To enable collaboration and flexibility; the design of a traditional lecture theatre will alter dramatically to enable working together in groups and for the teacher to move between groups. I envisage future lecture space to…
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Learning Spaces, the new frontier…
I was rather pleased to be the keynote speaker at Newcastle University’s Learning Technology event last week. I was asked to present City’s Learning Spaces project, and it was a great opportunity to promote the…
The call for abstracts for the 2014 Learning at City Conference is now open to all City Staff.
Learning at City Conference 2014 – Students as Partners in Learning? Wednesday 4th June 2014 | 9am – 6pm We are pleased to open the Call for Abstracts for the 6th Annual Learning at City…
SLE: Inspiring Practice Case-study @ City
This blog post is designed to compliment the session – “Inspiring Practice at your Institution”, at the Changing the Learning Landscape event in London on 26th November 2013 in London. On the day a range…
Student writing – the benefits of freewriting
Many students find the writing process difficult. Despite having completed A levels or other qualifications, it is quite common to find students somewhat mystified by the writing required at university. This is particularly the…
Moodle video: Analytics steal the show
Using online videos for education is fast becoming one of the ways in which lecturers can really share the outside world with students or demonstrate challenging concepts. Video management and publishing are therefore, becoming a…
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…
Service Now: New Vehicle for Educational Technology queries
What’s happening about educational technology support? We are in a period of transition where a restructure has taken place and a new model of educational technology support is being worked on. You may hear more…
Moodle 2: Marking Strategies
There are several ways to mark on moodle. In this blog I will list three ways in which this is possible. Mark Moodle Assignments Using a Marking Record A marking record is very similar to…
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…
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