Tag: educational technology

Vacancy – Assistant Educational Technologist (fixed-term)

Assistant Educational Technologist City, University of London Fixed-term (internal secondment to July 2024) Salary: £32,982 – £40,521 Closing date: Sunday, 4 February, 11:59pm View job description City seeks to recruit an Assistant Educational Technologist (fixed term) as part of Digital Education in the Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) Directorate. LEaD is a multiskilled service that…Continue Reading Vacancy – Assistant Educational Technologist (fixed-term)

Are you using Teams Sites with your students?

4 benefits to using Teams Sites to help students connect and collaborate in their Learning?

If the answer is Yes then please make contact with the City Digital Education Team. We are really keen to collate recent case studies of modules that have used Teams Sites that help students along with their Moodle Modules.  Here’s why Teams Sites can be a helpful addition to your Moodle Module. Teams Sites can…Continue Reading Are you using Teams Sites with your students?

A realistic look at EdTech, common misconceptions, and how to prepare for the future

Educational technology holds great promise, yet many academics and university managers still have reservations. In this published article by Media and Learning, I take a look at the most common ed-tech myths and provide research-backed strategies for future learning technology. Edtech misconceptions are common but can be overcome with evidence and evaluation. With training and…Continue Reading A realistic look at EdTech, common misconceptions, and how to prepare for the future

Get Ready for Moodle 4

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Moodle 4 URL It’s less than one month until City upgrades to Moodle 4, and the new URL will be moodle4.city.ac.uk. From 17 July, staff can access their modules for the new academic year. Older modules will still be accessible to staff and students via moodle.city.ac.uk.  Getting modules ready for the new academic year  From…Continue Reading Get Ready for Moodle 4

Calling all London Mugglers and Anthology Ally Users

The lunch bell is ringing at City, University of London. Are you a Moodle and Ally user?  If so we’d like to welcome you to a London Moodle Ally User group, held onsite at City, University Of London. We have a capacity of 20 places and are inviting all those working with Ally, primarily on…Continue Reading Calling all London Mugglers and Anthology Ally Users

Vacancy – Educational Technologist

Educational Technologist City, University of London Permanent Salary: £39,745 to £46,047 Closing date: Sunday 6th November 2022, 11:59pm View job description City seeks to recruit an Educational Technologist as part of Digital Education in the Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) Directorate. LEaD is a multiskilled service that supports, develops, and influences education at City, University of London….Continue Reading Vacancy – Educational Technologist

Reflections on hybridising the Bayes Teaching and Learning Exchange

In-room and Zoom participants wave to each other

The Bayes Teaching and Learning Exchange, a community event to support the sharing of effective teaching practice within the school, has evolved in format since the first one in 2018. Co-hosted by Dr Martin Rich and LEaD, they began as fully in-person events and moved online in the summer of 2020. We are now organising…Continue Reading Reflections on hybridising the Bayes Teaching and Learning Exchange

A first look at Blackboard Ally

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Julie and I had led on the procurement for an accessibility solution for Moodle. We worked with stakeholders on the requirements and reviewed tender documents and arranged product demonstrations. We were very excited to finally use Blackboard Ally on our Moodle modules so we could see how the requirements translated into practice. Olivia’s Blackboard Ally…Continue Reading A first look at Blackboard Ally

New Education Technology Guidance Site

The front page of the new educational technology guidance.

The Digital Education Team are launching a new educational technology guidance site on August 31st. The site will provide detailed guidance on all of City’s educational technologies for both staff and students. The new platform has a number of advantages over our previous guidance site. Look and feel The site has a fresh look which…Continue Reading New Education Technology Guidance Site

The student voice on Active Blended Learning – an ELESIG Webinar on March 11th 2021

a winter scene of red berries on bare branches

Dear colleagues,  I wish to alert the Learning @ City readership that ELESIG is back in action from March 2021 and we are launching with a new webinar series for 2021. Our first event of 2021 is booking up fast ( and please keep trying if it says full –  as we are expanding the capacity!)….Continue Reading The student voice on Active Blended Learning – an ELESIG Webinar on March 11th 2021