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What we did before PebblePad The first assessment we fully implemented with PebblePad was Portfolio Analysis. An assessment which is completed each year at PSMD. Before this assessment was set up in PebblePad, it was completed and marked the traditional, non-technical way using pen and paper. Whilst this was ok. The move to an ePortfolio […]
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— This post was written by Arunangsu Chatterjee — Is it possible to remain innovative through a centralised organisational management structure? Drawing a parallel to a centralised and decentralised economy, Qian and Xu (1992) argued that screening mechanism for innovative projects within a centralised system is highly bureaucratic and delays innovation. More importantly it leads […]
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Talking TEL this month is Tim O’Hare, Associate Professor in Ocean Science, Associate Head (Teaching & Learning), School of Marine Science and Engineering: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? A small group of us building a Sinclair ZX80 with the school physics technician (1980…). We raised money to buy it by holding […]
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Roy Lowry, Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering) answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? The arrival of the “pocket” calculator into maths classes at school and learning the logic behind […]
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After some further searching I came across a number of other wearable tech items. This time the focus is on emotions, moods and textiles. I think to be a successful wearable it needs to be seamlessly integrated so that you barely notice it is there. This is an area where fitness trackers fall short and often […]
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The second meeting of this special interest group took place on the 7th of October. A few new faces were welcomed, and discussions continued around how the group’s online presence on the DLE might be best utilised. There was also a brief demonstration of Conditional Release within Moodle, and the pros and cons of this. Other topics that arose in discussion […]
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What is Turnitin? Turnitin is a suite of tools which includes the Originality Checking tool. Though there are more functions within the suite of tools, the originality checking element is most often referred to as Turnitin. At Plymouth University, the use of Turnitin with students as an aid to skills development in academic writing has […]
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— This post was written by Tim Wheeler — Today I will be talking about augmented reality development and I will be exploring the differences between the three leading programmes available on the market at the moment. Lets start with: Blippar.com Cost: free for educational use User management: Can add as many users to blippar as […]
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TurningPoint software has been updated across the University to make it compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. The new upgrade requires users to log in to the software before using it. Academic Support, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) has acquired 2 licenses which will be loaned out with our physical handsets and we will make our current […]
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— This post was written by Luke McGowan — Recently we were really pleased to learn that the Open Wide and Step Inside (OWSI) project that TELMeD worked on with PDSE had received a second round of funding. This is obviously great news, and reaffirms the value and impact that the project is having. Nice to know, since it […]
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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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It was decided early on in the project planning stages that we would implement a branching story in the app. This benefits many things: Increases replay-ability – a user can intentionally choose a different path during next play to see different outcomes. Improves retention – having to think before making a choice means you are […]
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During early development stages, all app tests were done at TELMeD HQ, between the dev team and locally depending on who’s input and feedback was required. A lot of the feedback we received was verbal via regular Skype meetings, emails, Google docs and via our project management tool: Redbooth. We used GitHub throughout, but because […]
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The iCARE app has multiple interactions to make the story more engaging and interesting. Each also offers variations in what they can do and are all automatically generated from the xml file for the app. Making it very easy to manage and edit later. Interaction helps focus the mind and with the app incorporating a […]
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One of the criteria for this project was to eventually make it open source. Whilst I’m not sure if this will actually happen, it did make me think more about my code and how best to approach the way in which new content gets added or changed. Few things this post will include are: How we’re […]
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— This post was written by Elizabeth Seymour — The main character in the story in our iCARE project is our narrator, Mariatu Kamara. She lives in a rural village in Sierra Leone with her husband Ali, son Mohamed and daughter Yaema. The Kamara’s live in a 3 roomed house with Ali’s parents and his […]
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— This post was written by Elizabeth Seymour — As the illustrator for the iCARE project, I have had the task of recreating a rural village from Tonkolilli in Sierra Leone in a recognisable, and yet comic-book fashion – quite a challenge! Our contacts in Masanga Hopsital were able to give me a little information […]
