#LearnEnvConf Thursday 17 May 2018 https://workplacetrends.co/learning-environments-2/ Held at Kings College London, this event looked at the key topic of how a modern and diverse learning environment can attract, engage and retain its students and staff….
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The Design & Management of Learning Environments –The Student Experience
Is It Time To Ban Laptops In Meeting Rooms? Part of a Bigger Picture
A recent article from software developer Trello, suggests that from learning space to conference hall, the bottom line is that there is a difference between multitasking and “task switching.” The distractible mind…a few thoughts from Clerkenwell Design Week #CDW18. Worth…
Moodle 3.4: Module design improvements
While the focus of this year’s Moodle update is on redesigning Moodle, there are welcome changes to core Moodle and custom developments to improve your experience of using the system. This post outlines the improvements…
Moodle 3.4: What we’re working on
The focus of this year’s Moodle update is on redesigning Moodle. We outlined our approach to the redesign in our New Look for City’s Moodle blog post. Our Moodle Partner, Synergy Learning conducted user interviews…
Phasing Out Turning Point Clickers
Turning Point Clickers have performed a faithful student response system service for many years across the University, being borrowed and returned in locations near and far, and this was an excellent system to prove how…
How to prime your blog posts for SEO (search engine optimization)
You’ve taken time to write your blog post. Now, how can you make sure it gets read by the maximum number of readers? Make it search engine friendly. Here are a few SEO tips to…
Guidelines for students on the use of a commercial proofreader
In the Academic Learning Support (ALS) team, we help students to develop their study skills and become effective independent learners. We don’t offer a proofreading service, but students quite often ask us for advice on the use of a commercial proofreader. We…
Getting Better: Interrogating the Smart Campus (2/2)
(watch the full session above) Over the past couple of years, I’ve been following developments in the area increasingly being defined as the ‘smart campus’ with great interest. It’s a concept that means different things…
Use images to attract readers like bees
I like to think of images in blog posts like flowers. They can attract your reader like bees. Once enticed the images can be used by readers to ‘dance’ about your wise words on visually oriented…
What do we really mean by “partnership work”?
(Illustration: Ada Jusic) At the Change Agents Network (CAN) Conference, “change agents” are any students and staff working in genuine partnerships with the aim of transforming the educational experience. While the 2018 conference encompassed presentations…
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