The first Educational Multimedia Group meeting ran on 10th February at our Mac lab in Goswell Place. Academic and professional services staff, who had previously made use of our facilities, were invited to this special interest group. We had a great turnout with over 20 members attending, with representation from every school. Mo Pamplin, who…Continue Reading Educational Multimedia Group
The Multimedia theme within the Educational Technology team of LEaD has been busy working on a number of video resource projects. As well as supporting staff in the business of creating their own video and audio resources, for example podcasts, screencasts and webconferencing, we can guide you through the entire process of shooting video for…Continue Reading Video projects in the Multimedia theme
At City we are seeing more and more people using multimedia to create revision presentations, online lectures for use in approaches such as the flipped classroom, demonstrations of clinical or experimental procedures, and simulations of professional practice. We’ve seen staff present their work at events such as the Learning at City conference, Health’s Got Talent,…Continue Reading Introducing the Multimedia theme of LEaD
This post shares photos of the Educational Technology Team and how we work across three themes and undertake numerous projects. Educational Technology Team members are organised into the three themes of: Blended Learning Multimedia Learning Spaces This aligns with institutional priorities and enables the team to support, discover and promote a range of educational technology…Continue Reading Educational Technology Team Themes & Projects
A background can make or break a video interview or presentation. If the background is too fussy or colourful, the subject can be lost in a sea of confusion and it can produce an uncomfortable viewing experience. The general rule of thumb is to make the foreground stand out from the background and this can…Continue Reading Backgrounds Matter
There is a sizable video community at City University (learning technologists, the AV department, the SU and careers to name just a few) and we recently met up in the MILL to find out: How we see our current skill levels in video-making Which areas of video-making we would like to develop Which areas could…Continue Reading Video-making Skills at City
The 20th annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology (altc2013) 10–12 September 2013, Nottingham, UK altc2013 Building new cultures of learning Everybody learns, but the ways in which we learn are changing rapidly. The 20th annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) sets out to explore and contribute to building new cultures…Continue Reading One Hundred and One Things About Video In Education
The SIG – dissemination to date! Looking back at the Video SIG, which was set up in October 2012, it was good to see how much dissemination we have managed to do – despite a very busy year for us all in the Educational Technology Community (ETC) here at City. We started in November 2012 with…Continue Reading Video in Education – our SIG review of 2013
The Video Special Interest Group (VideoSIG) invites City staff to participate in a workshop at the Learning at City Conference on Thursday, 6th June 2013, that will showcase practice and introduce the new video platform. The workshop will be of interest to all staff considering making video or using video content as part of their…Continue Reading Video in Education is our speciality!
Video in Education – a special interest group – invites you to grab a coffee and share best practice at our first webinar. Formed in summer 2012, this group’s focus is on sharing practice within the schools, and gathering examples from other institutions, in: production and publishing of video for education; techniques for engaging staff…Continue Reading Video in Education SIG – our first webinar – November 2013