Category: Learning Technologies

Evaluating the DALI Project: A Post-Pandemic Perspective on City’s Learning Spaces

Robin Milner AI Lab

DALI Project Survey City, University of London has been undergoing a significant transformation in its learning spaces through the DALI project since 2016. As the project has completed its final year of updates, it’s time to assess its impact and relevance in the post-pandemic era. This blog post explores the achievements of the DALI project,…Continue Reading Evaluating the DALI Project: A Post-Pandemic Perspective on City’s Learning Spaces

Insights from Jisc’s Accessible Digital Futures Opening Event

Yesterday, Jessica Wykes (City’s Accessibility Librarian) and I attended the opening event for a project called “Accessible Digital Futures,” a joint effort between Jisc’s National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education and the Glenlead Centre, led by Dr. Ann Kristin Glenster. This two-year initiative aims to significantly boost the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence within…Continue Reading Insights from Jisc’s Accessible Digital Futures Opening Event

Horizons in Legal Education at City

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An overview of LEaD’s support and collaboration with City Law School This post summarises the breadth of LEaD’s support and showcases our commitment to equitable and inclusive learning, working in partnership with colleagues in the City Law School. Digital Accessibility LEaD continues to innovate in creating media-rich, high-quality resources of high quality for the Law…Continue Reading Horizons in Legal Education at City

LEaD Websites Review

LEaD have recently started a new project to research user experience of our sites. This includes the staff hub site, the Learning and Teaching hub, and the Learning at City blog (this research does not include the Educational Technology guides). The aim of this project is to refresh these LEaD sites and communication channels so that…Continue Reading LEaD Websites Review

Tech-enabled inclusive reading: bridging gaps in educational accessibility

Reading for learning is undeniably an essential element of academic success (e.g., Miller and Merdian, 2020). However, it is equally important to recognise the challenges some learners face when engaging with text. Ensuring inclusivity in reading means providing all students, regardless of disabilities, language proficiency, or learning styles, with the means to access, engage with,…Continue Reading Tech-enabled inclusive reading: bridging gaps in educational accessibility

A Climate Copilot for Digital Education

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So, Microsoft have made their new OpenAI-powered tool Copilot (‘Your everyday AI companion‘) available to certain education clients. On stumbling across this fact and having been among that tranche of ChatGPT’s first million users, I was similarly curious about this latest endeavour into mainstreaming Generative AI. I decided to try my hand at Copilot and…Continue Reading A Climate Copilot for Digital Education

Poll Everywhere is moving to Single Sign-on in 2024

From January 8th 2024, the way you access your Poll Everywhere account is changing. Rather than having to remember a separate password, you will now be able to use City’s Single Sign-on to access your account. What does this mean for staff? How do I log into Poll Everywhere from 8th Jan? The Poll Everywhere…Continue Reading Poll Everywhere is moving to Single Sign-on in 2024

Students’ Digital Skills through thoughtful Induction Design

November’s theme in the Learning and Teaching community was students’ digital skills. So the first LEaD Light Lunch of the month was led by the fabulous Student Digital Team in LEaD, who for the past few years have provided crucial support, steering students toward resources such as Linkedin Learning and City’s own student guides. During…Continue Reading Students’ Digital Skills through thoughtful Induction Design

Breaking new ground with ALTc Radio

On farms and lockdowns When I was a far younger man than I am today, I used to make the Glastonbury Festival my annual summer holiday. I got to experience the likes of Blur, The Orb or Primal Scream in their heyday and witness surprise revivals like The Velvet Underground, reunited on the Pyramid Stage….Continue Reading Breaking new ground with ALTc Radio

Learning as process in an AI world.

The online LEaD Light Lunch in the digital Learning and Teaching community is in its third academic year, having started  back in lockdown in 2020. This year, we’re trying something new by introducing monthly themes to ensure consistency and hopefully involve more people, across the university, in sharing ideas. The theme for October is “Assessment…Continue Reading Learning as process in an AI world.