Category: Learning Technologies

Moodle, TurnItIn, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, City Blogs, Mediaspace, Lecture Capture, Poll Everywhere, the MILL…

Take Action for the World Day of Social Justice: Small changes for big impact this February

Welcome to the February edition of Take Action for Accessibility, our monthly series dedicated to making learning more inclusive and accessible. The World Day of Social Justice on 20th February is a time to reflect on the barriers that prevent full and equal participation in society. In education, true social justice is impossible without inclusive…Continue Reading Take Action for the World Day of Social Justice: Small changes for big impact this February

ISLA Paper Published by Taylor and Francis

ISLA, Inclusive Synchronous Learning Activities, aims to encourage and support active and inclusive hybrid learning & teaching. During the summer of 2022, research was undertaken to evaluate ISLA and make recommendations for the future direction of hybrid learning at City. The research team were Professor Rachael-Anne Knight [now at the University of Essex], Dr. Rebecca…Continue Reading ISLA Paper Published by Taylor and Francis

Chairlift Through a Cloudscape

Digitally created image of two robots on a chairlift journey through a cloudscape, on a chairlift held in place by lasers.

First day of the final working week of the year and I somehow convince myself to go along to what could turn out to be a wild goose chase to nowhere. Truth is, I hadn’t even given it much thought and ended up getting a little swept up in the moment. The meeting on campus…Continue Reading Chairlift Through a Cloudscape

NEW: Learning and Teaching induction from LEaD

City university staff sat at tables chatting with staff from LEaD

  On Monday, 16th December. The Learning Enhancement and Development directorate (LEaD) organised a staff learning and teaching induction event, aimed primarily at new City St. Georges staff involved in learning and teaching but open to anyone who wanted to know about what we do. The event began with a warm welcome and by Professor…Continue Reading NEW: Learning and Teaching induction from LEaD

Take Action for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day for Persons with Disabilities official logo

3 December marks the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), an annual opportunity to reflect on and promote the rights, well-being, and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Established in 1992, the IDPD seeks to raise awareness of disability issues and mobilise support for creating a more inclusive…Continue Reading Take Action for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Prepare for the new academic year – view student lists on your module

A filtered list of participants with all users selected

We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our (lucky) thirteenth post and looks at how you can filter the Participants list on Moodle to view a list of students on your module and how to view them on the photo grid. Filter the…Continue Reading Prepare for the new academic year – view student lists on your module

Prepare for the new academic year – Support your students to use Moodle

We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our twelfth post and will cover the support available to your students to use Moodle. Learning With Moodle Module The Learning with Moodle module is available to all students and introduces them to all the major…Continue Reading Prepare for the new academic year – Support your students to use Moodle

A visualiser is for active teaching and learning.

a picture of a blue hands-up sign

“You see, Baldrick, this pencil is not just for writing. It’s for pointing out stupidity, stirring tea, and, if the situation calls for it, making tiny holes in annoying people’s portraits.”  Blackadder BBC. To paraphrase Blackadder: a visualiser is not just for projecting bits of paper. It’s for scaffolding learning, thinking aloud, and, if the…Continue Reading A visualiser is for active teaching and learning.

Prepare for the new academic year – Programme administrator roles

moodle logo

We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our eleventh post and looks at the two different programme administrator roles available to support staff on Moodle. Programme administrator roles The introduction of Moodle 4 in July 2023 meant some changes to the programme admininistrator…Continue Reading Prepare for the new academic year – Programme administrator roles

Co-pilots & Hybrid Teaching

Are you considering hybrid teaching at City? Or are you currently teaching on a course that uses City’s hybrid technology (ISLA)  [Inclusive Synchronous Learning Activities]? If either of these are the case then you might be aware of City’s Co-pilots and what they can offer you, your students and your course in general. To put…Continue Reading Co-pilots & Hybrid Teaching