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64 | EVENT PREVIEW: BETT 2015 | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY


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Education professionals join forces to learn and inspire at Bet 2015


TOP AND RIGHT: Bett's 2014 show, also the event's 30th birthday, has been the biggest yet


to the quality of teaching. This is great news for UK universities, but it is still important that these institutions continue to atract the highest quality students and improve student retention. One of the most effective ways that HE institutions


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can remain competitive and encourage a more engaging and productive learning environment is through the use of technology. That’s why every year, thousands of inspirational


education professionals come together to share ideas and offer advice to one another at Bet, the world’s leading event for learning technology, which returns to ExCeL London on 21 to 24 January 2015. Once again this year, the popular Technology


in HE Summit will be returning to Bet to offer HE professionals, involved in IT provision, the chance to share ideas and network with experts in the field through a series of free-to-atend seminars. At 10:30 – 11:10 on Wednesday 21 January, visitors can hear


from Paul Clark, Director of Policy at Universities UK in his session, ‘The changing landscape of technology in higher education’. Paul’s session will be closely followed by Santanu Vasant, Educational Technologist at City University, who will be taking to the stage to lead his session ‘Assessing the role of social media in higher education: #goodorbad’ at 11:25 – 12:10. Throughout the show, the programme of sessions led by a collection of industry thought leaders will continue, as well as speed networking opportunities and quick fire question sessions. The value of the free continuing professional


development (CPD) on offer at Bet 2015 is supported by more than 600 of the world’s leading and most innovative education technology companies, all offering interactive demonstrations, free guidance and advice on hundreds of products and services. So, who can you expect to see at this year’s show? Here’s a snapshot!


ccording to a recent article in The Guardian, higher education is beter funded than ever before, with even more atention being paid


Occupying two stands this year, returning visitor


Vernier Software & Technology will be showcasing the latest and greatest STEM resources for higher education. New for 2015 is Vernier’s Graphical Analysis for Chromebook, which has been cleverly designed to engage students in science and help them to beter understand complex scientific phenomena. Vernier believes in learning through discovery to spark curiosity among students who can be disillusioned by learning predominantly from text books. Vernier is welcoming visitors to come and meet the team at stands B326 and A310 and you can even enter a draw to win an iPad and accessories! If you’re interested in hearing how lecturers can


revolutionise the way they deliver their lecture presentations, pop by stand C410 to learn all about how DisplayNote Technologies are helping universities to meet the lecture capture needs of both students and lecturers. The latest DisplayNote product being showcased at


Bet allows the lecturer to deliver a presentation live to students on their smartphones, tablets or computers, whether they are on or off site, which can be saved or shared for future use. An innovative collaboration feature even allows students to mark up the content for everyone to see and they can share their own work with the rest of the class, driving more engaged and proactive student learning. WisePay, a favourite among universities for


providing integrated payment, booking and communication services will be on stand A160 to talk about how its services can help institutions to manage student income and minimise debt, while cuting down on their own admin time and costly overheads. WisePay enables students to order and pay online for


everything from course materials and printer credits to exam fees and event tickets. Bet 2015 is free to atend and takes place


from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 January 2015 at ExCeL London. UB


For more information or to register for Bet 2015, please visit www.betshow.com. You can also follow the conversation on Twiter @Bet_Show.


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