@ York St John University
Use of technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment should be considered and appropriate, and should never exclude any learner from engaging in the process. The burden of inclusivity lies with all staff, by...
What is EMA? The term electronic management of assessment (EMA) is increasingly being used to describe the way in which technology is used across the assessment lifecycle to support the electronic submission of assignments,...
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. (Wikipedia) For quite a while now, Staff & Students at YSJ have been...
Use of technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment should be considered and appropriate, and should never exclude any learner from engaging in the process. The burden of inclusivity lies with all staff, by...
What are Captions and Subtitles? Captions (sometimes called ‘subtitles’) are the textual representation of a video’s soundtrack. They are critical for viewers who have a hearing impairment, and they are also a great tool...
Accessibility involves designing systems to optimise access. In education this involves reducing and overcoming the barriers that might occur in: Digital content Teaching and learning activities; Assessments. The social model of disability suggests that...
Micro-learning is a concept which deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities, where the learner is in control of what and when they learn. This approach is increasingly being used to deliver bite-sized learning...
Part of the role of the Technology Enhanced Learning team is to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, assessment and creative inquiry in higher education, and in...
The use of video, audio & multimedia has become a lot more mainstream in HE teaching, learning and assessment in recent times, mainly due to the accessibility and ease of use of equipment and software,...
Shaping the Future of Learning Together I recently attended the 22nd annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology, 8–10 September 2015, at The University of Manchester. I wrote a blog post Looking Ahead to #ALTC...
