@ York St John University
If you’re on the lookout for some professional development in 2017, there are a couple of MOOCs starting in January that may be of interest. MOOC means ‘Massive Online Open Course’. They are usually...
What is it? When I attended ALT-C in September I saw a demo of Meetoo, which had only recently moved into offering to Education, a tool that allows you to engage with your audience...
It’s that time of year again; only so many shopping days until Christmas, Mariah Carey, Shakin’ Stevens & Slade on an eternal loop and the, now annual, “12 Apps of Christmas” emails dropping into...
What is it? There are quite a few ways that you can make your Moodle course more interactive and encourage student engagement. One method is using the Quiz activity module, this allows you to design...
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...
What is it? AnswerGarden is a free site (and app) that allows audience participation, with participants able to type answers in that appear in a word cloud. You share the link to your AnswerGarden with your learners who simply...
Learn with Lynda is back after a busy first month of term. Blended Learning Fundamentals is a 1h 37m course designed to equip those who teach with the knowledge and skills to embed blended...
Throughout this academic year, the TEL team will be delivering a series of lunchtime workshops. These sessions will cover a range of tools and technologies available at the institution for enhancing teaching, learning and...
Last week I attended the 10th annual ALT Conference, it was a three day event held at the University of Warwick from 6-8th September, and my first conference experience. With just three weeks experience in my...
Key messages from the 2016 UCISA TEL Survey At this year’s ALT-C conference, fellow UCISA ASG committee member, Richard Walker led a discussion session on: ‘Open and flexible learning opportunities for all? Findings from...
