A-Z Tools & Technologies: Learnist
What is it? Learnist is a social learning network similar to Pinterest where you can create boards (Learnboards): collections of articles, images and videos that help you to learn about any subject from Art...
Category: Guest Posts
Minimum Expectations in Moodle – Student Survey
On Tuesday 17th March Phil, Daniel (TEL), Gabby Wilson (VPE), and I met in Holgate to undertake a survey which encouraged students to share their thoughts around the use of Moodle in their Faculty. Over 100...
VLE Standards, Thresholds, Expectations & Baselines
The primary aim of the YSJ TEL Quality Framework is to facilitate and encourage a consistent and well-considered approach to the use of Technology Enhanced Learning across the University. The quality statements relate to firstly...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Pocket
What is it? Pocket is an app which allows users to save content from the web (articles, videos etc) for later use. The application can be downloaded to your computer, Apple, Android or Kobo...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: iSpring
What is it? iSpring is a toolkit for developing e-Learning content which can be delivered to the variety of devices; Desktops and Laptops (Windows & Mac) and iPads, iPhones and Android devices. How does...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Vialogues
What is it? Vialogues is a free online tool from EdLab, Columbia University, that allows you to create discussions around videos currently available online, or videos you have created and want to upload. This...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Tricider
What is Tricider? Tricider is a free web based application where users can post a question and share it with others for brainstorming or collecting votes or getting feedback. It might be useful for...
Flipping – in one year or less!
The NMC Horizon Report 2014 Higher Education Preview identified aspects of technology that should be adopted within specific time periods. Flipped Classrooms, it was suggested, were to be implemented within one year or less....
Waffling on “Talking about Teaching” Event
Every year there is a conference based at the university where I work called “Talking about Teaching”. I can safely say that this is one of my most enjoyable events of the year not only because the focus is on teaching – something which I am passionate about – or that my image appears on much of the publicity (fame at last!) but also it is one of those events when people share good practice and I always leave full of great ideas and enthusiasm to implement this into my existing practice. So what did I experience – well Let’s waffle about the event!
Teaching Technology?
When I moved to higher education to teach I was lucky enough to be able to cover on IT session. I was interested in doing this since, not only was it one of my...