Since the introduction of Panopto at the University of Sussex, our thoughts have been on video. Panopto provides a great platform for delivering not only lecture capture but any video. Modern smartphones make it easy to shoot video and if…
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Flipgrid: video discussions for learning.
Learning is a social activity and anything that helps build a sense of community amongst learners is valuable. Online discussion forums are one way to do this, but if you and your students like to use video, then Flipgrid could…
Conference tweeting – some tips and tricks
Twitter is a great companion for academic conferences – before, during and after the event, the micro-blogging platform can expand and deepen the experience. This post offers some ideas for making the most of Twitter at your next conference. Building…
Tagged with: Apps, Conference, digital skills, Mobile apps, Social media, Twitter
Posted in App review, Social media
Posted in App review, Social media
Apple Clips: A free and easy video editor
This week we want to introduce you to an iOS app that is great for quickly producing short videos for sharing. What is it? In Apple’s own words Clips is ‘..an iOS app for making and sharing fun videos with…
This week we are introducing a fabulous social media tool, Instagram. Instagram is a social media app which allows users to share images and video clips. As social media sites like Facebook (which its worth noting is the parent company…
Tagged with: Active learning, App reviews, Apps, Engagement, Images, Mobile, Social media
Posted in Active learning, App review, Social media
Posted in Active learning, App review, Social media
Introducing Paper and Paste – tools for creating visual learning materials
In this week’s post we are going to look at two tools by FiftyThree; Paper an annotation and sketch tool and Paste a collaborative presentation tool. Both Paper and Paste can be useful in teaching and learning and for your own…
How do you create stunning visual content for free? Adobe Spark is how.
There are times when you want to have complete creative control over the content you create, and when you are able to spend time on making the perfect image, video or portfolio. There are also times when you need to…
360 degree photography with the Ricoh Theta S
What is 360° photography? For most internet users, our first experience of 360° images has been on Facebook or YouTube. The idea of being able to move your phone and ‘look’ around a photo as if you are standing there is a…
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