In this blog post I’ll be introducing the concept of podcasts and talking about how they can be used within a teaching context. What are Podcasts and how can they be used in teaching? A podcast is an episodic series…
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Twine: A choose your own teaching adventure
The ‘human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.’ Jonathan Haidt Two of the most important areas in people’s lives are stories and agency, some would argue they are in fact integral to our nature, we communicate with…
What’s New in Canvas? (December 2018)
The new Canvas release for December has just been rolled out across the University, this will bring a few helpful changes to Canvas that will enhance your day to day experience. Two of the biggest changes are the ability to…
Tagged with: Canvas, Card View, Dashboard, Media Recorder, Video, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
Posted in Canvas
Posted in Canvas
Canvas Know-How: Using the Accessibility Checker
Thankyou for reading this EE blog post this is representative at the time it was written. When developing your teaching materials in Canvas, it is important to consider online standards of accessibility to ensure that your content is inclusive of…
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
5 Myths and misconceptions in learning theory
There are a number of common myths surrounding learning theory that arise time and time again. In this post we’ll be separating some of the facts from the myths.
G Suite – to share and collaborate on documents and presentations online
Microsoft Office is a suite of programs that I’d imagine most people have encountered, whilst it’s a good suite of programs and all University of Sussex staff have access to a full licence (details on the ITS website ), it…
Open Education Resources for teaching
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are, as the name implies, educational resources that are made openly available (usually through an open licence such as one of the Creative Commons licences – for more information please see the creative commons website). This…
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