Year: 2018

Front cover of the UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning survey report

What are the key trends in technology enhanced learning across the UK HE sector?

Front cover of the UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning survey report

Every two years the UCISA Digital Education Group survey UK Higher Education institutions on their use of technology enhanced learning (TEL). The Survey team includes City’s Head of Educational Technology, Julie Voce. The TEL Survey report has now been published; here are the highlights from the report with some reflection on activities at City: 1….Continue Reading What are the key trends in technology enhanced learning across the UK HE sector?

Academic Literacies and EAP: Same or different?

This conference was held at the University of Essex on 24th November this year, and arranged jointly by BALEAP (the English for Academic Purposes association in the UK) and ALDinHE. It was the first of its kind in the UK. While Academic Literacies as an approach focuses on the learning history of the student and…Continue Reading Academic Literacies and EAP: Same or different?

A lecturer’s perspective on ETT’s CPD sessions

This autumn the Educational Technology Team (ETT) which works with the School of Arts & Social Sciences and the School of Health Sciences ran its programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for teaching staff. Sessions were run by members of ETT, colleagues from LEaD’s Learning Success and Academic teams and teaching colleagues in the School…Continue Reading A lecturer’s perspective on ETT’s CPD sessions

Learning design and the Course Design Sprint Framework

On 16th November, the M25 Learning Technology Group (M25 LTG) met at City, University of London for a learning design workshop. The workshop was supported by the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT) and delivered by Dr Maria Toro-Troconis (Head of Academic Research and Quality at CEG Digital). Twenty learning technologists attended from ten universities within the M25…Continue Reading Learning design and the Course Design Sprint Framework

Educational Escape Rooms

A book called making escape rooms

At the LEaD away day this summer, we were introduced to the idea of gamifying teaching and learning. The Educational Technology team was inspired to bring aspects of gamification into our training sessions. This resulted in the Get Your Moodle Fix(ed) game at the start of this academic year. Soon after this, I spotted an…Continue Reading Educational Escape Rooms

City Learning & Teaching Forum – Student Wellbeing

As part of the LEaD series of Learning and Teaching Fora , the City Students’ Union has been invited to present a workshop on Student Wellbeing to staff at City. The event will encourage staff attending to actively participate and share good practice. After a very short exercise and an introduction from the SU Officers (Kristina,…Continue Reading City Learning & Teaching Forum – Student Wellbeing

“What do you know about pedagogy? You’re a technologist!”

Copy of 'Who are you today?' slide from Professor Sally Brown's SEDA workshop

Those were the words I recall with dread from the very first SEDA conference I attended, so I was more than a little nervous to be returning to SEDA over ten years later, especially as I was due to present a session on the 2018 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Survey. But I was warmly…Continue Reading “What do you know about pedagogy? You’re a technologist!”

Why did I start blogging? Present Absence

Shoes hanging from a telephone wire

Recently, Dom Pates, Jane Secker and I were discussing the future of the blogging group once I leave City (more about that later). We ended up talking about why we started blogging. Here’s my answer. My first blog post dates back to February 2008. What were you doing then? I was living in Sao Paulo,…Continue Reading Why did I start blogging? Present Absence

Job opportunity: Technical Analyst (Learning Analytics)

Pic of learning analytics

City are looking for a Technical Analyst (Learning Analytics) to support the Learning Analytics Project (LeAP). The selected candidate will work closely with the LeAP Project team in this exciting new role.  The project is exploring how Learning Analytics can be used to improve students’ educational experience and support the institution’s education performance indicators relating…Continue Reading Job opportunity: Technical Analyst (Learning Analytics)

My First ALT Conference

The many roles of an Educational Technologist

Personal Reflection on my first ALT Conference: The 2018 Association of Learning Technologists conference was held in Manchester from 10-13 September,  as it was both the first time I’ve attended and presented I was a little apprehensive about what to expect! What I found was a really warm welcome from the conference organisers and all…Continue Reading My First ALT Conference