Earlier this month, I visited Birmingham City University to hear about the great work they have been doing around engaging students in learning and teaching, and whilst the entire day was incredibly useful one phrase…
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New Learning Spaces Seminar Room at the Tait Building
There is an innovative seminar room at the Tait Building, C349, which will be available from September 2014. It will seat fourteen students and was designed by the Property and Facilities Department and the…
Through the looking glass…
This blog is our way of sharing our experiences of using simulation suits with student nurses. We won 3rd prize this year in the School of Health Sciences ‘ Health has Got Talent’ event. This…
ERASMUS Staff Mobility Placement – Report
In May of this year I visited the Technical University of Berlin, working alongside staff in the InnoCampus department on the Erasmus staff mobility exchange programme. InnoCampus is a team of around 20 staff, a…
James Perkins VP Education Interview
At the end of July, James Perkins finishes his two year term as Vice President Education for the Students’ Union and alumnus of City University London. He has been a great asset to the students and…
Introducing the Educational Technology Team
Educational Technology: In recent years, the range and scale of educational technologies available to City staff and students has changed radically. For example, Moodle offers a platform to provide course materials, activities and links to…
Educational Technology Team Themes & Projects
This post shares photos of the Educational Technology Team and how we work across three themes and undertake numerous projects. Educational Technology Team members are organised into the three themes of: Blended Learning Multimedia Learning…
Made@City 2014
Last week, several members of the Educational Technology team paid a visit to the Made@City 2014 event in Shoreditch Village Hall. This event, now in its second year, is City’s end-of-year show for students from…
To what extent can students be partners in their study skills learning? An evaluative study of a series of academic learning support workshops
We very much enjoyed presenting our paper on students as partners in study skills teaching & learning at the Learning at City Conference 2014. In case you missed the presentation, here’s a link to the…
Engaging Change in Learning and Teaching: Students, staff and institutions as partners
I attended the above one day event on Friday 28th March at the University of Westminster. This was jointly hosted by the Higher Education Academy. The day was really energising with presentations from a range…