Category: Research

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

Enhanced Support for Hybrid Teaching using Student Co-Pilots

Remote speaker with in-room facilitatr

Building upon previous assessments of staff and student experiences with ISLA at City University of London, wherein staff conveyed a requirement for improved and prompt technical support within the classroom during hybrid teaching sessions, this communication serves as an update on a subsequent evaluation carried out on the Citywide ISLA Co-Pilot support program. The evaluation,…Continue Reading Enhanced Support for Hybrid Teaching using Student Co-Pilots

New research article: Post-pandemic learning technology developments

View of the back of a person wearing a red top and headphones, holding a pen and looking at a laptop screen.

Over the past two years, a series of papers has been published on the emergency remote teaching (ERT) phase. These articles have highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and teaching practices across HE institutions and the spur it provided to instructors to embrace digital teaching methods – the so-called ‘pivot to online…Continue Reading New research article: Post-pandemic learning technology developments

Playful Learning: a place of fun and joy part 2

In July 2023 I attended the Playful Learning conference at the University of Leicester and presented a workshop with Susannah Quinsee, our former Director of LEaD, now the VP Digital and Student Experience. This is the second of two blog posts about the research we presented at the conference. You can read my first blog…Continue Reading Playful Learning: a place of fun and joy part 2

Playful Learning: a place of fun and joy

In July 2023 I attended the Playful Learning conference at the University of Leicester and presented a workshop with Susannah Quinsee, the former Director of LEaD, now the Vice President Digital and Student Experience. This is the first of two blog posts about the research we presented at the conference. However, it was my second…Continue Reading Playful Learning: a place of fun and joy

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

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.

Teams Sites - Who, What, When, How and Why?

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.

Playful learning research

At City, there are a number of staff engaged in playful practices in relation to their learning and teaching activities, however, often these staff are unconnected to each other.  One of the challenges of developing and designing playful learning opportunities can be finding and connecting with others to experiment and brainstorm playful learning ideas.  In…Continue Reading Playful learning research

Media and Learning Conference 2022

Article on the 2022 Media & Learning Conference in Belgium by James Rutherford, Senior Educational Technologist and Project Lead in Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD). This report summarises what emerged from the 2-day programme. The Media & Learning Association – a not-for-profit association to promote innovation and creativity in teaching and learning through the use…Continue Reading Media and Learning Conference 2022

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

hands laid across a tree trunk

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