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  • November 7, 2011

    Library search now available

    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 Items they have requested Any…

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  • November 7, 2011

    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…

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  • October 31, 2011

    ResponseCard Anywhere

    Voting on the move or ’Anywhere’ come to that. Without a doubt, one of the most exciting things to come out of the 20 Century is our ability to create and communicate digital information, and loads of it. It’s not quite instant, but we are getting there and at a rapid pace. Which brings me…

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  • October 13, 2011

    Mobile with Plymouth University has arrived!

    Plymouth 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: iTunes (Apps are available for the iPhone and iPad) Android Market any mobile device with a web browser by going to mobile.plymouth.ac.uk Current…

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  • October 13, 2011

    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…

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  • October 11, 2011

    Turnitin: some quick tips

    A couple of queries about using Turnitin land in my inbox regularly so I thought a couple of short guides might be in order. The first is a reminder of how to set Turnitin assignments so that they are checked for originality against the Web and journals but not submitted to the Turnitin database. This…

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  • October 9, 2011

    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…

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  • June 30, 2011

    QMP Recently Asked Questions

    Sid White (Learning Technologist), Joan Gavin (Learning Technologist), Carolyn Gentle (Learning Development) at Plymouth University and Vivienne Shaughnessy at Questionmark answer questions raised in a recent UP QMP user survey: Contents: 1: Setting up a test 1a: I am interested in starting out with QMP, is it difficult to use? 1b: I was shown how…

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  • June 9, 2011

    The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Showcase Day, to be held on 6th July, is less than a month away!

    This is the last chance to register interest in presenting at this event! If you have used technology to enhance teaching and would like to share your experiences with others at this event please email a paragraph about the work you have been doing to asti@plymouth.ac.uk by next Wednesday 15th June, so we can include…

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  • May 26, 2011

    University of Plymouth OER update

    If you want an update on the University’s Open Educational Resources projects the project teams have just produced  a newsletter detailing activity and progress. Download the University of Plymouth’s OER Newsletter

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  • May 23, 2011

    ‘ME’ time: making the web work for you creatively

    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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  • May 4, 2011

    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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  • March 10, 2011

    JISC RSC South West Project Expo Event 2011

    A number of University of Plymouth projects (the 3 OER projects, Pineapple and Building Capacity) will be presenting at this event. JISC RSC South West Project Expo Event 2011 Taunton Rugby Club, 6th April 2011 -PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE- JISC is at the heart of UK Further and Higher education, driving the innovative use of technology to support the sector’s activity and…

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  • March 4, 2011

    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…

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  • February 8, 2011

    Turnitin – originality checking tool

    Turnitin is an Internet-based originality checking tool which allows documents to be compared with content on the Internet, in  journals and an archive of previously submitted works for any matching content. The system is based entirely online allowing users to access it from any Internet enabled computer, anywhere and at any time. This is a…

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  • January 31, 2011

    JISC Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants 2011

    JISC has announced its latest call for funding proposals for projects to undertake work under the sixth round of its Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants Programme. JISC wishes to fund one year projects and activities (up to £50,000) that fit with the vision, outcomes and principles of the JISC e-Learning programme and support innovative approaches…

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  • January 4, 2011

    IPR and Copyright

    IPR Intellectual Property (IP) is any tangible result of having an idea and can be protected for the owner under a number of different IP rights (IPR) including patent, design, trademark and copyright law. Information about the types and scope of IPR can be found at the UK government’s Intellectual Property Office web site. The JISC funded Web2Rights project has considered the use of…

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  • January 1, 2011

    QuestionMark Perception

    QuestionMark Perception (QMP) is an online assessment and reporting tool used at Plymouth University. QMP allows you to create a library of questions, which when brought together, allow you to build excellent online assessments for your students. Students access scheduled assessments through a virtual learning environment and results can then be viewed online or downloaded as necessary. The…

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  • December 20, 2010

    Find open media (images, video and music)

    <New version to be replaced shortly> There’s lots of content you can legally use to enhance web publications if you know where to look. Images Photo Pin is a web-based tool that searches creative commons photos for you to use in your blog/ website. Just type in what you’re searching for, preview the photo and…

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  • December 20, 2010

    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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