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Problems in education are rarely unique: my solution or experience might help you. That’s at the heart of ALT-C, the annual conference of the Association of Learning Technologists. A key theme of this year’s conference was “moving from the practical
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10 ways to ensure your digital media is effective every time. This short guide provides an opportunity for academics and expert contributors to think about the media that they create for courses, whether that’s video, audio podcast, illustration, photograph or
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By Adam Warren I have vivid memories from primary school in the 1960s, where the curtains in the main hall were drawn and in the gloom we sat and watched a BBC schools’ broadcast about volcanoes on a black-and-white television. Fast-forward
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At one of the first meetings that I attended at the University, a programme validation panel, I asked what mechanisms were in place for students to provide feedback and discuss their work. “My door is always open” came the reply
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This post was generated in preparation for a 5-minute talk for MEIN — Medical Education Innovation Network. Conference: Monday 25th September, University Hospital Southampton Podcasting is powerful, persuasive, articulate and easy to make, and a challenge to make well. Why? Firstly
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This week saw the launch of MEIN – Medical Education Innovation Network, with a half-day conference at the Institute for Development Sciences at University Hospital Southampton. The conference brought together health professionals, educators and students to discuss the future of medical
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Notes from the H5P conference, Tromsø, Norway, 11–13th September 2017 Empowering educators Around two years ago we were looking for ways to bring activities into web pages and increase the opportunity for students and educators to start to use WordPress
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On 14 September, the University’s RAP (Researching Assessment Practices) initiative hosted a conference that aimed to share some of the innovative work being done across the institution. It’s title was What Works in Assessment and Feedback: Simply Better, clearly signalling
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Why Virtual? The 2016 NMC Horizon Report described Virtual Reality in Higher Education as “…[providing] contextual learning experiences that foster exploration of real world data in virtual surroundings”. Interest in, and use of, virtual and augmented reality is
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Vevox (formerly known as Meetoo) is an online polling system that is being piloted on a large scale in the University this academic year, following successful initial trials. The aim is to replace the clicker (zapper) devices with
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Following up my post about uploading Storyline content to EdShare, this one describes how you can embed Storyline content on a page in Blackboard. You use the <iframe> function, which embeds one web page within another. This works for VGA
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Over the summer, you may be updating your module’s ‘virtual learning environment’ in readiness for the new academic year. If you are looking for inspiration, there is plenty on offer from this year’s Blackboard & VLE Awards. There has been
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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
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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
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July’s eCoffee took us on a tour through some of the tools we have explored over the year, with a chance to catch up with colleagues who have been putting them into action. The LifeLab team have introduced the LifeSaver
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Who are you? The Digital Learning Team is made up of 12 people with a wide range of skills, expertise and interests. We challenge you to discover which of the team: is a Royal Television Society award winner went to
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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
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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.
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Final year medical student Callum Taylor led this month’s e-coffee@SGH session, with an inspiring look at some of the tools, projects and platforms that can help engage students. It was packed full of useful tips and information and showcased some
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New technologies have simplified the creation of immersive learning experiences, for example virtual field-trips.
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(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
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Now into its fifth year, the 2017 Blackboard & VLE Awards competition has seen an increasing number of courses supported by exemplary use and design of their virtual learning environment. This year’s awards event featured a mix of familiar and new faces:
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Twitter was a popular theme for April’s e-coffee@SGH, with a great turnout to hear Penny Lee from Medicine’s Marketing team share lots of tips for top Tweeting. Penny gave a brilliant presentation ‘Twitter for Scientists’, explaining what might be the
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Students have contributed a record number of nominations for this year’s Blackboard & VLE Awards, sharing valuable feedback about what is most useful in a course site. It is evident that many courses offer students a fantastic online learning experience alongside the
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Video and social media are now important tools that can help researchers publicise their work to a wider audience.
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In this month’s e-coffee@SGH session, Daryl Peel from the Digital Learning team demonstrated two tools that can help users familiarise themselves with a physical space, or even use a physical space to help familiarise users with a topic. ActionBound offers
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February’s e-coffee session was led by Sarah Fielding, exploring possible uses of Thinglink, a tool for making interactive diagrams and videos. Signing up for a basic account gives you access to upload 2D images and label these with a series of
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December’s e-coffee@SGH explored some of the 12 apps of Christmas recommended by Dublin Institute of Technology and Regent’s University London. Both discuss how the apps suggested can be used in education, with case studies and examples. Sway is increasingly being
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e-coffee@SGH builds on the iPAD coffee clubs that previously took place at SGH, exploring the use of mobile devices, but also sharing wider experiences and ideas around the use of technology. This month we looked at tools for creating quizzes and simple
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Articulate Storyline is one of several excellent software tools that can be used to create rich interactive learning resources.
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