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5 Great reasons for students to use OneNote
Whether you are a tutor or a student, and whatever your discipline, it’s likely that you are going to have to make notes. Paper and pen can be convenient and it’s something we’re all used to, but digital notes have…
What’s new in iOS 11: Standout features and enhancements to accessibility.
If you use Apple products and haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll no doubt have heard of the updates from Apple Park over the last few weeks. Alongside the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X came the public release…
Tagged with: Accessibility, apple, digital skills, Inclusion, Inclusive practice, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, Mobile, Mobile Technologies Week, Multimedia, multitasking, tablet, Technology
Posted in Accessibility, digital skills, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Accessibility, digital skills, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Fun online quizzing with Kahoot!
This week we are reviewing one of my favourite classroom tools, Kahoot! Kahoot is a free online quiz tool that enables you to design quick fun quizzes for students for use within the classroom. It can be played competitively, cooperatively,…
Tagged with: Active learning, Kahoot, Mobile, Quizzes
Posted in Active learning, App review, Mobile learning
Posted in Active learning, App review, Mobile learning
Seeing how it all fits together – a timeline for Art History
Last year Professor Liz James (Art History) received a Digital Practice Award. The purpose of the funding was to give staff the opportunity to develop or experiment with new tools, resources or teaching approaches with the potential to inform practice…
Tagged with: Apps, Collaboration, Engagement, Innovation Scheme, Multimedia
Posted in Learning Design, Learning Spaces, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Learning Design, Learning Spaces, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Nearpod – engaging, interactive and new to @SussexUni
Over the coming academic year Technology Enhanced Learning will be working with colleagues from across the academic schools to evaluate Nearpod, an interactive presentation tool new to the University of Sussex. So, what is Nearpod? Nearpod is a tool which…
Padlet for collaborative learning.
Over the last couple of years we have often mentioned Padlet in our blog posts* and workshops but never devoted a whole blog post to this versatile tool. As there have been some useful updates recently this seems like a…
Tagged with: App reviews, Apps, Collaboration, Engagement, Multimedia
Posted in App review, Mobile learning
Posted in App review, Mobile learning
Active Learning Masterclass
The University of Sussex hosted an Active Learning Masterclass on the 6th June (#almsussex), a day of sharing strategies to turn students from passive spectators into active creators. This was a collaboration between Technology Enhanced Learning and Wendy Garnham, funded…
Tagged with: A - Z of apps, Apps, digital skills, Events, Interactive teaching, Multimedia, Periscope
Posted in Active learning, Events, Mobile learning
Posted in Active learning, Events, Mobile learning
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