@ York St John University
With every level 1 module now expected to use the Undergraduate Generic Assessment Descriptors grid when providing feedback, the obvious question is how can Turnitin and Moodle be used in conjunction with the grid?...
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...
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the first Academic Lynda.com User Group on behalf of the Information Learning Services Directorate. This gave me great insight into how other institutions across the sector are...
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...
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...
The Students as Researchers Scheme gives York St John students the opportunity to be paid to carry out research alongside members of staff. The primary aim of the scheme is to engage undergraduate students and staff in...
The Academic Development Directorate is inviting York St John students to undertake paid work with academic staff on various research activities across the University. This is a fantastic opportunity to help you develop your research, teamwork and...
