This post is part of a series of blog posts introducing what’s new in Moodle 2.8. This post provides an overview of the improved integration between Reading Lists Online and Moodle. Your Moodle modules are organised in sections that are structured in topics or by week to provide relevant resources and activities to students at…Continue Reading Moodle 2.8 and improved integration with Reading Lists Online
Following on from my previous blog post on how the University of Manchester are using OpenCast Lecture Capture, this blog post summarises the developments in a lecture capture and multimedia management system at the University of Leeds through a series of lessons or top tips. It’s taken from a webinar recording shared via the lecture-captures@jisc-mail.ac.uk…Continue Reading Lessons from the University of Leeds on Lecture Capture
The second Educational Multimedia Group meeting was held on 12th May 2015. Creating 3D Images The meeting started with Jo Richardson, from the ETT (Educational Technology Team), talking about creating 3D images using photogrammetry, which was presented at the recent Jisc Digifest event. Photogrammetry is a technique for creating 3D objects by stitching together still…Continue Reading Educational Multimedia Group Meeting – 12th May 2015
This is a guest post from Vince Mitchell who is Professor of Consumer Marketing at Cass Business School at City and teaches the marketing course on the Executive MBA. In this 3-part post, Vince share’s some of his learning and observations from attending a recent seminar on case teaching by Harvard Business School. Part Three In…Continue Reading Teaching cases the Harvard way….part 3 – four personal observations
This is a guest post from Vince Mitchell who is Professor of Consumer Marketing at Cass Business School at City and teaches the marketing course on the Executive MBA. In this 3-part post, Vince share’s some of his learning and observations from attending a recent seminar on case teaching by Harvard Business School. Part Two…Continue Reading Teaching cases the Harvard way…. Part 2 – case demonstration
This is a guest post from Vince Mitchell who is Professor of Consumer Marketing at Cass Business School at City and teaches the marketing course on the Executive MBA. In this 3-part post, Vince share’s some of his learning and observations from attending a recent seminar on case teaching by Harvard Business School. Part One …Continue Reading Teaching cases the Harvard way….part 1 – case setup
Walking can add a dynamic element to the learning experience and can be particularly effective for active learning, creativity and reflective practice. A University campus or city offer a variety of spaces for free roaming and stimulating sights and artefacts. This post shares some guidance on planning a walking activity. If you have experienced walking…Continue Reading Walking as learning ideas and guidance
Increasingly in Higher Education we work with uncertainty and complexity without simple solutions or clear trajectories. Consequently to develop as leaders, our fundamental tool is reflective practice. This involves creating a space to reflect on our progression and challenges, our values and strengths, and to experiment and connect with others. In LEaD we have been…Continue Reading Walking, learning and leadership development
This week I attended the Westminster Higher Education Forum on technology in higher education. There were a number of interesting presentations and discussions with contributions from across the sector. One particular aspect of interest concerned the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) by staff and students. First was a consideration of whether VLEs are really used for…Continue Reading VLEs vs. social networking for learning
As an academic skills tutor, I’m often faced with a student clutching a set of assessment criteria containing the phrase “critically analyse”, or a synonym of that instruction. In my experience, many students understand the broad concept of critical analysis (e.g. being sceptical, not taking information on face value, evaluating evidence, etc), but have difficulty…Continue Reading Two meanings of “critically analyse”