Reading List Online This blog post is written by Ajmal Sultany and Samantha Halford. City University London has recently launched a new library software, known as the Reading Lists Online (RLO). This blog post presents the collaborative research between Library…
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Using Cultural Spaces for Learning
An exhibition with the theme of death may not immediately spring to mind as place for teaching and learning but proved to be a rich source of ideas for a group of MAAP students…
A reflection of our learning and teaching conferences to date
Why go to learning development conferences The annual Learning at City conference at City University London provides an opportunity for colleagues from all schools to come together to celebrate achievements and developments in learning and…
Educational Vignettes Relaunched
Dear Colleagues and Friends, As you can see the Educational Vignettes has been relaunched. The LDC is proud to be working with so many of you to make the Educational Vignettes Blog a hub for…
Moodle 2: Improving the help functions
One of the common critiques of Moodle is that when you need some information on how to do stuff, it may take you some time finding what you are looking for and the information may…
The New Learning Space: Experiences of Three Different Classes
My final blog post reflecting on newly implemented practices last year is a long-overdue write-up of my experiences teaching different classes in one of City’s innovative Learning Spaces, which have been much talked about recently…
Shareville
Shareville is an online learning resource developed by the e-learning team at Birmingham City University. In essence, it is a virtual town with a hospital, university, school, law practice and care home. Environments are presented…
Moodle 2: Here’s looking at what’s around the corner
As has already been posted in educational vignettes, Moodle is being upgraded at City University, London in the next three months. Before that happens, all ed. tech teams are on the go trying to ensure…
Artist helps students to visualise Learning Space design at City
Dont Walk Away, Have Your Say! was an LDC event at the end of last term on the main walkway, aiming to capture student views and promote three of the ongoing LDC projects. I invited…
Don’t walk away have your say: Learning Development Associates’ Event
At the end of last year, the Learning Development Associates staged an event: don’t walk away have your say. We spent a couple of hours collecting input into our projects by stopping students and asking…