interviews with leading figures in the world of digital learning both in the UK and internationally.

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SSSC LearnCast episodes:

10.21.2021
Welcoming Our New Cyber Resilience Advisor
In this episode, Barrie Wilson one of our Learning & Development Advisors welcomes Scott Tees to the team. Hear about Scott's background and what he will do in his new role with us at the SSSC.
11.30.2020
Discovering SSSC MyLearning
In this episode we talk with George Burton about the new SSSC ‘MyLearing’ service and smartphone app. George also outlines our plans for the future of MyLearning, about how you can get involved in the that development and how we...
06.25.2020
Lockdown Special Part 3
This is the 3rd and final part of our 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Tracy Parish, education technology specialist at Southlake regional health centre in Newmarket, Ontario, Teemu Patala, Co-founder and Director of online Learning at the...
06.23.2020
Lockdown Learncast Part 2
This episode of Learncast is Part 2 of a 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Lee Ballantyne, Head of Education Futures at the University of the West of Scotland, and Natalie Lafferty, Director of the Centre for Innovation...
06.21.2020
Lockdown Learncast Part 1
This episode of LearnCast is Part1 of a 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Don Taylor (Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute & Chair of the Learning and Skills Group), David Kelly (Executive Vice President and Executive...
04.27.2020
Designing engaging digital learning with Christy Tucker
In this episode we talk with Christy Tucker, learning experience design consultant from North Carolina in the USA. Christy has over 15 years’ experience in creating engaging eLearning with the aim of making a difference in how people do their jobs....
11.25.2019
Digital Learning - A European perspective
In this episode we talk with Teemu Patala from Context Learning in Helsinki about the challenges facing small to medium sized employers in adopting digital learning, the trends emerging across the EU, collaborative approaches to designing digital learning and opportunities...
10.29.2019
Supporting learning with podcasts the Action Group way
In this episode, Barrie Wilson talks to Lisa Williamson and Jennifer Dow from the Quality Team at The Action Group, a Third Sector provider based in Edinburgh. Lisa and Jen have started to use podcasts to support learning and development,...
09.30.2019
Surviving and thriving as a department of one
This month we are talking with Tracy Parrish about how to survive and thrive in digital learning as a department of one, delivering learning experiences with free tools and on virtually no budget, the role of social media in providing...
08.30.2019
Open Education and Web 3.0
In this episode George Burton from SSSC Digital Learning talks open education and elearning 3.0 with Stephen Downes from the Digital Technologies Research Centre at the National Research Council of Canada. You can find more from Stephen at https://www.downes.ca
07.30.2019
Design for how people learn with Julie Dirksen
This month we are talking with Julie Dirksen. We know her best for her excellent book “Design for how people learn” - a fantastic guide to the fundamental concepts of instructional design both to improve your own learning and to...
06.27.2019
Twitter, Wordpress, Mashups and social learning
SSSC Digital Learning talks with Natalie Lafferty (Assistant Director LLC and Head of Centre for Technology & Innovation in Learning at The University of Dundee) about the role of social media in learning and the potential of open source tools...
05.25.2019
Building skills and changing cultures in learning
This month we’re talking with Lee Ballantyne (Head of Education Futures at University of the West of Scotland) about building digital skills, culture change in learning and addressing barriers to implementing digital learning approaches. Follow Lee on Twitter - @lee_ballantyne...
04.30.2019
Benefits and uses of Open Badges
Open Badges have become very popular in our sector since we introduced them and are becoming more and more popular with learners with each passing month. In this episode, Rob Stewart from SSSC Digital Learning talks with Don Presant, the...
03.29.2019
Creating story-based podcasts for learning
In this month’s episode we talk with Jeff D’Anza and Joe Meyer from Nationwide Insurance in the USA. Our conversation focuses on how they have used serialised podcasts and stories to promote learning in a diverse and dispersed workforce They...
03.01.2019
Staying safe online
This month we’re talking with Coleen Wylie & Robbie Ross from Police Scotland and Kirsty Steele from the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit about how to stay safe online. This episode gives some practical hints and tips about how to...
02.01.2019
The future of Learning and Development
In this month’s episode of LearnCast we’re in conversation with Don Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) and workplace learning and learning technologies consultant. Amongst other things we talk about the changing role of learning and development...
01.15.2019
Developing digital capabilities, Open Education and the role of playfulness and fun in learning
In this month's episode, SSSC’s George Burton speaks to Stephanie 'Charley" Farley from the University of Edinburgh about their respective 23 Things programmes to support the development of digital capabilities, Open Education, Open Badges, and the role of playfulness and...
12.17.2018
Making the most of visual design in learning
Do you want to use better visual design to improve the effectiveness of your online learning but aren't sure you have the skills to do it? We talk with Bianca Woods of Clever Raptor Learning Design about how to maximise...
11.23.2018
Learning with Virtual and Augmented Reality
In this month's episode, we talk to Matthieu Poyade from Glasgow School of Art's School of Simulation and Visualisation about the work they are doing in developing learning and for solutions using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality technologies: http://www.gsa.ac.uk/research/research-centres/school-of-simulation-and-visualisation/
10.23.2018
Talking trends with David Kelly, eLearning Guild
In this month's episode we chat with David Kelly, Executive Vice President and Executive Director of The eLearning Guild (http://www.elearningguild.com) about emerging trends and technologies in digital learning.
09.24.2018
Digital Learning at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto
In this episode we talk with Lisa Sokoloff and Cindy Plunkett from Baycreat Health Sciences - a specialist healthcare facility in Toronto, Ontario about their take in using digital learning to support staff.
08.22.2018
SSSC LearnCast
In this first episode of LearnCast, meet the SSSC Digital Learning Team and find out about the projects they're working on right now.

What's SSSC LearnCast about?

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SSSC LearnCast episodes:

Welcoming Our New Cyber Resilience Advisor

Discovering SSSC MyLearning

Lockdown Special Part 3

Lockdown Learncast Part 2

Lockdown Learncast Part 1

Designing engaging digital learning with Christy Tucker

Digital Learning - A European perspective

Supporting learning with podcasts the Action Group way

Surviving and thriving as a department of one

Open Education and Web 3.0

Design for how people learn with Julie Dirksen

Twitter, Wordpress, Mashups and social learning

Building skills and changing cultures in learning

Benefits and uses of Open Badges

Creating story-based podcasts for learning

Staying safe online

The future of Learning and Development

Developing digital capabilities, Open Education and the role of playfulness and fun in learning

Making the most of visual design in learning

Learning with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Talking trends with David Kelly, eLearning Guild

Digital Learning at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto

SSSC LearnCast