Category: Open Practices

Jump start your digital literacies and open practices with LEaD

Have you ever wondered if students really are digital experts? Or considered how you can use educational resources available online? If so, read on! In October 2023 the elective module EDM122: Digital Literacies and Open Practice will start for the sixth time. This module is taught by me, Dr Jane Secker, Senior Lecturer in Educational…Continue Reading Jump start your digital literacies and open practices with LEaD

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

What I learned at the AdvanceHE Teaching and Learning Conference 2022: Part 2

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From 6-7 July 2022, I was lucky enough to attend AdvanceHE’s Teaching and Learning conference, hosted at Northumbria University in Newcastle. In this blog, Part 2, I will discuss the session I attended on peer mentoring. In Part 1, I talked about a session I attended on duoethnography. As I mentioned in my first blog…Continue Reading What I learned at the AdvanceHE Teaching and Learning Conference 2022: Part 2

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?