Music is an important part of all cultures. It is used in all sorts of aspects of everyday life, such as business and healthcare. Rich Allen, author of The Rock’n’Roll Classroom, reports that people spend more money and time on…
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Scenario based learning
Let’s start with the first question I’m sure you’re dying to ask, hypothetical reader: what exactly is scenario based learning? Scenario based learning (SBL) involves, as the name implies, teaching through the use of simulated scenarios which use narratives to…
Panopto and the flipped classroom
Flipped learning allows students to repeat watch lectures, repeat exercises as needed and generally learn at their own pace. As such it is an inclusive approach to teaching, which accommodates different study habits and abilities. It allows the tutor to…
Tagged with: Flipped Classroom, flipped learning, Panopto, Quizzes
Posted in Learning Design, Panopto
Posted in Learning Design, Panopto
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…
Three Tools for Learning Analytics
As teachers it would be great to be able to predict as early as possible, which students are going to require more support, to get accurate feedback on what a cohort has grasped and to adapt teaching to better meet…
5 steps to using tech for presentations
Giving presentations is as much a part of academics’ lives as it is their students’. Whether presenting at a conference or in an undergraduate seminar, there are similar issues to bear in mind and digital tools to help. Step 1.…
Tagged with: Accessibility, digital accessiblity, Presentations
Posted in digital skills, Learning Design
Posted in digital skills, Learning Design
Adding Requirements & Prerequisites in your Canvas modules.
Tutors can develop their use of the Units area in a Canvas module by making use of the Requirements and Prerequisites tools. These tools allow you to further guide your students through your module, directing them through the resources and…
5 ways to make groupwork work in your teaching
Learning from academics is important to students’ learning, but so is working with their peers. The types of communication that peer-to-peer work requires provokes forms of motivation, reflection and criticality that cannot be generated any other way. Furthermore, the main…
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