Month: July 2014

M25 Learning Design

By: Olivia Fox & Lisa Baker The focus of the M25 was on learning design. This post looks at the presentations around learning design, tools to support the process and staff development. Maria Toro-Troconis (Imperial College London) introduced a Blended Learning Design tool BLEnDT©. This tool provides a framework for moving learning designs from face-to-face…Continue Reading M25 Learning Design

Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces: the jigsaw classroom

City students working together

Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others’ learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions in our series of blog posts. We recommend booking City’s new Learning Spaces to run these activities. Summary The…Continue Reading Group Work in City’s Learning Spaces: the jigsaw classroom

2013-2014 Student Voice Award winner for non-academic student support

Zazie is sharing why she was nominated for this award and what it meant. There are also some comments from the students nominations to show why they nominated her.   What is your role? I am the Doctoral Administrator for the research programmes in the Departments of Culture & Creative Industries, International Politics and Music….Continue Reading 2013-2014 Student Voice Award winner for non-academic student support

Twenty-first International Conference on Learning 14th – 17th July 2014

This conference covers the whole spectrum of education from primary school to higher education and so provides an opportunity to hear about developments across a broad range of areas and explore what might be transferable to other areas.   I was able to attend for all four days and as can be seen from the…Continue Reading Twenty-first International Conference on Learning 14th – 17th July 2014

Moodle 2.6 Guidance Continued

Audience: City University staff Moodle guidance The Educational Technology Team are continuing to update the Moodle guidance on www.city.ac.uk/edtechhelp/staff. We have marked guidance on new features with a NEW! to help you identify changes to functionality. This post highlights some of the key guidance that you might find useful in developing your modules in Moodle…Continue Reading Moodle 2.6 Guidance Continued

21st International Conference on Learning

I have published two posts from the International Conference on Learning where Pam and myself are currently. The first post is an overview of my main “takeaways” from the conference so far, more useful I thought than outlining every session I have attended.  Some good ideas here that I hope to incorporate into my own practice…Continue Reading 21st International Conference on Learning

James Perkins VP Education Interview

At the end of July, James Perkins finishes his two year term as Vice President Education for the Students’ Union and alumnus of City University London.  He has been a great asset to the students and staff of the university in many ways and worked closely with our team on numerous projects and activities, including his…Continue Reading James Perkins VP Education Interview

Guidance to support Moodle 2.6 new features

Guidance on new features in Moodle assignment

Audience: City University staff Moodle upgrade Information Services (IS) successfully upgraded Moodle on Saturday 12th July. Moodle guidance The Educational Technology Team are updating the Moodle guidance on www.city.ac.uk/edtechhelp/staff. We have marked guidance on new features with a NEW! to help you identify changes to functionality. This post highlights some of the key guidance that…Continue Reading Guidance to support Moodle 2.6 new features

Learning at City Conference 2014 – Catch up

The Learning at City Conference is now in its sixth year and continues to go from strength to strength. This year, for the first time, the conference took place at an external venue and was opened up to presenters and attendees from other HE institutions. The Conference took place on Wednesday 4th June at The Hatton…Continue Reading Learning at City Conference 2014 – Catch up

Content Creation Improvements in Moodle 2.6

Audience: City University staff. This blog post explores the improvements to the tools that we use to create content in Moodle. New Text editor Moodle 2.6 has a new text editor called Atto which has been designed specifically for Moodle. Atto has a simplified toolbar and is easier to use on mobile and tablet devices….Continue Reading Content Creation Improvements in Moodle 2.6