Category: Engagement & Collaboration

  • One of the problems of working in a large organisation is linking events and knowledge between departments and sharing best practice. Without having a protocol for absolutely everything, and enabling creativity and innovation to take a forefront in how we work, how can we collaborate and form these links between staff students, between schools and […]

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  • ‘eGo’ make the web work for you! from Flea Palmer Note: Presentation updated Feb. 2013 to reflect LinkedIn Profile changes and include Pinterest as a portfolio tool.. This new presentation was created in response to a graduate workshop I ran in collaboration with the Careers Department as part of their ‘Boost Your Confidence’ series of […]

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  • TurningPoint is a Personal Response System (PRS) which allows the classroom to become more interactive and engaging, it improves concentration, motivation and supports the student voice during face-to-face learning.TurningPoint enables lecturers to embed question polling in their presentations and allow learners to answer them with the aid of individual electronic clickers. Asking multiple questions with this technology is […]

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  • To celebrate Safer Internet Day we present the movie ‘Facing the Consequences’ with added interactivity, enabled by Viewbix. Viewbix allows you to add a links to further information, in this case, Facebook’s Privacy Resources page. You can also add an RSS feed, in this example it points to Dan Schawbel’s ‘Student Branding Blog’; a QR […]

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  • The Plymouth App, Mobile with Plymouth University, now has the capability for users to search the Plymouth Library. The new Library icon will appear the next time Mobile with Plymouth University is started. This new functionality  of Mobile with Plymouth University allows users to view their library record and have access to: Items they have on loan […]

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  •   The University has just released a set of mobile friendly information called Mobile With Plymouth University. Mobile With Plymouth University, allows students, both current and prospective, to access comprehensive information about Plymouth University. Mobile with Plymouth University is available from the iTunes (Apps are available for the iPhone and iPad) Android Market any mobile device with a […]

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  • eGo: using the web safely & confidently to promote yourself through networking on Prezi A workshop presentation introducing students to tools on the web to enhance professional social networking How to view… Press the play button (grey arrow) to start the presentation. Next click on the circle icon to centre the presentation and click on […]

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  • eBooks

    eBooks are just like traditional paperback books except they are electronic copies that you read on electronic devices such as computers, mobile or tablet devices. Just like traditional books, they can contain both text and images but also offer a host of benefits (see below), however they are not always attuned to everybody’s taste and […]

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  • Here is the final video as described in a previous post, which we hope will remind students how, in the real world, they have many different types of relationships with people and to be aware that this is also the case online. How you present your digital self is crucial, as is being careful about […]

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  • Social Bookmarking

    Social Bookmarking enables you to save, organise and share your bookmarked pages. As tools are web-based, you can view your bookmarks from any computer. Diigo is one such free tool that allows you, once you have registered, to download a toolbar so that you can quickly and easily save, annotate and share your bookmarks. Another […]

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  • OK – just missed Halloween (doh!) but here’s a cautionary tale about the possible perils of using social networking sites… Open publication – Free publishing – More privacy I was asked by Lee Wright, a Lecturer in Midwifery, to create a resource to advise Health & Midwifery students about using social networking sites. Working with […]

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  • New Facebook Groups

    Facebook recently modified its ‘Groups’ feature to provide a range of functionality that will certainly help make it more useful to those of us using Facebook within our teaching practice, albeit with a few challenges. There is some further description in this post by allfacebook.com.  You will see that now, everyone can post links, photos, videos […]

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  • myBrand aims to support and advise students in using the web to promote themselves and their work safely and confidently. It provides links to resources supporting e-literacy skills, identity-management, e-safety and legal considerations. Previously available as a webfolio, it has now been re-vamped and re-branded as eGo and is available as an e-book which can […]

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  • As you may know, the Plymouth University has now signed up to iTunes U and our aim is to launch in the Autumn with an initial offering of video and podcast material. This material will span activities across the whole University and will be visible in the UK and across the world. The purpose of […]

