Enhancing DL with Learning Technology. Report on a workshop for the School of Education.
I recently ran a day long workshop for the School of Education with Matt Mobbs . It was aimed at using learning technologies to enhance their MA TESOL Distance Learning course. We thought we’d practice what we preach, by using technology to enhance our teaching. So we started the day with a brainstorming session on […]
Using Blogs to Promote Writing and Student Interaction
I have had an increase in enquiries from staff in the college recently about using collaborative tools for learning. The fact that people are beginning to see the benefits of these collaborative spaces is a welcome development. With that in mind, this is a timely research paper from Miriam Sullivan and Nancy Longnecker from the […]
The Student Voice and a Framework for Learning Technology
photo credit: HikingArtist.com via photopin cc In a previous blog, reporting on the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference, I mentioned ‘student centred’ approaches to teaching and learning with technology. Another presentation at the conference highlighted research from Malcolm Murray and his colleagues at Durham University (Murray et al 2014) in which the student was at […]
The Problem with Plagiarism Detection Software
photo credit: Jisc via photopin cc Here’s a discussion between two students ‘from a prestigious university’, reported by McKenna and Hughes (2013): Don: what is the extent to which we’re allowed to plagiarise, 17% or something? Mark: No, it’s just like 20%, but I mean that’s all […]
Case Study: Online Marking and Feedback Using Blackboard, Turnitin, and GradeMark
In a collaborative project between the College Learning Technology Assistants (LTAs; David and Stephen), IT Services (ITS; Catherine Leyland), and Academic Practice Services (APS; Nichola Hayes), a series of resources and guides have been developed to support the use of Blackboard, Turnitin and GradeMark for online assignment submission and marking/feedback. These case studies build on […]
Case Study: Online Assessment Marking and Feedback
With the growing popularity of marking assignments and providing feedback to students online we developed a series of workshops with supporting materials in Autumn 2012. Along with the workshop materials and hands-on time with Turnitin and online marking & feedback we provided two postcards as ‘take-away’ materials with tips and reminders of aspects of Turnitin […]
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