“Education and research should do more than co-exist; the two should enrich each other.” These are the words of Vice-Provost (Education & Student Affairs) Professor Anthony Smith at University College London, part of a senior team…
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Augmented and Virtual Reality Conference 17th – 20th Sept. 2014
I am a PhD student at City University and as part of my PhD studies, I presented our work on hand orientation based interaction with augmented objects at the First Conference on Augmented and Virtual…
ICERI Conference report
ICERI (International Conference on Education Research and Innovation.) Seville November 19th and 20th 2013 As part of the dissemination activity for our learning development project funded by the LDC the three researchers on the project,…
Learning Analytics
I recently participated in a ELESIG symposium on Learner Analytics. An extended introduction of learning analytics and its uses both for educators and learners has already been covered by my fellow colleagues in his previous…
Join the academe versus research debate
The Learning and Development Centre, as always, is holding an autumn research methods and skills development day on the 4th of December. These events provide excellent opportunities for staff members to share their experiences and network…
Contribute to the vignettes blog
Are you involved in educational research at City University London? Are you involved in educational development? Have you made positive educational changes to your course? Or perhaps you’d like to share an opinion or finding…
A Moodlefield of Research Development
Significance of research at City University London It is clear that the development of research is and will continue to play a major role in many institutions not precluding City University London. As can be…
New Learning Spaces: Method of Evaluation
This is a continuation of ideas being developed around the evaluation of learning spaces at City University London. At City University London there is a need to better understand the effectiveness of new learning spaces that are being…
OPEN HOUSE: AG24 Evaluation was successful
This post is written by Ajmal Sultany and Anise Bullimore. AG24 (rooms A and B) are new learning spaces created at City University London as part of the Learning Spaces project. The two rooms have been designed as…
Shadowing Research Approach in Evaluating Learning Spaces in Higher Education: A Methodological Discussion
Research is a major part of understanding the impact of new learning spaces at City University London. However, like all Higher Education research, methodological questions soon arise. I had a number of discussions with colleagues working on…