In this post I will share some thoughts following my visit to Montevideo in Uruguay, which took place from 18th-27th August 2018. I was visiting professor at the Universitidad de la Republica, which is the largest and only public university in Montevideo. The visit was centred around delivering a masters level course for teachers, librarians…Continue Reading Teaching Copyright Literacy and Open Practice in Uruguay
Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEAs) run a number of active local groups, which allow members to network, visit other institutions, and discuss topical issues related to higher education. I am privileged to convene the London and South East group, which has over 70 members. In addition to those coming from London…Continue Reading Principal Fellows of the HEA London Area Meeting – July 2018 – Academic Promotions
This is my second post about the SOAS Learning and Teaching Development conference. Prof. Alejandro Armenilli from The University of Northampton started by presenting a video – A vision of students today, which, whilst made in the USA in 2007, is still depressingly relevant to the UK Higher Education sector today. Armenilli suggested that Higher Education establishments…Continue Reading Innovation to mainstream: a 21st Century campus designed for Active Blended Learning
Educational Technology Workshops The Educational Technology routine training programme is now available for term 1. The workshops in our offer are intended as basic introductions to key aspects of using technology to support teaching and learning. We have introductory sessions to technologies such as Moodle, Lecture Capture, and Poll Everywhere. Other sessions include DIY Video, Interpreting Turnitin…Continue Reading Educational Technology Workshops
In just over a week’s time I will be boarding a plane to Uruguay in South America to teach for a week in the Department of Information and Communication at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo. I have planned a week of teaching which focuses on open practices, copyright literacy and broader issues related to online…Continue Reading Off to Uruguay to teach!
This is the first of a series of short posts on the lectures and presentations I saw at SOAS’s 5th Learning and Teaching Development Conference. Prof. Alison Phipps – Decolonising Multilingualism: Learning to decreate Phipps’ keynote examined the role of language in research. She asked the question – How do we research multilingually, especially in…Continue Reading Decolonising Multilingualism: Learning to decreate
The M25 Learning Technology group met last Wednesday 25th July to explore, discuss and share good practice on the theme of Instructional Design and Learning Design. The event was hosted at the University of East London and facilitated by our former LEaD colleague Santanu Vasant. There were six presentations and a panel discussion, so a…Continue Reading Instructional and Learning design M25 Learning Technology Group forum