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With the recent upgrade to Moodle, there is now a set of new features and activities available to use within your Moodle courses. Here is a quick overview of the new tools. More question types The Quiz activity now has more question types (e.g. Select missing words, Drag and drop into text, etc) offering greater […]
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On the 5th of September all remaining staff and students will be moved to the new version of PebblePad – PebblePad 5. It is anticipated that the work should be complete before 09:00 BST. PebblePad is the University’s web-based ePortfolio and personal learning system. It’s available free to all staff and students for life and […]
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Panagiotis Tziogkidis, Lecturer in Economics, Plymouth Graduate School of Management & Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Business) answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? When I was a student, the use of a projector was extremely rare. And even more rare was the distribution of lecture material […]
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Skype for Business is now available for staff, students and researchers. An introduction to Skype for Business: Do you need to catch up with students out on placement? Are you working on a project with staff at another University or external company? Is your team based across multiple campuses? Do you need to conduct interviews without […]
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Gary Strong, Lecturer in Paramedic Practice in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? Learning to create PowerPoint presentations in the early 2000s. Which digital technology do you use most in your teaching/work practice, and why? PowerPoint, Moodle. Convenience as much […]
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Rob Garraghan, Employability Assistant within the Employability Service answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? Module assessment forms being processed electronically. Which digital technology do you use most in your teaching/work practice, and why? Digital Learning Environment. A system was implemented to reduce administration within the department, […]
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A personal response system is a system of hardware and software that captures answers to questions in proprietary presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint. The hardware is a handheld transmitter that sends and receives data via a wireless infra-red signal (much like a TV remote control handset). The system allows the presenter to ask the […]
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The call for papers, workshops and posters is now open. The conference will focus on sharing best practice in digital learning and involve delegates in future decision making, especially in a time of limited resources. This event will enable key stakeholders to discuss digital learning, horizon scan and learn and share best practice that will […]
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What is the Flipped Classroom? In order to define the flipped classroom, let’s first talk about traditional teaching methods, where the teacher gives a student a task, for example, reading a chapter of a book. This would then be discussed the next day in class and then the student would be given an assignment based […]
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There has been a fair amount of research done since the late 1990s around formative assessment and it has become apparent that the use of formative assessment enhances students’ learning experience (Nicol, 2009) whilst also making a significant contribution to the improvement of retention rates (Yorke, 2005. Yorke & Longden, 2004. Tinto, 1993). Using formative assessment can […]
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PebblePocket is an app powered by PebblePad that lets you quickly create assets on the go. It allows you to edit and save mobile assets on your device and send them to your Pebble+ asset store. It is available for both Apple and Android devices. For more information, access the PebblePocket Moodle page or Staff […]
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Online discussion areas are widely used across all spectrums. For example, if you want to find out how to make a kite, or remove grout haze from ceramic tiles, an internet search for these things will inevitably direct you to at least one online community and an online discussion. They have been used to good effect […]
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The term ‘Blended Learning’ certainly isn’t a new one and has been in common usage for some time now. Some of you may have heard the term and thought no more of it, and some of you may have decided that it isn’t for you, as you might feel face-to-face teaching is the best method. What is blended […]
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Over the summer PebblePad has had minor changes to make your experience easier and more intuitive. When you login to PebblePad you’ll now be greeted with a dashboard that lets you see: what you need to know; what you need to do; what you last worked on and some useful quick links. Pebble+, the place […]
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Xerte Online Toolkits enable users to easily create accessible, interactive, and engaging e-learning resources, with no programming knowledge required. ASTI has been successfully providing this service to users across the University for a number of years. It has been our aim to widen the user-base of this service and integrate it with other University systems and […]
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Plymouth University’s use of technology to advance learning development and excellence has been recognised at an international award ceremony. Two teams from the University achieved successes at the Learning Technologist of the Year Awards, organised by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), including sharing the Community Choice accolade. Staff from Academic Support, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) […]
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ASTI are running a number of Office 365 awareness sessions as part of the Collaboration project. Come along to find out more and how Office 365 can work for you! FRIDAY, 4TH OF SEPTEMBER, PSQ STONEHOUSE LECTURE THEATRE 10:00 – 10:45 THURSDAY, 10TH OF SEPTEMBER, PSQ PLYMOUTH LECTURE THEATRE 15:00 – 15:45 THURSDAY, 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, […]
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Importing and repurposing your Moodle course content for the next academic year If you want to repurpose course material from last year’s courses, it is possible to import some or all of the content to your new 2015/16 courses. For guidance on how to do this, please access the importing content from another moodle course guidance sheet. […]
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We have been nominated for the ALT LT Team of the Year award. Details are at https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/2015-learning-technologist-of-the-year-awards/ There is also a public vote via email or twitter. To tweet for ASTI use the hashtag #LTA4 Suggested tweet is: My vote for #LTAwards #LTA4. Find out more at https://www.alt.ac.uk/LTAwardsVOTE
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ASTI is interested in working with staff who are either planning or delivering distance learning courses. We would like to identify current distance learning providers, those planning to deliver distance learning, and anyone who would like to know more about this area, with a view to sharing and developing good practice. To express an interest […]
Author: Mark Lyndon
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New features and activities in Moodle
With the recent upgrade to Moodle, there is now a set of new features and activities available to use within your Moodle courses. Here is a quick overview of the new tools. More question types The Quiz activity now has more question types (e.g. Select missing words, Drag and drop into text, etc) offering greater […]
