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Author: Mimi Lee

360 camera review by Peter Morgan

20th October 202120th October 2021
Mimi Lee
News

Digital Learning Media team have some kit to loan out to encourage everyone to have a go at creating their own media. Recently, Peter Morgan from the School of Geography and Environmental Science requested the loan of the Nikon Keymission

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Media’s interesting project for June

360 image of a hospital ward
15th July 202115th July 2021
Mimi Lee
Case study, Innovation

Amongst the various media assets we produce to support and enhance education, 360 virtual tours is one that is growing in popularity. Whether it’s to view on Youtube, Thinglink or upload onto a VR headset, 360 images and videos empower

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Digital Learning Media team to launch film school Summer 2021

13th April 202120th April 2021
Mimi Lee
News

At the start of the pandemic, the Media Development team produced the Video Survival Guide to help staff get the basics right for producing videos from home. Continuing the University’s strategy to enhance the quality of our online offering, the Digital Learning team are now setting up a broader Film School for later in 2021.

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Biological Sciences practical videos and skull virtual lab

lab experiment
21st December 202021st December 2020
Mimi Lee
News

About the project With online education still very much a hot topic, the Media team have been busy producing several teaching resources for Biological Sciences in the run up to the Christmas holidays. To date, we have produced 6 practical

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Articulate Rise 360

Four stick figures celebrating under a Rise logo.
3rd September 202017th February 2021
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, News, Tech tips

Earlier this month, I was given access to an Articulate 360 license which included a whole load of goodies developed by Articulate; Storyline 360, Studio 360, Replay 360 and Peek 360, Review 360 and Rise 360. From this bundle, I

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Using webcams and mobile phones for filming

Group of people having a video conference.
18th June 202024th November 2020
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, News

As the saying goes “The Show must go on” …. And throughout this COVID19 pandemic, this saying very much reflects on the work of our academic staff who are doing a sterling job in ensuring that teaching continues, albeit more

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Filming from a different perspective

Filming set up at home.
15th May 202029th October 2020
Mimi Lee
News, Tech tips

During this lockdown period, our learning designer colleagues from the Digital Learning team have been extremely busy delivering three webinars a week on using university supported tools for online learning. We, at the media team have also been looking at

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Virtual Lab: an alternative way to support students

A female university student studies in her room.
26th March 202016th May 2020
Mimi Lee
News

With the recent announcement of the temporary closure of the University due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Digital Learning team is now more focussed than ever on how we can support the delivery of effective online learning for both students

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Virtual Reality for Education

Student and teacher using VR
28th August 201929th August 2019
Mimi Lee
News

What is Virtual Reality (VR)? Here in the Digital Learning team, we are constantly looking into new tools and technologies that will enhance education. This year was no exception as we invested time and effort into the world of Virtual

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Getting ready for take off

A flying drone
2nd August 20192nd August 2019
Mimi Lee
News

PfCO, what is it and why do we need it? Here in the Digital Learning team, we have owned a ‘Phantom 4’ drone for many years but have never used it to its full capacity. We have, however, produced a

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Community of Practice: The basics of video production

Attendee trying out a camera
28th May 201925th February 2020
Mimi Lee
Events, News

As part of the Community of Practice sessions held monthly by the Digital Learning team, Joe Brett from the Digital Learning Media team presented an introductory talk on how to produce videos using modest filming equipment: a handycam/smartphone, audio recorder

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Using my phone to capture photos and videos

16th May 201929th May 2019
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, Tech tips

I bought my Samsung Galaxy S8+ phone last March after reading reviews about its ability to take good quality photos and videos. Since owning it, I’ve not really had a chance to test it for producing videos at a professional

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Accessibility for Articulate storyline – Are you WCAG compliant?

Close up of a pen and a notebook.
28th January 20191st December 2020
Mimi Lee
News

Here in the Digital Media team, we are busy updating our eLearning content to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG 2.1) AA level to ensure that our learning content is usable by the majority of learners. I am mindful

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Interact with your students – via YouTube Live

Close up of a camera viewfinder on a dark background.
1st November 20182nd May 2019
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, Tech tips

The Digital Learning team have been involved in developing Open Online Courses, in collaboration with various faculties, for the past four years and have successfully completed approximately twenty courses during this time. They are hosted on the Futurelearn platform (www.futurelearn.com/)

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Using graphics to help redesign the Online MA in Blackboard

Banner for the MA in English Language.
18th October 20182nd May 2019
Mimi Lee
Case study

I am so excited to share with you a Blackboard design project that I recently worked on for Charlotte Everitt, Senior Teaching fellow in Modern Languages. Charlotte was in the process of migrating the MA in ELT: Online programme from

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Oculus Here we GO!

5th September 201816th May 2020
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, Events, Innovation

One of the best things about my job in the Digital Learning team is that I get to play/test new technology to enhance learning. One new emerging technology is the Oculus Go Virtual Reality headset. In the past we have built

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What is Articulate Storyline?

iPad with the words '2 storylines' on it.
5th December 20172nd December 2020
Mimi Lee
Tech tips

By now, you may have heard of Articulate Storyline being mentioned around the University. Alternatively, perhaps you know a colleague who has access to the software. If not then Articulate Storyline is authoring software used to build interactive content to

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