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Why not use a comic strip to introduce a topic or put across a key message? The above was created using toonlet, who describe their site as ‘webcomic blogging in minutes’. It’s very quick and easy to create. Once you’ve registered you’re presented with a blank comic strip template with text and speech boxes that…
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Fieldwork is central to the culture, practices and pedagogy of geography, earth and environmental sciences, and many other disciplines, including biosciences, built environment, religious studies and the social sciences. It can be defined, in the context of student learning, as “any arena or zone within a subject where supervised learning can take place via first-hand…
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The EDOR Project is funded as part of the JISC/HEA Phase 2 of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Open Material for Accredited Courses (OMAC) Programme. The EDOR Project aims to establish a collection of critically evaluated teaching materials on a range of educational and staff development topics for the broader UK HE community. All materials…
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The Learning from WOeRK project is funded through the Higher Education Academy/JISC Open Educational Resources Programme – Phase 2. The Learning from WOeRK Project will produce open resources which support learning in the workplace and continuing professional development (CPD). Resources equivalent to 360 credits are being developed under 3 broad themes: learning through work, research…
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The University of Plymouth currently has three Open Educational Resources (OER) projects funded by JISC and the Higher Education Academy. These projects are funded from Phase 2 of the HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resources (OER) programme, managed jointly by the Higher Education Academy and JISC. The programme runs between August 2010 and August 2011, it will build on and…
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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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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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ELESIG (Evaluation of Learners’ Experiences of e-Learning Special Interest Group) is an international community of researchers and practitioners from HE and FE who work together to share knowledge and practice. On Wednesday 6th October I attended the above event to find out about the work involved in the JISC funded SLiDA Project – a study of…
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One of the key elements of the Univeristy of Plymouth’s Building Capacity project is learning from the JISC funded Learning Literacies for a Digital Age (LLiDA) project. In order to fully benefit from the LLiDA experience we are working with Helen Beetham, an expert in this area. Helen recently facilitated a workshop for us to…
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One of the key elements of the Univeristy of Plymouth’s Building Capacity project is learning from the JISC funded Learning Literacies for a Digital Age (LLiDA) project. In order to fully benefit from the LLiDA experience we are working with Helen Beetham, an expert in this area. Helen recently facilitated a workshop for us to…
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Having just returned from ALT-C 2010 I picked up on a couple of interesting reports. The first of these is the JISC’s new guide Effective Assessment in a Digital Age, this demonstrates how technology can significantly improve the experience of assessment and feedback. As many higher education institutions are reviewing their assessment strategies, JISC is…
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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 has many benefits to both teaching staff and students. See the examples of good practice below for inspiration. Fiona Dalton – Plymouth Business School Fiona has been using podcasting now for some time. Fiona sets her 3rd year accounting students an assignment where they have to create a podcast detailing accounting practice. This has…
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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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2010 has seen the Tulip showcase day evolve to the third annual Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Showcase. June 16th is a date to keep free in your diary as the University will be running it’s 3rd TEL showcase – This event, a collaboration between ILS and TEL, is a practical hands-on event where you will…
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UsPaCe: Not reinventing the wheel but using the wheels to make a better vehicle: the use of Web 2.0 to enhance the support Foundation Degree students undertaking work based learning. As part of its Evidence Based Practice Employability and Employee Learning Seminar Series, the HEA is sponsoring a seminar at the University of Plymouth…
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A review of literature, funded by the Higher Education Academy and EvidenceNet, focusing on How can technology be used to improve the learner experience at points of transition?, has now been published. The report, authored by Ruth Lefever & Becka Currant from the University of Bradford, is a detailed review of peer reviewed academic literature…
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Plymouth has been awarded £50,000 by JISC under the Building Capacity Programme. The Building Capacity, University of Plymouth (or BCUP) project is being led by Dr Neil Witt, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning and Prof Mary Watkins, Deputy Vice Chancellor. The BCUP project will be working in four areas: Digital Literacy. The University wishes to…