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PebblePad Upgrade – 5th September
On the 5th of September all remaining staff and students will be moved to the new version of PebblePad – PebblePad 5. It is anticipated that the work should be complete before 09:00 BST. PebblePad is the University’s web-based ePortfolio and personal learning system. It’s available free to all staff and students for life and […]
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Talking TEL with Panagiotis Tziogkidis
Panagiotis Tziogkidis, Lecturer in Economics, Plymouth Graduate School of Management & Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Business) answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? When I was a student, the use of a projector was extremely rare. And even more rare was the distribution of lecture material […]
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Skype for Business course
Skype for Business is now available for staff, students and researchers. An introduction to Skype for Business: Do you need to catch up with students out on placement? Are you working on a project with staff at another University or external company? Is your team based across multiple campuses? Do you need to conduct interviews without […]
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Talking TEL with Gary Strong
Gary Strong, Lecturer in Paramedic Practice in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? Learning to create PowerPoint presentations in the early 2000s. Which digital technology do you use most in your teaching/work practice, and why? PowerPoint, Moodle. Convenience as much […]
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Talking TEL with Rob Garraghan
Rob Garraghan, Employability Assistant within the Employability Service answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? Module assessment forms being processed electronically. Which digital technology do you use most in your teaching/work practice, and why? Digital Learning Environment. A system was implemented to reduce administration within the department, […]
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Personal response systems
A personal response system is a system of hardware and software that captures answers to questions in proprietary presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint. The hardware is a handheld transmitter that sends and receives data via a wireless infra-red signal (much like a TV remote control handset). The system allows the presenter to ask the […]
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Digital Learning: Technology, Practice and Policy Conference (29 June 2016)
The call for papers, workshops and posters is now open. The conference will focus on sharing best practice in digital learning and involve delegates in future decision making, especially in a time of limited resources. This event will enable key stakeholders to discuss digital learning, horizon scan and learn and share best practice that will […]
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The flipped classroom
What is the Flipped Classroom? In order to define the flipped classroom, let’s first talk about traditional teaching methods, where the teacher gives a student a task, for example, reading a chapter of a book. This would then be discussed the next day in class and then the student would be given an assignment based […]
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Online quizzes and formative assessment
There has been a fair amount of research done since the late 1990s around formative assessment and it has become apparent that the use of formative assessment enhances students’ learning experience (Nicol, 2009) whilst also making a significant contribution to the improvement of retention rates (Yorke, 2005. Yorke & Longden, 2004. Tinto, 1993). Using formative assessment can […]
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PebblePocket app
PebblePocket is an app powered by PebblePad that lets you quickly create assets on the go. It allows you to edit and save mobile assets on your device and send them to your Pebble+ asset store. It is available for both Apple and Android devices. For more information, access the PebblePocket Moodle page or Staff […]
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Online discussion forums
Online discussion areas are widely used across all spectrums. For example, if you want to find out how to make a kite, or remove grout haze from ceramic tiles, an internet search for these things will inevitably direct you to at least one online community and an online discussion. They have been used to good effect […]
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Blended Learning
The term ‘Blended Learning’ certainly isn’t a new one and has been in common usage for some time now. Some of you may have heard the term and thought no more of it, and some of you may have decided that it isn’t for you, as you might feel face-to-face teaching is the best method. What is blended […]
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Your new look PebblePad
Over the summer PebblePad has had minor changes to make your experience easier and more intuitive. When you login to PebblePad you’ll now be greeted with a dashboard that lets you see: what you need to know; what you need to do; what you last worked on and some useful quick links. Pebble+, the place […]
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Xerte Online Toolkits – moving forward
Xerte Online Toolkits enable users to easily create accessible, interactive, and engaging e-learning resources, with no programming knowledge required. ASTI has been successfully providing this service to users across the University for a number of years. It has been our aim to widen the user-base of this service and integrate it with other University systems and […]
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Awards recognise digital innovation
Plymouth University’s use of technology to advance learning development and excellence has been recognised at an international award ceremony. Two teams from the University achieved successes at the Learning Technologist of the Year Awards, organised by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), including sharing the Community Choice accolade. Staff from Academic Support, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) […]
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Office 365 awareness sessions
ASTI are running a number of Office 365 awareness sessions as part of the Collaboration project. Come along to find out more and how Office 365 can work for you! FRIDAY, 4TH OF SEPTEMBER, PSQ STONEHOUSE LECTURE THEATRE 10:00 – 10:45 THURSDAY, 10TH OF SEPTEMBER, PSQ PLYMOUTH LECTURE THEATRE 15:00 – 15:45 THURSDAY, 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, […]
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Preparing your courses for the new academic year
Importing and repurposing your Moodle course content for the next academic year If you want to repurpose course material from last year’s courses, it is possible to import some or all of the content to your new 2015/16 courses. For guidance on how to do this, please access the importing content from another moodle course guidance sheet. […]
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Learning Technologists team of the year – ALT nomination
We have been nominated for the ALT LT Team of the Year award. Details are at https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/2015-learning-technologist-of-the-year-awards/ There is also a public vote via email or twitter. To tweet for ASTI use the hashtag #LTA4 Suggested tweet is: My vote for #LTAwards #LTA4. Find out more at https://www.alt.ac.uk/LTAwardsVOTE
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Distance learning interest group
ASTI is interested in working with staff who are either planning or delivering distance learning courses. We would like to identify current distance learning providers, those planning to deliver distance learning, and anyone who would like to know more about this area, with a view to sharing and developing good practice. To express an interest […]