Author: learnsoton

14 December 20172 December 2020

Google Keep is a free, simple notetaking service with apps on Android and iOS, which can be also used on the web via a google account. Notes can easily be integrated with Google Docs. I use an android phone, a

12 posts of Christmas: 9 presentations. An iPad surrounded by presents to represent Panopto presentations.

11 December 20172 December 2020

Improving assessment reliability and student experience with a particular focus on student feedback and opportunities for reflection A general criticism of many areas of learning in HE has been around the quality of student feedback. If students have taken part

12 Posts of Christmas. An image of an iPad surrounded by presents. Text on the iPad says 6 Panopto quizzes to represent active learning using Panopto recordings.

Innovation, News, Tech tips

Lecture capture using Panopto can help students revise, work around timetable clashes, catch up missed sessions and assist with a wide range of learning differences and disabilities. But this is still a very basic use of a technology that offers

12 Posts of Christmas. An image of an iPad surrounded by presents. Text on the iPad says 5 gold things.

And this is the last post of the AppBonanza. I know it’s sad but you still have a few more days of apps, tech and other stuff to look forward to. This post will cover two apps: Alfred and Wox.

In the modern world of hyper-tech, everybody has some type of mobile device be it iPhone, iPad, Windows mobile devices, and even more. Each of these devices uses a slightly different Operating System (OS), iOS, Windows, Linux, etc. the ability

2 apps instead of 1? You lucky people! I’ve decided to have a good look at some PDF Readers. The reason behind this is because we all need to read PDFs at some point or another and normally you do

How to get organised and keep track of your lists using Trello for project management. My line manager is asking what I’ve done this month, we spent over an hour discussing the projects I have been doing and showing my

6 December 20172 December 2020

Today is a special day. Every two hours from 09:00-17:00 we will send you a new post with information and advice on some of the most useful apps available for mobiles, desktops and laptops. Get ready and read on! The

12 posts of Christmas: 3 podcasts. An image of an iPad with 3 podcasts written on it, surrounded by presents to represent podcasting.

15 November 20179 August 2019

Podcasting is another wonderful way to bring Christmas cheer. Whether it’s sharing your conversations, creating a platform for your thoughts and ideas, finding friends and bringing them together; podcasting is a chance to draw audiences into your experience and talk

14 November 20179 August 2019

Events

By Daryl Peel It’s time to get out your diaries. Thursday 16th November 2017, at the staff club on Highfield campus. Opened your diary and got that ready? Good! So what are you getting ready to go to? The Digital

1 August 201714 October 2019

News

by Daryl Peel Blackboard achievements have often been overlooked by learning designers, seen as a bit of a throwaway carrot to encourage students to take part in various activities in Blackboard. Admittedly, we need to be careful when implementing achievements

A joystick and eight cables plugged into a black box with blue lights.

27 July 20179 August 2019

Events, Innovation

by Daryl Peel The Playful Learning Conference in Manchester is run on an annual basis and for Learning Designers who focus on playful learning design it’s the highlight of the year. Three days of fun activities, inspiring keynotes, networking

Cassette with the words 'The 90s' on it.

5 July 20171 December 2020

News

by Daryl Peel Newsletters have been coming out of various departments at the University of Southampton for a long long time and the Digital Learning Team is no exception. This post will appear once a month with the Digital Learning

A screenshot from EdShare with the folder icon highlighted.

Tech tips

EdShare is the University’s institutional repository for learning resources, making them accessible by all members of the University. This is in contrast with resources uploaded to Blackboard, which can only be viewed by students enrolled on the relevant module. Staff and students

A graphic showing four students, graded with percentages 51% (- 12), 68% (+ 68), 63% (+ 0), 70% (+ 7). Text above reads "Rewarding contributions but the average remains the same".

30 June 20175 July 2023

9 June 201715 August 2023

The ability to work as part of a team is an essential skill for graduates, and most programmes include opportunities for students to develop it through participation in group projects. This is not always an easy experience for students who are used to individual assignments, and there are often tensions around communication and contribution. In particular, students are very unhappy if team members perceived as ‘free-loaders’ get the same shared grade as those who have done all the work.

Screenshot of ThingLink user interface, showing a video of seabirds being added to an image.

Case study, Creating content

New technologies have simplified the creation of immersive learning experiences, for example virtual field-trips.

Birds-eye view of people drinking coffee around a table with laptop and tablet used to represent ecoffee at SGH.

26 May 201715 August 2023

22 March 201715 August 2023

Tech tips

(Scott Border @ SGH, 2017) May’s e-coffee@SGH was all about making videos and had one of the best turnouts with attendees getting excited to see Dr Scott Border from Anatomy within Medicine discussing his journey creating podcasts and videos for

A behind-the-scenes view of shooting an outreach video. A male and female colleague are being filmed having a discussion, seated at a desk with documents in front of them.

15 September 201615 August 2023

Video and social media are now important tools that can help researchers publicise their work to a wider audience.

15 September 20165 July 2023

Articulate Storyline is one of several excellent software tools that can be used to create rich interactive learning resources.

A microphone is in front of a laptop and headphones. The laptop displays audio recording software.

13 June 201615 August 2023

Creating content

Audio is a great education resource that students can use while travelling, waiting or working. It is easy to create, and students value the ‘human touch’ that voice offers compared with conventional texts.