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  • Making a podcast requires recording equipment for either sound or video with sound. The most basic items are a microphone for making audio podcasts and a video camera with microphone for making video podcasts. Other kit might be useful, for example, equipment to improve the environment in which the material is recorded, headphones for reviewing […]

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  • Podcasting Tips

    A successful podcast needs to be well planned and recorded at high quality. Narration should be clear and target media, i.e. mobile devices, considered. To record a really professional quality podcast contact Plymouth University TV & Broadcast Services. The only charge is for materials such as video tapes and DVDs. However, if you want to […]

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  • Following on from Lawrie Phipps’s presentation we are now able to link to the video of Post 92 to Post digital http://video.plymouth.ac.uk/tvb/12-02-10Post92_to_PostDigitalLP.wmv Post 92 to Post Digital

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  • Post 92 to Post Digital

    On Friday 12th February Lawrie Phipps, (JISC Programme Manager, Users and Innovation) gave the inaugural presentation for the University’s Teaching and Learning Directorate’s  ‘Talking about Teaching’ seminar series. Lawrie, who in a previous career, was one of the Univeristy’s first Learning Technologists in the mid 1990s before moving onto TechDis and JISC  gave an excellent […]

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  • Again, this is taken from the PowerPoint presentation by Dr Simon Ball, Senior Advisor, JISC TechDis Services (January 2008). Please note – wherever you are on the spectrum from ‘technically savvy’ to ‘a bit nervous of trying new things’, you should find something that works for you (hopefully)! Instant Presenter Instant Presenter is pay-per-use webcasting software. This screenshot shows […]

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  • Accessibility is the process of making something (a discrete as a web page or Word document, or as broad as ‘the student experience’) fit for purpose for all potential users. This means producing resources or experiences that each user can interact with appropriately – but it does not mean that all resources must be equally […]

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  • Innovate, Create, Collaborate. with Google +.

    One of the problems of working in a large organisation is linking events and knowledge between departments and sharing best practice. Without having a protocol for absolutely everything, and enabling creativity and innovation to take a forefront in how we work, how can we collaborate and form these links between staff students, between schools and […]

  • eGo: make the web work for You!

    ‘eGo’ make the web work for you! from Flea Palmer Note: Presentation updated Feb. 2013 to reflect LinkedIn Profile changes and include Pinterest as a portfolio tool.. This new presentation was created in response to a graduate workshop I ran in collaboration with the Careers Department as part of their ‘Boost Your Confidence’ series of […]

  • TurningPoint: using an interactive response system to unlock student achievement

    TurningPoint is a Personal Response System (PRS) which allows the classroom to become more interactive and engaging, it improves concentration, motivation and supports the student voice during face-to-face learning.TurningPoint enables lecturers to embed question polling in their presentations and allow learners to answer them with the aid of individual electronic clickers. Asking multiple questions with this technology is […]

  • Facing the Consequences …with Viewbix

    To celebrate Safer Internet Day we present the movie ‘Facing the Consequences’ with added interactivity, enabled by Viewbix. Viewbix allows you to add a links to further information, in this case, Facebook’s Privacy Resources page. You can also add an RSS feed, in this example it points to Dan Schawbel’s ‘Student Branding Blog’; a QR […]

  • Library search now available in Mobile with Plymouth

    The Plymouth App, Mobile with Plymouth University, now has the capability for users to search the Plymouth Library. The new Library icon will appear the next time Mobile with Plymouth University is started. This new functionality  of Mobile with Plymouth University allows users to view their library record and have access to: Items they have on loan […]

  • Mobile with Plymouth University

      The University has just released a set of mobile friendly information called Mobile With Plymouth University. Mobile With Plymouth University, allows students, both current and prospective, to access comprehensive information about Plymouth University. Mobile with Plymouth University is available from the iTunes (Apps are available for the iPhone and iPad) Android Market any mobile device with a […]

  • eGo: using the web safely & confidently to promote yourself through networking

    eGo: using the web safely & confidently to promote yourself through networking on Prezi A workshop presentation introducing students to tools on the web to enhance professional social networking How to view… Press the play button (grey arrow) to start the presentation. Next click on the circle icon to centre the presentation and click on […]

  • eBooks

    eBooks are just like traditional paperback books except they are electronic copies that you read on electronic devices such as computers, mobile or tablet devices. Just like traditional books, they can contain both text and images but also offer a host of benefits (see below), however they are not always attuned to everybody’s taste and […]

  • Facing the consequences… a social networking horror story – the movie!

