Year: 2018

Learning is a Social Process

learning is a social process

Outside of my role here at City, I work as consultant in learning space design and development. One of my projects was to create a CPD package for a furniture manufacturer, with whom I have worked in support of their education market endeavour. In September they published the training package having secured accreditation from RIBA,…Continue Reading Learning is a Social Process

Can you help us to improve Moodle?

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  Last academic year we redesigned Moodle. We would like to get insights into how usable the design is and to get feedback on your satisfaction with the redesign. We are inviting staff to give their feedback through “Thinking Aloud Tests”. This will involve undertaking tasks on Moodle and describing what you see, think, like, dislike,…Continue Reading Can you help us to improve Moodle?

DALI Summer 2018 Learning Spaces

The Designing Active Learning Initiative (DALI) project, spent the Summer busily focussing on our third year of works, to deliver updated educational technology in 29 learning spaces, in time for the start of the new academic year 2018/19. This year one main focus was on updating PC labs spaces in College Building as these PC…Continue Reading DALI Summer 2018 Learning Spaces

Learning Analytics Project Update

Learning Analytics Project (LeAP)

The Learning Analytics Project (LeAP) at City is exploring how Learning Analytics can be used to improve students’ educational experience and support the institution’s education performance indicators relating to progression and attainment. Over the last year, the LeAP project team focused on reviewing a system that was developed by the Jisc Effective Learning Analytics Project. …Continue Reading Learning Analytics Project Update

Digital Literacies and Open Practices starting next week!

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I’ve been really busy these past few months putting together a new module, based on two of my key interests and I’m really excited that it is going live next week. EDM122: Digital Literacies and Open Practices is a 15 credit module, being taught as part of the MA in Academic Practice at City, so…Continue Reading Digital Literacies and Open Practices starting next week!

On Confidence Grids

'Study skills confidence grid'

LEaD have a weekly Educational Technology drop-in session for academics or course office staff to have a space and some time to get support and/or advice without needing an appointment or a Service Now ticket. For us, it’s a great way to better understand some of the difficulties, challenges or questions that staff can have…Continue Reading On Confidence Grids

Not Just for Surveys: Qualtrics for Game-Based Learning

As an educational technologist, one of my favourite challenges is to re-purpose technology to fit teaching and learning needs. The best example of this to date for me is using Qualtrics, branded as “Research, Survey and Experience Software” to create a treasure hunt-style induction game for first year undergraduate students!  Context  The Round the University…Continue Reading Not Just for Surveys: Qualtrics for Game-Based Learning

Funding opportunity to develop your teaching

Would you like to implement a new approach to teaching or a new assessment activity? Or, do you want to undertake a research study to evaluate an approach you have already implemented?   If you are a member of City, University of London staff, Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) have a fund available to help…Continue Reading Funding opportunity to develop your teaching

User Experience conference – User Research

On 28 June I attended a workshop on User Research as part of the User Experience conference organised by the Bloomsbury Learning Environment and University of London. In the opening keynote, Jane Lessiter from i2 Media Research introduced the role of user testing and the various ways it can be carried out. She talked about…Continue Reading User Experience conference – User Research

Learning by doing: A new Master’s course in conducting interviews

When I went on my first field trip to interview research participants, the advice I received was, ‘just go for it; you’ll learn how to conduct interviews as you go’. Indeed, the more interviews I conducted, the better I got, but perhaps with more training, the first handful I did would not have been so…Continue Reading Learning by doing: A new Master’s course in conducting interviews