Digifest 2025 day 2: Strategic foresight
March 18, 2025
In the first of a series of blog posts, Learning Technology Consultant Sally Hanford reflects on experiences of attending JISC DigiFest 2025, discussing day two of the event in Birmingham. There will also be reflections from Day two in a following post, and thoughts from Learning Technology Consultant Dave Corbett who also attended DigiFest 2025 …
Digifest 2025 day 1: Connecting and gaining new insights
March 17, 2025
In the first of a series of blog posts, Learning Technology Consultant Sally Hanford reflects on experiences of attending JISC DigiFest 2025, discussing day one of the event in Birmingham. There will also be reflections from Day two in a following post, and thoughts from Learning Technology Consultant Dave Corbett who also attended DigiFest 2025 …
Broader Benefits of Teaching Accessibility to Students
February 10, 2025
In this guest post from the School of Psychology, Prof. Alexa Spence and Dr. Olivia Jewell discuss the benefits of teaching students about digital accessibility good practice. At the end of the post they share some of the work completed by the students. Accessibility is a real-world need for communicating research effectively. Current Issues in …
More insights from Teachfest SB
January 13, 2025
In this second post on the recent Teachfest at SB, Sally Hanford reflects on the poster presentations and other interesting examples of best practice in vetinary learning and sustainable practice. I always enjoy the show and tell poster sessions at Teachfest SB. It is a fast-paced, engaging format. Each speaker has just five minutes, three …
Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty Takeover: Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Escape Rooms
November 24, 2023
Expanding Horizons: Opportunities for Teaching and Learning with HoloLens 2 Throughout the 2023-4 academic year, we are running a new feature on the LT blog, a Faculty Takeover month! Each month (excluding December), we will feature posts from a different faculty at the University. Every Friday, posts will highlight interesting work and ideas related to …
Learning Technology new SharePoint site: Advent Calendar #24
December 24, 2022
Learning Technology have created a new SharePoint site. It is designed to help staff get support quickly, find training sessions to book onto, and read case studies for inspiration. It’s very early days as yet, and content hasn’t yet been migrated from Moodle, other Sharepoint sites and Workspace (which eventually it will replace). Now is …
Webinars relating to digital learning: Advent Calendar #20
December 20, 2022
One benefit of the pandemic is that webinars became a routine part of professional development. I particularly like series of webinars which cover a variety of topics in learning technology and Higher Education. Here are some series of webinars that others might find useful. The University of Kent’s Digitally Enhanced Education webinars With contributors from …
The MHS Faculty Digital Learning Hub: Advent Calendar #8
December 8, 2022
There are a number of dedicated media hubs popping up around the University. For example, we have one in our own office on the ground floor of Pope Building, and the Faculty of Engineering have one on the ground floor of Coates building. On the Ningbo campus you can find, in the library, a Lego …
Advent Calendar #21: The Windows emoji keyboard and Moodle
December 21, 2021
Our colleague Marilena Minoia, Assistant Professor in French and Italian, Faculty of Arts has shared a tip about using the new emoji keyboard in Windows 10. To access the keyboard: Anywhere you can enter text, press the Windows logo key along with . (period/full stop) to access the emoji keyboard. Select an emoji with the …
Advent calendar #20: The Future of Hybrid Teaching and Learning in HE (Workshop)
December 20, 2021
As the end of the year comes closer, we often reflect on the year that’s gone and make resolutions to improve or change in the year to come. Here’s a timely conference for anyone who’s thinking about moving on from blended or hybrid learning during the pandemic to see what the future looks like. You …
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