I attended the ISSOTL conference in Canada at the end of October. This conference is focused on the scholarship of learning and teaching and was well attended with 550 people. There were some really good…
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‘Just come in and hook up’: The simple case for implementing Apple TV in Higher Education
This educational vignette makes the simple case that Higher Education Institutes, including City University London, should adopt Apple TV because it will benefit both staff and students. Apple TV, has the potential to be a…
Video in Education SIG – our first webinar – November 2013
Video in Education – a special interest group – invites you to grab a coffee and share best practice at our first webinar. Formed in summer 2012, this group’s focus is on sharing practice within…
The rise of the still camera for film making
Despite both using light to record images, until recently the worlds of video-making and photography were distinct entities, requiring separate equipment and facilities. If you wanted to take professional-looking photographs, you’d buy a SLR camera…
Investment in Educational Technologies
Many of City’s educational technologies will be getting an investment boost as part of the University’s strategic plan and funding. Moodle will be upgraded and integrated with a repository, timetabling, and mobile delivery tools; video…
Future Lecturing Spaces Design Forum, 20 Sept 2012
The Learning Development Centre and Property & Facilities would like to invite staff and students to a drop in session to share ideas, thoughts and views on what you would like from future lecturing spaces…
Personal Response Systems: Review of the Turning Technologies User Conference 2012, Aarhus University, Denmark
Two months ago I attended the Turning Technologies User Conference 2012 at Aarhus University, Denmark, the first of its kind in Continental Europe (following the success of last year’s UK conference, reviewed here). Turning Technologies manufactures…
Self- and Peer Assessment using Turnitin in SEMS: Cengiz Turkoglu
Cengiz Turkoglu, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, principally teaches final-year undergraduate students and one of the MSc Aviation Management modules, with class sizes usually not exceeding 20 students. Each…
Use of the Personal Response System for Formative Assessment in Optometry: Dr Byki Huntjens and Dr Steve Gruppetta
With the recent founding of the University Personal Response System (PRS) Steering Group, co-chaired by Dr Siân Lindsay and Farzana Latif, this would seem to be an opportune time to profile one of the innovative…
A Case Study of Interim Assessment in SEMS: Mary Aylmer
Mary Aylmer is a visiting lecturer in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (SEMS), teaching the CAD part of the module CV1407 IT skills, Communication, and CAD. She has developed an assessment pattern in…
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