What is a backchannel? The ‘backchannel’ is a term coined by Victor Yngve, Professor of Linguistics (1970) to acknowledge subtle and informal responses from a person actively listening to someone else speaking. This term has since been adapted to fit…
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Facilitating discussion and collaborative note-making in lectures through a backchannel
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, communication, Engagement, Mobile
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Reflections on an Erasmus visit to Sussex TEL
My name is Claire Fennell and I am a Senior Instructional Designer from University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. I recently visited the TEL Sussex team as part of the ERASMUS + programme, an EU funded programme allowing staff in…
What makes a good Technology Enhanced Learning blog post?
Here in Technology Enhanced Learning at the University of Sussex we have been blogging for 4 years. In that time we have picked up a few clues as to what makes a successful post. Here I will share a few…
Canvas news: May update
The implementation of Canvas continues to progress well and training for staff is well underway. Since our last update in early April bookings to attend Canvas Fundamentals workshops have been flooding in. The demand has been such that Technology Enhanced…
Tagged with: Canvas, Learning Design, Learning Technology, Training, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), VLE
Posted in Canvas, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Canvas, Technology Enhanced Learning
Canvas Know-how 1: Combining content on a single Canvas page.
When your module content is migrated to Canvas it will be displayed slightly differently to the way it looked in Study Direct. The two VLEs have different approaches to organising content, so you will see a best fit interpretation of…
Tagged with: Canvas, Instructure, Learning Design, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), VLE
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design, Technology Enhanced Learning
Supercharge your LinkedIn profile
During the first week of this term Technology Enhanced Learning teamed up with the Careers and Employability Centre to deliver the online bitesized course ‘Take 5: LinkedIn & your digital identity’ aimed at both staff and students. Here Tim Bradshaw…
Tagged with: Digital footprint, digital identity, LinkedIn
Posted in digital skills, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in digital skills, Technology Enhanced Learning
Autumn 2017 TEL Workshops
Image: “My Life Through A Lens” Over the Summer we’ve been beavering away developing an exciting menu of workshops and training activities for the Autumn term, blending our most popular sessions from last year with a range of new workshops…
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
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