For the last two years I have been fortunate to work with Nursing lecturers Maria Bliss, Julie Robinson, Peachiammal Subramanian and various other City colleagues to collaboratively design and deliver a new Post Graduate Course in Critical Care. This post is a personal reflection on the lessons learnt from being involved in the learning design…Continue Reading Colloborative course design – lesson’s learnt from PG Cert in Critical Care
Moodle 4 – Dates and approach confirmed
As we announced in March, City will be upgrading to Moodle 4 on July 17th 2023. We now have an update on our approach which has been adjusted to mitigate the risk and minimise impact on resit students. The initial plan to update Moodle was: Make Moodle 4.1 with modules for 2023/24 available on the…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Dates and approach confirmed
Moodle 4 – Improvements to Assignments and Quizzes
In our recent post, we introduced you to improvements in navigation and editing in Moodle 4, which will be rolled out from 17th July 2023. This is the latest in our series on the Learning at City blog to introduce you to the new look of Moodle 4 and the new features that will be available. In this post we highlight the changes to Moodle assignments and…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Improvements to Assignments and Quizzes
ISLA Community of Practice
Are you interested in learning more about hybrid teaching and how to implement it effectively? Our community of practice brings together like-minded educators who are keen on exploring new ways of teaching and learning with ISLA technology. Whether you’re an experienced hybrid teacher or just starting out, our community will provide a supportive and collaborative…Continue Reading ISLA Community of Practice
Moodle 4 – Light Lunch and preparatory workshops
If you’ve been following our series on the upcoming release of Moodle 4 at City, you may be interested in our upcoming Light Lunch on Thursday 20th April, 12.30. This light lunch is one of the first opportunities to get an overview of the changes to the system. We’ll be showing you what’s new, what’s…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Light Lunch and preparatory workshops
The new digital education landscape – reflections on the 2022 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning pulse survey
In December 2022, I chaired a webinar for the UCISA Digital Education Group to present and discuss the findings from the 2022 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) pulse survey. In the webinar, we heard from three heads of digital learning – Amy Sampson from Falmouth University, Andy Jaffrey from Ulster University and Vicky Brown from…Continue Reading The new digital education landscape – reflections on the 2022 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning pulse survey
Moodle 4 – Improvements to Navigation and Editing
In our recent post, we informed you that Moodle 4 will be coming from 17th July 2023. This is the latest in our series on the Learning at City blog to introduce you to the new look of Moodle 4 and the new features that will be available. In this post we highlight the changes…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Improvements to Navigation and Editing
Moodle 4 is coming
This July, City will be updating to Moodle 4. Unlike previous years, we will not need to take Moodle offline for a whole weekend. Instead Moodle 4 will be installed with the modules for 2023/24 on moodle.city.ac.uk on July 17th, 2023 with the update will take place during a two-hour window. This year’s modules will…Continue Reading Moodle 4 is coming
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.
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.
Moving towards digitally accessible Moodle modules: Reaching “Net-zero” severe issues
All students have a right to take part in their education at an equal level. It is important to ensure that the learning environment is designed so that all students can participate fully. How are we doing overall at City? We have had a whole term with our new friendly Ally accessibility tool in Moodle….Continue Reading Moving towards digitally accessible Moodle modules: Reaching “Net-zero” severe issues