Picture the following scenario. You are about to give a lecture to a large cohort of students. It is minutes before the lecture and you are standing behind the lectern arranging your notes. You look…
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Introducing the Multimedia theme of LEaD
At City we are seeing more and more people using multimedia to create revision presentations, online lectures for use in approaches such as the flipped classroom, demonstrations of clinical or experimental procedures, and simulations of…
Drug Calculations Tool – an eLearning Project
I’m Neil Goldwasser, a Dyslexia Support Tutor in Learning Success, one of the 3 areas that make up LEaD, and I’ve recently designed an eLearning resource in consultation with Peter Bentley, Senior Lecturer in the…
Sharing good practice from 2013 – 2014 University Education Excellence award
What is your role? I am Senior Lecturer in Audiology and Programme Manager in the School of Health Sciences’ Division of Language and Communication Science What award did you…
‘Six Hats of Critical Thinking’: a lecture or seminar activity for City’s Learning Spaces
Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others’ learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work…
Sharing Good Practice from the 2013 – 2014 Excellence in Leadership Award for the School of Arts and Social Sciences
Journalism is a tricky – and risky – business. Knowing how to research, write (or visually create) and package stories for audiences across print and digital is not enough. Students need to know how their…
‘The One Minute Paper’ – end of Lecture Activity in City’s Learning Spaces
The One Minute Paper is an end of lecture activity that encourages students to work collaboratively to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. It gives the lecturer the feedback about…
Classroom Carousel – A technique for generating ideas in City’s Learning Spaces
Active learning in classrooms encourages students to work collaboratively and motivate each others’ learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions…
Learning Cell – active and collaborative learning in pairs in City’s learning spaces
Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each other’s learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work…
Post-its, Posters and Problem-based learning in City’s Learning Spaces
Active learning in classrooms encourages students to work collaboratively and motivate each others’ learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions…
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