Navigating the Landscape of Fake News
January 22, 2024
Earlier this week, I came across a great video of a firework display, except it was created out of drones instead. The video captured an elegant aerial performance of a Chinese dragon drone display, gracefully swirling and twirling in the sky over China. Wow, it was pretty mesmerising, but my awe soon turned to dismay …
13 years as a learning technologist
May 31, 2023
Long term Moodle maven Helen Whitehead retires at the beginning of June, so we asked her to reflect on her 13 years at the University. How long have you been at the University? I started in the Learning Technology Section in 2010 as a Learning Development Support Officer. I still do essentially the same job, …
Creating audio and podcasts
April 3, 2023
I got some really good tips on creating audio and podcasts in education, from the recent Future Teacher webinar focusing on audio. Speakers included Andrew McLaren. Edinburgh Napier, Sheila MacNeill, Jane Secker, and Mark Childs. Here are, with thanks, some of their tips. The preparation time needed (at least at first) means it can be …
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 …
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 …
Join our team! Advent Calendar #14
December 14, 2022
Today is the best opportunity you’ll see this month – come and join our friendly and professional team in Learning Technology at the University of Nottingham. There’s an advert out at the moment for at least one Learning Technology Officer (Deadline 08 January 2023) but keep an eye out for others coming up. The Faculty …
Show me your eggcorns!
July 25, 2022
I’ve just discovered eggcorns. An eggcorn is a misheard, mistranscribed or re-interpreted word or phrase that although mistaken is somehow logical, or plausible. It may even be, in its own way, more satisfying or poetic than the original. Hence eggcorn for acorn. You could think of it as a slip of the ear. The word …
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