Many of our administrators, programme leaders and lecturers long for the day when many of the systems we have in-house such as Moodle and SITS will communicate effortlessly to the point where manual work is minimised. Well the future is bright or at least it will be with Moodle 2.4. About SITS As part of…Continue Reading Moodle 2: An update on improved SITS Integration
One of the most important things for students growing up today is the love of embracing change. In the context of the 21st century learner, how can we prepare them to have curiosity and a question disposition? In this post I investigate some of the pedagogical evidence behind using Moodle to enhance the student learning…Continue Reading Moodle 2: Curiosity doesn’t ‘kill’ the cat
Reading List Online This blog post is written by Ajmal Sultany and Samantha Halford. City University London has recently launched a new library software, known as the Reading Lists Online (RLO). This blog post presents the collaborative research between Library Services and the LDC, which attempts to understand the experience and perceptions of City University students towards this newly-implemented online reading list software. An…Continue Reading Reading List Online
An exhibition with the theme of death may not immediately spring to mind as place for teaching and learning but proved to be a rich source of ideas for a group of MAAP students (Masters in Academic Practice) as part of their Leading Change in Higher Education Module. I led this session at The…Continue Reading Using Cultural Spaces for Learning
Why go to learning development conferences The annual Learning at City conference at City University London provides an opportunity for colleagues from all schools to come together to celebrate achievements and developments in learning and teaching(L&T) from across the university. Since it’s our fifth annual learning and teaching conference this year, I thought I’d look…Continue Reading A reflection of our learning and teaching conferences to date
Dear Colleagues and Friends, As you can see the Educational Vignettes has been relaunched. The LDC is proud to be working with so many of you to make the Educational Vignettes Blog a hub for education matters at City University London and beyond. “The Educational Vignettes Blogs appeared to be a popular and well-maintained…Continue Reading Educational Vignettes Relaunched