Last week I had the opportunity to attend a one-day event on ‘Leadership for a better student experience: What do senior executives need to know?’ jointly organised by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and…
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Unpicking the Gordian Knot of Change
Change? Change is difficult. Change is messy. Change, it can seem, never lasts. If you are enmeshed in trying to bring about change, it can feel like a constant challenge to unpick the Gordian Knot….
SEDA’s 18th annual Conference 14th – 15th November 2013 in Bristol
This conference was focused on the theme of creativity in educational development and so had a range of very diverse parallel sessions with a focus on writing, dialogue, Lego, dance, poetry and drawing. There was…
Backgrounds Matter
A background can make or break a video interview or presentation. If the background is too fussy or colourful, the subject can be lost in a sea of confusion and it can produce an uncomfortable…
Moodle 2: Ideas for Innovative Assignments
Our educational technology team have identified a number of tools that can be used to help build innovative assessments in your modules. These can be seen in the diagram below. For more ideas, visit our…
Twentieth International Conference on Learning July 2013
Here is the University in Rhodes where the conference started. This conference is held annually and encompasses learning for all from primary to secondary school and higher education. There are a range of themes running throughout…
Laptop Lockers
AG24B is a flexible learning space complete with a number of colourful node chairs that can be moved around the room as well as large stretches of squiggle glass on the walls. The room is…
Write On Paint
This wall has been painted with write on paint Write on it with whiteboard markers Write on a small space… …or write all over the wall Capture your work by taking a photo Wipe…
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…
Moodle 2: A new file management system
More effective ways of managing/storing files, offering better flexibility in accessing and linking to files across modules In Moodle 2, uploading files has become much easier and quicker so it’s no longer a two-stage process. …