In January 2020 the Digital Practice Awards were announced with several projects given funding to trial an innovative digital approach to teaching at Sussex. One of the winners was Dr Louise Newnham from the School of Life Sciences. Dr Newnham…
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Using Zoom for teaching
Since its introduction early last year, Zoom video conferencing has been vital for teaching at the University of Sussex. As much teaching will continue to be online in Semester 2, the TEL team have created nine simple guide videos to…
Peer Learning with Canvas
Peer learning is a term that covers a broad spectrum of activities in which students work together to further their learning, from peer teaching, to group working, to peer assessment. There are great benefits to be seen from peer learning…
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, discussion, peer learning, peer review
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design
The Great Firewall of China: restricted access to commonly used websites and resources
In the current climate of travel restrictions, shielding and limits to student numbers on campus, the student body is much more dispersed than in previous years. This has brought with it new challenges in providing for the significant number of…
Tagged with: access, distance learning, resources
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, digital skills, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, digital skills, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Tips for producing accessible online video presentations that will last.
Autumn term is fast approaching and with the move to planning for online delivery first, many people are thinking about pre-recording short video presentations to use in their teaching. Here are some tips to make these engaging, accessible and reduce…
CEW: Child Enhanced Working
The day starts with calm but it’s not long before our youngest starts screaming. The noise finally subsides as the children are ushered in front of the iPad for 30 minutes of Cosmic Yoga, buying time for the morning meeting.…
Posted in Case Study
Exploring 3D objects for online learning
Early in the Coronavirus lockdown 2020, what seems an age ago now, parents found a new digital toy to amuse their children. Google had released a new feature in their search results where the search terms ‘panda’ or ‘tiger’ would…
Accessibility tips: Mobile accessibility
Accessibility is a hot topic in Higher Education. Around 15% of the student population at the University of Sussex have registered disabilities with potentially many more who have unidentified or undisclosed needs. Mobile devices and the iPhone in particular have…
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