“Prove that technology works in education…”
At the post graduate induction Saturday, I have stood in front of the crowd of eager new starters and asked them what they thought I taught at university. I have been quite surprised by...
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Top 10 Posts in 2014
Here is a list of our 10 most popular posts in 2014, according to views, along with a few other stats from the previous year (as of 22nd December 2014). Flipped Classroom What is a...
Happy Holidays!
As we wind down for the holiday period we just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Phil, Róisín & Daniel
Inspired by Technology
This year I was lucky enough to attend the Higher York e-learning Conference 2014 which was entitled -“Enhancing the student experience through flexible learning solutions”. Being a practitioner in higher education and a definite...
Back to the Future II
In my previous ‘Back to the Future‘ post I looked back at the OU Innovating Pedagogy Reports from the last 3 years, this time I’ll be looking at the NMC Horizon Report, which now...
Technology to replace face-to-face teaching?
Initially when I started to work within higher education I continued to apply the strategies and techniques I had used within the primary classroom to my higher education sessions. It was not long before I realised that, even though the basic learning theories still apply, there was a uniqueness to learning and teaching within higher education that I had not been aware off.
Moodle Grade Tracker
The University strategic plan responding to the NSS centres on trying to improve the assessment and feedback process, which should aid students’ learning and consequently support improved student satisfaction with assessment and feedback. In...
Back to the Future!
In November The OU released their latest Innovation Report – Innovating Pedagogy 2014. In this post we’ll take a look at the ten innovations in this latest addition, and also look back at the...
Moodle 2.7 – New Features
The Technology Enhanced Learning team and Information Learning Services have been working hard over the last couples of months to bring staff and students an early Christmas present. On the Saturday 13th December, we...
Arts Faculty Forum Moodle Workshop
On Tuesday 18th Nov the TEL team were invited by Chloe Roberts, Faculty Chair for Arts, to attend their Faculty Forum and facilitate some discussion & activities around the use of Moodle in the...