    Here is the final video as described in a previous post, which we hope will remind students how, in the real world, they have many different types of relationships with people and to be aware that this is also the case online. How you present your digital self is crucial, as is being careful about […]

  • Social Bookmarking

    Social Bookmarking enables you to save, organise and share your bookmarked pages. As tools are web-based, you can view your bookmarks from any computer. Diigo is one such free tool that allows you, once you have registered, to download a toolbar so that you can quickly and easily save, annotate and share your bookmarks. Another […]

  • Facing the consequences… a social networking horror story!

    OK – just missed Halloween (doh!) but here’s a cautionary tale about the possible perils of using social networking sites… Open publication – Free publishing – More privacy I was asked by Lee Wright, a Lecturer in Midwifery, to create a resource to advise Health & Midwifery students about using social networking sites. Working with […]

  • New Facebook Groups

    Facebook recently modified its ‘Groups’ feature to provide a range of functionality that will certainly help make it more useful to those of us using Facebook within our teaching practice, albeit with a few challenges. There is some further description in this post by allfacebook.com.  You will see that now, everyone can post links, photos, videos […]

  • eGo – the new myBrand as an eBook

    myBrand aims to support and advise students in using the web to promote themselves and their work safely and confidently. It provides links to resources supporting e-literacy skills, identity-management, e-safety and legal considerations. Previously available as a webfolio, it has now been re-vamped and re-branded as eGo and is available as an e-book which can […]

  • iTunes U and Plymouth University

    As you may know, the Plymouth University has now signed up to iTunes U and our aim is to launch in the Autumn with an initial offering of video and podcast material. This material will span activities across the whole University and will be visible in the UK and across the world. The purpose of […]

  • Podcasting Equipment

    Making a podcast requires recording equipment for either sound or video with sound. The most basic items are a microphone for making audio podcasts and a video camera with microphone for making video podcasts. Other kit might be useful, for example, equipment to improve the environment in which the material is recorded, headphones for reviewing […]

  • Podcasting Tips

    A successful podcast needs to be well planned and recorded at high quality. Narration should be clear and target media, i.e. mobile devices, considered. To record a really professional quality podcast contact Plymouth University TV & Broadcast Services. The only charge is for materials such as video tapes and DVDs. However, if you want to […]

  • Post 92 to Post digital, the video

    Following on from Lawrie Phipps’s presentation we are now able to link to the video of Post 92 to Post digital http://video.plymouth.ac.uk/tvb/12-02-10Post92_to_PostDigitalLP.wmv Post 92 to Post Digital

  • Post 92 to Post Digital

    On Friday 12th February Lawrie Phipps, (JISC Programme Manager, Users and Innovation) gave the inaugural presentation for the University’s Teaching and Learning Directorate’s  ‘Talking about Teaching’ seminar series. Lawrie, who in a previous career, was one of the Univeristy’s first Learning Technologists in the mid 1990s before moving onto TechDis and JISC  gave an excellent […]

  • Technologies you can use [easily] to develop Inclusive Learning

    Again, this is taken from the PowerPoint presentation by Dr Simon Ball, Senior Advisor, JISC TechDis Services (January 2008). Please note – wherever you are on the spectrum from ‘technically savvy’ to ‘a bit nervous of trying new things’, you should find something that works for you (hopefully)! Instant Presenter Instant Presenter is pay-per-use webcasting software. This screenshot shows […]

  • Accessibility and Usability

    Accessibility is the process of making something (a discrete as a web page or Word document, or as broad as ‘the student experience’) fit for purpose for all potential users. This means producing resources or experiences that each user can interact with appropriately – but it does not mean that all resources must be equally […]