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 …
Best Practices for Hybrid Teaching
March 10, 2025
When teaching in a hybrid environment, there are a number of options available in terms of approach and technologies you can utilise to deliver the best learning experience for your students. Hybrid teaching and learning has grown in prominence in recent years, particularly following the global pandemic as we started to move back to working …
Strategies to Reduce Screen Time: Disconnect to Reconnect
February 24, 2025
Strategies to reduce screen time National Unplugging Day takes place on the first Friday of March; it’s a day to disconnect from technology and reconnect with the world around us. Whilst many of us are well aware of the benefits of taking a break from our screens—such as reduced stress, improved relationships, and increased physical …
Learning Technology at UoN: Enhancing Digital Pedagogy
February 3, 2025
Who are Learning Technology? At the University of Nottingham (UoN), all academic staff and staff based in professional services have a nominated Learning Technology Consultant (LTC) and Officer (LTO). We are fortunate to work alongside an outstanding wider team of professionals, but as UoN Learning Technology consultants, we take the lead in supporting staff in …
Running Peer Assessment Tasks in Moodle
January 27, 2025
As we head towards the start of the next semester, it is timely at this halfway point in the academic year to consider the ways in which Moodle can support the delivery of non-standard assessments (that is not your usual Moodle dropbox or Turnitin assignment). In this second post, we discuss one example, that of …
Group Choice Activity in Moodle
January 20, 2025
In late 2024, we introduced a new activity type to Moodle called Group Choice. This activity has many versatile applications within teaching and learning, but essentially at its core provides the ability for students to enrol themselves into a group or groups which have previously been set up on the module. Before introducing this activity, …
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 …
Student Drop-ins Have Now Gone Virtual
January 9, 2025
Learning Technology have launched a new team in Microsoft Teams aimed at students to help them find out more about Moodle and other learning technologies. It’s basically the student version of the (Staff) Digital Learning Drop-In team. However, we hope it might become a little more than that. Whereas the staff team is mainly for …
Exploring Playful Learning at Teachfest SB: Gamifying Education with Associate Professor Roger Saunders
January 6, 2025
As the end of 2024 drew near, Learning Technology colleagues were pleased to again be part of Teachfest SB (Sutton Bonington), an event that, each year, sparks creativity and provides new insights into teaching and learning. This year’s Teachfest was no exception. One of the highlights of the event was the thought-provoking keynote delivered by …
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