To start the new academic year, Technology Enhanced Learning have revamped our programme of staff development workshops with a brand new list of sessions for the Autumn term. From ‘Learning by creating with smartphones’ to ‘Augmented reality and virtual reality…
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Doing it digitally: embedding digital skills in the curriculum
Whether we talk about digital skills, digital literacy or digital capabilities there is no doubt that students need to develop their use and understanding of digital tools (see Digital Skills for the UK Economy). Don’t be misled by talk of…
Using screen capture as an instructional tool
This week we are handing over the blog to Daniel Vince-Archer, Course Coordinator in Undergraduate Business and Management. Daniel has recently created a number of ‘how to’ screen capture videos using VideoStudio X9. You will find VideoStudio X9 in your Software Centre.…
Technology Enhanced Language Learning
In this post we’ll look at technology that can help you or your students to learn a new language. We’ve covered the popular language app, Duolingo, previously in Gamifying language learning. But what other digital tools and social networks are…
Tagged with: Language learning, languages, Technology
Posted in App review, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in App review, Mobile learning, Technology Enhanced Learning
Requirements gathering: listen, challenge, playback
Requirements gathering, sounds easy. Ask people what they want and gather their answers together. But how do you know you’ve got the right information? People are creatures of habit and it’s harder than it may seem to take yourself out…
Making learning accessible through technology
How can we make learning easier for everyone? We all experience barriers to learning, but for some of us these challenges mean that we require additional support in order to complete everyday tasks pertaining to work or study. While everyone…
Tagged with: Accessibility, Accessible technology, Inclusivity, Productivity
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Doing it Digitally – Summer
One way to develop your digital capabilities is to carry out familiar activities using digital tools. We already offered some examples of this approach in Doing it digitally – presentations and in this post I’ll be looking at a range…
Posted in Learning Design, Technology Enhanced Learning
Get even more from Poll Everywhere – LaTeX, Surveys and more…
Polling and quizzing tools can be a great way to increase interactivity and engagement in classes, in particular in large lectures. Poll Everywhere is a useful tool which takes advantage of the mobile devices that students already use, affords students…
Tagged with: Mobile phones, PollEveywhere, Quizzing, Voting
Posted in Learning Design, Polling tools, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Learning Design, Polling tools, Technology Enhanced Learning
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