In my new role of Learning Spaces lead for the LDC, my first task was to join members of the properties and facilities department on a visit last week to Loughborough University to take a look first hand at their innovative lecture spaces. The estates department is currently redeveloping the City University campus, and a…Continue Reading Sofas in Lecture Theatres, a good idea???
I attended a Learning and Skills Group webinar on flipped learning for effective blended learning on 7th November 2013. The presenter, Joanna Kori from Tata Interactive Systems presented on using a flipped learning model to design a blended learning course for an accelerated leadership learning programme. What is flipped learning? As the image above illustrates…Continue Reading Applying a flipped learning model
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, Karen Rawlings- Anderson, Natasa Perovic and Neal Sumner attended this conference in Seville to present some of our findings to…Continue Reading ICERI Conference report
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 of City staff will deliver short presentations about their participation and role in a particularly busy year at City, where…Continue Reading SLE: Inspiring Practice Case-study @ City
Change? Change is difficult. Change is messy. Change, it can seem, never lasts. If you are enmeshed in trying to bring about change, it can feel like a constant challenge to unpick the Gordian Knot. There are innumerable methods to manage change, but even when following those formulae it’s often that it feels like the…Continue Reading Unpicking the Gordian Knot of Change
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 post. This symposium enabled delegates to adopt a critical stance to the ways in which the analytics was managed and…Continue Reading Learning Analytics
This conference was focused on the theme of creativity in educational development and so had a range of very diverse parallel sessions with a focus on writing, dialogue, Lego, dance, poetry and drawing. There was a key note to start each day with one by Professor Guy Claxton who shared thoughts on how to cultivate…Continue Reading SEDA’s 18th annual Conference 14th – 15th November 2013 in Bristol
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 case when it comes to writing a final year dissertation, which will usually be a longer and qualitatively different piece…Continue Reading Student writing – the benefits of freewriting
We are now recruiting participants for the Leading Change in Higher Education module that will run as part of the MA Academic Practice from January 2013. In this challenging and uncertain time within HE it is vital to develop leadership skills that draw on self-awareness, leadership models and exploration of change. Leadership and being an…Continue Reading Leading Change in Higher Education – MAAP Module
A background can make or break a video interview or presentation. If the background is too fussy or colourful, the subject can be lost in a sea of confusion and it can produce an uncomfortable viewing experience. The general rule of thumb is to make the foreground stand out from the background and this can…Continue Reading Backgrounds Matter