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 […]
Learning from the early adopters: developing the digital practitioner
Recent research by Liz Bennett (2014) looks at the drivers that motivate educators to use technology in their teaching. She took a framework (Beetham and Sharpe 2011) used to model students’ digital literacies and applied it to lecturers’ digital literacy practices. The intention was to examine the motivations for lecturers in adopting Technology Enhanced Learning. Bennett […]
The 14th Annual Durham Blackboard Users’ Conference
This year’s annual Durham Blackboard Users’ Conference took place on the 9th and 10th of January at the University of Durham. I don’t know what the attendance numbers were, it looked as if they were down on last year, but there was still a very good turnout from across the UK. In this report I’ve […]
NMC Horizon Report, 2014
Every year the New Media Consortium (NMC), in partnership with the Educause Learning Initiative, release a series of reports for different education sectors on key trends, significant challenges and important developments recognized in the fields of education. “The eleventh edition will describe annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a more than decade-long research project designed […]
Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013
The Educause Centre for Applied Research (ECAR) has recently published their “ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013” report. Key findings of the report: Students recognize the value of technology but still need guidance when it comes to better using it for academics. Students prefer blended learning environments while beginning to experiment with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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