-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
Once again the Plymouth e-Learning Conference was a fun, lively and stimulating event, with a wide range of inputs from across the globe. Keynote speakers Josie Fraser and Dave White both contributed significantly to generating a sense of discussion and debate across the two day programme. Josie explored some of the issues of community, identity, […]
-
For some time there has been a need for a simple formative assessment tool at the University of Plymouth, one which would enable quick and easy production of formative and self-assessment quizzes and questions, and which would easily deliver these assessments on-demand to students via the Web. Now it seems a solution may be here. […]
-
JISC has announced its latest call for funding proposals for projects to undertake work under the fifth 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 […]
-
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
-
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 […]
-
As part of the Teaching and Learning Directorate’s ‘Talking about Teaching’ seminar series Lawrie Phipps will be giving a seminar, titled ‘From Post 92 to Post Digital‘ on 12th February 2010 This session will draw up on the journey that universities have made from the early days of technology in learning through to what appear […]
-
Enhancing Learning through Technology: Evidence-based Practice Seminar Series and Syntheses. As part of its HEFCE funded Enhancing learning through Technology programme the Higher Education Academy is working with institutions to synthesise and disseminate good practice in the use of technology to enhance learning teaching and assessment for the benefit of the wider HE community. Activities […]
-
The 5th Plymouth e-Learning Conference (8th-9th April 2010) will examine the theme of e-learning in a time of change, and will challenge notions of traditional boundaries, learning spaces and roles. We will focus on new practices, new technologies, new environments and new learning. There will be primary, secondary and tertiary education threads. We invite papers […]
