Padlet has come a long way since it was first introduced as a teaching tool at the university with a number of updates and new features that have been added to it. In this blog post we’ll explore four recent…
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Global citizenship, technology and Collaborative Online International Learning
Global learning and citizenship are at the heart of Sussex’s Strategic Framework, and many educators are looking to online collaboration as a cost-efficient and sustainable approach to internationalisation in education. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is one example of how…
4 Great tools for collaboration
Collaboration is an essential part of learning so, this blog post will explore four tools you can use at the University of Sussex to facilitate digital collaboration.
Digital whiteboards for collaboration
When learning together, a digital space to capture and/or organise ideas can be useful. Whether in-person or remote, synchronous or asynchronous, activities using digital whiteboards can help students to build on each other’s learning. This post will look at a…
Peer Learning with Canvas
Peer learning is a term that covers a broad spectrum of activities in which students work together to further their learning, from peer teaching, to group working, to peer assessment. There are great benefits to be seen from peer learning…
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, discussion, peer learning, peer review
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design
Posted in Canvas, Learning Design
Dates for your diary! Book now for these great TEL workshops.
We have a great line-up of new workshops for University of Sussex teaching staff this semester. Whether you want to explore next steps with Canvas, are looking to make the most of Panopto, our new online media platform, or are…
Tagged with: AR, augmented reality, Canvas, Collaboration, Flipgrid, flipped learning, Gamification, Panopto, Podcasting, Quizzes, Surveys, Twine, Video
Posted in Professional Development
Posted in Professional Development
Facilitating discussion and collaborative note-making in lectures through a backchannel
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…
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, communication, Engagement, Mobile
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Technology Enhanced Learning
Canvas highlights 7: Discussions
Discussion boards are a common feature of VLEs, supporting the collaborative exploration of ideas and understanding that plays a central role on the development of knowledge. Canvas Discussions offer a rich set of options and a clean, highly usable interface.…
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, discussion, interaction, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), VLE
Posted in Canvas
Posted in Canvas
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