Does Linking to Content Infringe Copyright?
Copyright on online sources always seems to be a little bit of a grey area for many when it comes to making it available for students as part of learning resources. In all instances you ought to check with the Library on the legality of using or copying resources for your learning materials and students. […]
Report: “Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level”
Date: July 3rd, 2013 Location: Loughborough University Details: “Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level” Twitter hashtag: #lborolc13 With discussions taking place around the College and University about the merits and technicalities of providing students with recorded materials, the timing couldn’t have been better for this workshop. Hosted by Loughborough University […]
Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher
There are plenty of ways in which we can support and encourage students to participate in online activities, and these are important when designing activities for students who study online and at a distance. This report from Faculty Focus on ‘Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher’ has some important considerations for us all. When […]
Copyrighted materials and your Course
One basic rule of thumb about copyright and whether you should post or load something to your Blackboard course … if you didn’t create it, you don’t have the copyright so should not load it to Blackboard. If you want to load, for example, a financial report which you have found on the Internet, the […]
Report: “Exploring eAssessment”
Date: October 16th, 2012 Location: University of Lancaster Details: “Exploring eAssessment”. This event was hosted as part of the eAssessment Association Regional Events and JISC Regional Support Centre Northwest. This post was first published on my private TEL blog, as we did not have a University blogging platform with which to share our work and […]
Hot Desk: Poster Download
For the latest dates and to book a dedicated 30 minute session with either David or Stephen please use the Hot Desk Booking Form on the University’s main website. Please contact David Hopkins or Stephen Walker if you would like a high-resolution PDF version of this A3 poster for download and printing.
Report: “Providing viable and flexible technology enhanced learning solutions for an increasingly agile student community”
Date: May 3rd, 2013 Location: University of Derby Details: “Providing viable and flexible technology enhanced learning solutions for an increasingly agile student community”. This event was hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy’s Workshop and Seminar Series 2012/2013. From the beginning it was easy to see why this event had attracted so many leaders […]
Blackboard: The Voice of an Active Learner [video]
“Do you recognise me? Very soon I will be your student, but I will not always sit in your classroom. I will not take out a pencil or open a textbook. You grew up with books, I read from a laptop, an iPad, a smart phone. I use a keyboard more than a pen. I’m […]
Presentation: “Improving the Student Experience Through Blackboard in the College of Social Science”
In March 2013 Stephen and myself were invited to present to the Brown Bag Lunch seminar series on the enhancement of the student experience through Blackboard and Learning Technology (LT) in the College of Social Science. Accompanied by Korin Grant (Economics) and Matthew Higgins (Management) we presented the College model of LT support, and our […]
Case Study: Module Evaluation Surveys
With the decommissioning of the well-used paper scanner the Department of Economics approached the College’s Learning Technology Assistants to help them develop and deliver an online electronic alternative of the Module Evaluation Surveys. Using Blackboard’s in-built survey tool the questionnaire was quickly built and deployed for students to access and complete, on several key modules throughout […]
Recent Comments