Moodle for Spies!
February 6, 2023
To get the best from Moodle – including being able to track resources and activities properly – we recommend using the Resources and Activities in Moodle. Some teachers, though, prefer the page to look more like a web page. In this case, it’s possible to use the Moodle Resources and Activities, but “hide” them on …
Hybrid Teaching – a year on
January 31, 2023
A lot can happen in a year! It does not seem that long ago that we hosted the workshop ‘Hybrid Teaching and Learning in HE: a futuristic model or a realistic model for the future’ that was attended by more than 150 staff across the sector. That was actually 12th January 2022 and (as with …
Five minutes with… Claire Storr
January 27, 2023
We asked Claire Storr: what is your job role? Learning Technology Consultant supporting Placements. What 3 words describe you? Friendly, helpful and adaptable. Tell us something ‘unusual’ about yourself When I studied abroad in Virginia, I attended an Barack Obama rally at the University. What excites you about learning technology? Probably the different opportunities available. …
Five minutes with… Nigel Owen
January 20, 2023
Today, we are with Nigel Owen. What is your job role? I head up the Learning Technology Section and it’s my job to enable a bunch of very talented pedagogists, media specialists and technologists support the University in improving its teaching and assessment using their expertise in technology and media. I do this through listening, …
Five minutes with… Dr Tendai Dube
January 13, 2023
We asked Tendai Dube: what is your job role? Learning Technology Consultant (Apprenticeships), Faculty and School Support, Learning Technology, University of Nottingham Libraries I mainly help academic staff make efficient use of technology to support learning, teaching and assessment practices, especially for Apprenticeship Programmes. What 3 words describe you? Ambitious, Positive, Inquisitive Tell us something …
Five minutes with… Julian Tenney
January 6, 2023
What is your job role? I am the Learning Content team Leader in Learning Technology. I have a great team and we provide services around video production and multimedia development to the University community. My work takes me all around the University and I get to meet loads of people and find out about all …
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 …
Help available from Learning Technology: Advent Calendar #23
December 23, 2022
Here are some sources of help to staff (and some for students) The Moodle Help website (on Workspace) is comprehensive and searchable Try one of our training courses: Training Schedule There are also a number of Faculty resources including Arts, Social Sciences, Engineering, FMHS, Science Get support from a live person: there are regular live drop-ins in A09 Coates (for Engineering) and in …
Christmas Quiz: Advent Calendar #22
December 22, 2022
OK, so we may be the only team who still have an online Quiz every week, but we are keen quizzers in Learning Technology! So here is our Christmas Quiz if you’d like one to try amongst your own team, family or friends or just for fun. Christmas Quiz (Powerpoint) 2022 (Self-enrol on the Moodle …
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 …
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