This week Caley Yardley, Doctoral Tutor in Physics, talks about how we can support our trans colleagues and students by sharing our pronouns. For many, pronouns can seem a very trivial thing, but I think there is a power in…
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Sharing your pronouns to support trans colleagues and students
Tagged with: Inclusive practice
Posted in Accessibility, Educational Enhancement, Inclusive teaching
Posted in Accessibility, Educational Enhancement, Inclusive teaching
5 easy steps to set up inclusive, self-running study groups within your module
By Paolo Oprandi and Sarah Watson. What are study groups? A study group gives students the opportunity to meet on a regular basis and work together towards a common goal, such as unpacking concepts within a module, undertaking weekly module…
Accessibility Tips: Inclusive design
Few would want to exclude a student from getting the most out of their educational experiences. As a University we strive to limit disadvantages that may be experienced by students and ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve the…
How to enhance your assessments with video presentation
In this blog post, I will explore the potential and possibilities for assessing students’ presentation skills through the medium of video. With the affordances of modern technology, the possibilities for students to create video presentations are now much more accessible.…
Tagged with: assessment, digital skills, Inclusive practice, Multimedia, Video
Posted in Apps and tools, digital skills, Marking and assessment, Mobile learning
Posted in Apps and tools, digital skills, Marking and assessment, Mobile learning
Effective pedagogy for students with Specific Learning Difficulties
This is a guest post by Dr Lara Montesinos Coleman (School of Global Studies). Teaching staff in most schools and universities tend to have limited awareness of how a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) can affect learning. There is particularly sparse literature…
Tagged with: Accessibility, Inclusive practice, pedagogy, Specific Learning Difficulties, SpLDs
Posted in Accessibility
Posted in Accessibility
5 Top Tips for creating inclusive presentations
For presentations to be part of truly inclusive teaching practice they need to be created with an eye on accessibility. This post will outline some things you can do to make your presentations in lectures, seminars, meetings and conferences accessible…
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
Inclusivity, Card Sorting and Mythbusting – Podcast Episode 11
How can technology help to make learning more inclusive? How can card sorting and mythbusting become powerful tools for the classroom and beyond? In this episode, we interview Fiona Macneill and Tucker Macneill, who are both Learning Technologies Advisors…
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