City University is embarking on a multi-million Vision project of new building. Over the past year as the Learning Development Associate for Learning Spaces at the LDC I have been researching World Class Learning Spaces…
Monthly Archives For June 2013
Moodle 2: engaging students in collaborative activities
Are you interested in doing more group work with your students? Or do you already conduct group work with your students in their taught hours but struggle to understand how to encourage them to continue…
An Innovative Student Centred Learning Space at “The Design Factory” Aalto University Helsinki
In a recent research visit to The Aalto University of Helsinki’s Design Factory my aim was to research and explore innovative learning space ideas that could be incorporated in to the vision for…
Moodle 2: Mind the Gap
Moodle 2 has introduced another facet to the quiz questions which we think you’ll approve. The Select missing words question type is very similar to the Drag and drop words into text question type. It…
Technology in physical learning environments #ldc2013
I was asked to run* a session for Learning@City 2013 Conference about the project I have been doing as part of my Learning Development Associate secondment. The project’s focus is the use and impact of…
Moodle 2: Creating visual quizzes
Have you ever thought about bringing a visual alive to really engage your students? So before you might have posted an image of a skeleton like the one you see on the left and let…
Creative Large Group Teaching – the aftermath
Thank you to all those that attended and participated in our workshop session at the Learning at City Conference. In our session we introduced a number of techniques and technologies that could be used to…
Moodle 2: New My Moodle page
New Favourites and Module Updates The new My Moodle homepage provides access to the modules on which you are enrolled, as well as functionality and links relevant to your study. To access a module, click…
Look who’s talking now!
The LDC are hosting the third annual research symposium which sees over 20 doctoral students from a range of subjects and disciplines presenting their research to staff and students.Its an event not to be missed!…
Rate Your Professor
Online reviews are fundamental to how I make decisions from buying a product online to choosing a restaurant to hiring a builder. Is it something we should be using to share opinions about lecturers? This…
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