A-Z Tools & Technologies: LiveBinders
What are LiveBinders? LiveBinders can be thought of as an online version of a ring-binder. It allows you to collate resources in a number of formats into one place. You can pull together websites...
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Box of Broadcasts (BoB) BUFVC Off Air TV Recording
Through the combined efforts of TEL, Media Services and ILS, YSJ have subscribed to the Box of Broadcasts (BoB) BUFVC Off Air TV Recording service. BoB, as it is commonly known as, allows staff...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a non-profit educational website created in 2006 by educator Salman Khan, a graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School. The stated mission is to provide ‘a free world-class education for anyone...
Mahara Upgrade
Mahara is the University’s e-Portfolio system. It can be accessed directly from Moodle, by clicking on explore > e-Portfolio, or by typing this address into your web-browser: http://eportfolio.yorksj.ac.uk On Tuesday 21st January we will be upgrading from Mahara 1.4 to...
TEL Staff Development Review (Aug – Dec 2013)
With the end of the year upon us, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the TEL staff development that has taken place at YSJ, between August – December 2013....
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Jorum
What is Jorum? Jorum is the UK’s national digital repository for Open Educational Resources (OERs) or in layman’s terms, it’s a place where you can get loads of free teaching resources. How does it...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: iPads
What is an iPad? I would be very surprised if anybody reading this post hadn’t heard of or used an iPad before. Over the past 10 years, iPads and other tablet/mobile devices have formed...
SEDA: Supporting Learning with Technology (SLT) 2014
SEDA is the professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education. SEDA offers a variety of professional development awards all aimed at enabling staff...
Breakfast Cafe: Screencasting and Podcasting
Screencasts and Podcasts are a great way to provide engaging learning resources to students, whether it’s explaining assessment criteria, summarising the key points of a lecture, or providing video demonstrations. This morning’s Breakfast Cafe saw us...
Helix Media Library User Group 2013
On Friday 29th November I headed down to London Metropolitan Uni for the annual Helix Media Library (HML) User Group meeting. This was my 2nd trip to the User Group meeting, last year I...