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What is it? The glossary activity enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions (like a dictionary), or to collect and organise resources or information. Glossaries have many uses, such as: A...
The NMC Horizon Report > 2016 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). This 13th edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an...
Social Media tools and platforms are increasingly being used by institutions and academics to enhance teaching, learning and the student experience. UCISA have recently published their Social Media Toolkit: a practical guide to achieving...
Quick polling is an interactive way to engage students in classes by asking them to respond to quick questions and provide immediate feedback. (Calma et al, 2014) Class participation tools can facilitate student engagement with each other, the...
Friday 22 January 2016, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm ‘Talking about Teaching‘ is our annual event that gives staff an opportunity to engage in conversations about learning, teaching and assessment. The event will create...
This month, we’re shining the ‘Learn with Lynda’ spotlight on Gamification. Gamification is the introduction of ‘game-like’ features and processes such as ‘levelling-up’, reward systems and challenges into non-game environments such as education. The approach is...
It’s been another busy year on the TEL blog with 77 published posts, 20,647 views, from unique visitors, who left 65 comments. October attracted the most views with 2,469 when 12 posts were published. The...
The OU recently released their latest Innovation Report, Innovating Pedagogy 2015. This series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation....
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...
Activity Time Required (approx) Blog post 5 Activity 10 Yesterday, we introduced you to the main marking and feedback tools in Turnitin’s GradeMark system. Today, we’ll take that a step further and look at...
