How could we enable City students to work and connect together? A pinch of Teams space, a Teaspoon of redesign and a Dollop of trial and error.

Teams Sites - Who, What, When, How and Why?

Have you found yourself asking this question, “Should I implement Microsoft Teams, into my Moodle Module and what’s the point?” Or why would I? Many Programme Leaders and Lecturers ask themselves this same question, and this post aims to tell you about a Teams Sites evaluation conducted at City, University of London. We will help…Continue Reading How could we enable City students to work and connect together? A pinch of Teams space, a Teaspoon of redesign and a Dollop of trial and error.

Moodle 4 is coming

This July, City will be updating to Moodle 4. Unlike previous years, we will not need to take Moodle offline for a whole weekend. Instead Moodle 4 will be installed with the modules for 2023/24  on moodle.city.ac.uk on July 17th, 2023 with the update will take place during a two-hour window. This year’s modules will…Continue Reading Moodle 4 is coming

Calling all London Mugglers and Anthology Ally Users

The lunch bell is ringing at City, University of London. Are you a Moodle and Ally user?  If so we’d like to welcome you to a London Moodle Ally User group, held onsite at City, University Of London. We have a capacity of 20 places and are inviting all those working with Ally, primarily on…Continue Reading Calling all London Mugglers and Anthology Ally Users

Moving towards digitally accessible Moodle modules: Reaching “Net-zero” severe issues

silhouette of backpacker on top of a mountain

All students have a right to take part in their education at an equal level. It is important to ensure that the learning environment is designed so that all students can participate fully. How are we doing overall at City? We have had a whole term with our new friendly Ally accessibility tool in Moodle….Continue Reading Moving towards digitally accessible Moodle modules: Reaching “Net-zero” severe issues

Teaching Here and There – A podcast series about hybrid teaching in HE

We would be delighted if you would participate in the next podcast, read on… Teaching Here and There is a podcast series that you may be familiar with, we believe its proven to be a useful resource for learning more about hybrid teaching and explores issues, opportunities and real-world experiences. The podcast, which has more…Continue Reading Teaching Here and There – A podcast series about hybrid teaching in HE

Digital literacy skills and online student groups

Last year I wrote a blog (Lando 2022), about WhatsApp, where students go to organize themselves into study groups away from their formal online learning environments at university or college. In this blog, by looking at some feedback from a recent evaluation that we carried out in LEaD (Learning Enhancement and Development department) on the…Continue Reading Digital literacy skills and online student groups

LEaD Writing Group welcomes Professor Martin Weller

Dominic Pates and I will be delighted to welcome Professor Martin Weller to the LEaD Writing Group later this week. Martin is Professor of Educational Technology at the Open University, and will be joining us to talk about ‘Blogging as First Draft’. We’ll find out more about how he uses blogging as a way to…Continue Reading LEaD Writing Group welcomes Professor Martin Weller

‘Team Up’: collaborating with drones in higher education

Drone in foreground, on floor of CitySport gym, man walking towards it in background

Some projects come to us in LEaD Digital Education as fully formed ideas. Our role then is to help to execute somebody else’s vision for educational excellence. Other projects emerge out of iterative conversations and the scramble around for ideas that might just work. The ‘Team Up’ project was one for the latter category. Enter…Continue Reading ‘Team Up’: collaborating with drones in higher education

Finding the right balance with technology for digital well-being

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives as we use them for social and professional reasons. However, it is important to find the right balance between screen time and time away from technological tools such as phones, laptops/desktops. In this article, I share my experiences of using the digital well-being app on…Continue Reading Finding the right balance with technology for digital well-being

100 ideas for Active learning 

I recently attended a free online CPD course run by the Active Learning Network on inclusive communities.  Over three online sessions in November, several contributors from the book 100 ideas for active learning presented their ideas and encouraged attendees to try out their activities individually or collaboratively in breakout groups. The workshops were inspiring and thought…Continue Reading 100 ideas for Active learning