Category: Digital Literacies

How could we enable City students to work and connect together? A pinch of Teams space, a Teaspoon of redesign and a Dollop of trial and error.

Teams Sites - Who, What, When, How and Why?

Have you found yourself asking this question, “Should I implement Microsoft Teams, into my Moodle Module and what’s the point?” Or why would I? Many Programme Leaders and Lecturers ask themselves this same question, and this post aims to tell you about a Teams Sites evaluation conducted at City, University of London. We will help…Continue Reading How could we enable City students to work and connect together? A pinch of Teams space, a Teaspoon of redesign and a Dollop of trial and error.

Digital literacy skills and online student groups

Last year I wrote a blog (Lando 2022), about WhatsApp, where students go to organize themselves into study groups away from their formal online learning environments at university or college. In this blog, by looking at some feedback from a recent evaluation that we carried out in LEaD (Learning Enhancement and Development department) on the…Continue Reading Digital literacy skills and online student groups

LEaD Writing Group welcomes Professor Martin Weller

Dominic Pates and I will be delighted to welcome Professor Martin Weller to the LEaD Writing Group later this week. Martin is Professor of Educational Technology at the Open University, and will be joining us to talk about ‘Blogging as First Draft’. We’ll find out more about how he uses blogging as a way to…Continue Reading LEaD Writing Group welcomes Professor Martin Weller

Webinar: The importance of digital, media and information literacy for all | Oct 27th 12.00-13.00

  How do you make decisions in your daily life and in your professional life when deciding who and what to trust? Are you worried about the increasing amount of fake news and misinformation circulating online? If you teach others, how do you  support your students to critical analyse and evaluate the content they find…Continue Reading Webinar: The importance of digital, media and information literacy for all | Oct 27th 12.00-13.00

Would you like to myth-bust the notion of digital natives? Have you ever wondered how you could be more open in your practice?

Would you like to myth-bust the notion of digital natives? Have you ever wondered how you could be more open in your practice? If yes, then City’s Digital Literacies and Open Practices (in Higher Education) module could be for you! About the module In this module we consider: General assumptions about digital literacies, digital literacies…Continue Reading Would you like to myth-bust the notion of digital natives? Have you ever wondered how you could be more open in your practice?

Share your views on the digital environment and services at City

Academic and Professional Services staff are invited to take part in this year’s Jisc Digital Experience insights survey to find out more about how you and your colleagues are using technology and how this affects your teaching and/or professional practice. The Jisc Digital Experience survey is a national survey which over 100 UK HE institutions…Continue Reading Share your views on the digital environment and services at City