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Have you seen the Technology Enhanced Learning A-Z of apps recently? We now have nearly 100 entries on our list!
If you’ve not yet had a chance to look through our selection of teaching and learning tools, head over now to see the updated list which now includes:
> Anchor FM
> Box
> Cogi
> Photos for Class
> Slack and Wix.
See below for a review of the latest additions.
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Why is a teacher like an artist? How can video, audio, digital annotation and other forms of multimedia be used in education?
Due to the overwhelming response we had to our previous blog post 5 Tips for Multimedia Enhanced Teaching and Learning, we have put together 5 more tips for using multimedia technology to make your teaching more diverse, engaging and inclusive. In their research on multimodality and multimodal learning, Gunther Kress and his colleagues argued that presenting information through ‘one mode alone fails to capture the meaning of a communicative event’ and that, when you combine modes, they interact to create ‘multimodal ensembles’ which convey ‘more complex, modulated meanings’. Read more ›
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Most people start using the Sussex University VLE (Study Direct) to upload resources – usually slides from lectures. That is a great start, but there is much more that can be done to provide interesting and engaging resources for students. Read more ›
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How can technology be used to help prepare for post-university life?
There are many digital tools that can help students to start researching careers and building a positive online presence.
We look at tools useful to a student or to a tutor wanting to promote Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Read more ›
[Image adapted from “An open spiral bound planner for 2017” by Your Best Digs, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic licence]
We’d like to extend a warm welcome back to all staff and students as we move into 2017. This term, TEL are offering a range of workshops for teaching staff, so why not sign up to brush up your digital skills for the New Year. Read more ›
One of the greatest pleasures of a new colleague is the new ideas and ways of thinking that they bring to a team.
New learning technologist Tab Betts (@MrTabKey) introduced the Sussex TEL team to Anchor FM during Digital Innovation Week #DIWSussex.
We’d like to share this app with our readers here as a potential tool for teaching and learning. Read more ›
Canva is an easy-to-use design tool which makes graphic design accessible for learners with all levels of abilities, from complete beginners to experienced designers.
Canva’s simple drag and drop function combined with thousands of pre-made layouts enables users to quickly and easily create a wide range of different designs. Choose from, among others:
