Posts by Laura Nicholson
Xerte Conference Reflections: Educational Escape Rooms, AI creations, and Xerte with Augmented Reality
December 16, 2024
(Estimated reading time: just under 4 minutes) As promised, here is the second installment of my reflections from the Xerte conference I attended last month. In this post, I discuss a fascinating presentation on using Xerte to create escape rooms. I reflect on my own presentation at the conference, which involved combining augmented reality and …
Xerte Conference Reflections: 360 Simulations and the Power of Scenario-Based Learning
December 9, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 2 min 30) If you ever need inspiration for new and innovative ways to use Xerte, look no further than the annual Xerte conference held in November. This year certainly did not disappoint. The presenters were incredibly inspiring, and I left buzzing with ideas on what I could try out next when …
Turnitin Assignment Similarity Checker – Test Your Text
December 2, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 2 min 30) At the University of Nottingham, like in other institutions, student assignment papers often undergo assessment through the Turnitin service. This post will cover frequently asked questions about Turnitin and the Test Your Text service available to students at the university. 1: What is a similarity report? Once you have …
Moodle Quizzes: Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
October 28, 2024
Introduction And here it is, the final post to complete our Moodle quiz month on the blog. We’ve covered top Hints and Tips, Certainty-Based Marking, and Adaptive mode. This post is all about writing multiple-choice quiz questions. Writing high-quality multiple-choice questions (MCQs) is a meticulous process that demands significant time and effort. Building a comprehensive …
Using Adaptive Mode in Moodle Quizzes: A Personalised Learning Approach
October 21, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 3 min 30) We’re back for the third installment of our Moodle quiz month! As lecturers increasingly seek ways to create more dynamic and personalised learning experiences, Moodle’s adaptive mode for quizzes is worthy of consideration for formative assessments. In this blog post, we’ll explore what adaptive mode is, why it’s useful, …
Enhancing Student Assessment with Certainty-Based Marking in Moodle Quizzes
October 14, 2024
(Estimated reading time – 3 min) It’s Moodle Quiz Month on the Learning Tech Blog! Last week, we shared Helpful Hints and Tips to improve your formative quiz setup, and this week, we continue our focus on Moodle quizzes by turning our attention to question behaviours—exploring how they can shape the quiz experience and their …
Hints and Tips for Creating and Managing Moodle Quizzes
October 7, 2024
(Estimated reading time – 4 min) Moodle quizzes are a great tool for the formative assessment of student progress and promote engagement with the learning material. So we thought, why not provide a special month-long series of blog posts dedicated to helping you make the most of Moodle Quizzes? This week, we’ll kick things off …
Learning Technology staff in the spotlight at Welcome Week
September 30, 2024
Many thanks to today’s author, Sally Hanford, Learning Technology Consultant for Arts. University Welcome Week is an exciting time for new students. It’s their first chance to get familiar with the campus, make new friends, and connect with staff. In Learning Technology, we support students as well as staff in their use of technologies for …
Get Ready for the New Academic Year: Moodle 4.3 Resources and Drop-In Sessions
September 23, 2024
New Moodle 4.3 resources for staff and students Following the recent upgrade to Moodle 4.3, the Learning Technology team has been hard at work updating and creating new resources to support both staff and students for the upcoming academic year. We’ve developed a series of helpful guidance videos, including Introduction to Moodle for Students: Login …
Moodle 4.3: Enhanced Features and Improved Usability
September 18, 2024
Since the last academic term, Moodle has been upgraded to version 4.3. While there are no major changes, this new version includes several usability enhancements, making certain features more accessible within your module site. Below, we have highlighted some of the key features introduced in Moodle 4.3. Additionally, based on feedback from students and staff …
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