Downloading Feedback From Your Assignments
July 11, 2023
At this time of year students will be looking to download and view their feedback from assignment submissions. We recommend that you save a copy of all your feedback for future reference, in order to plan for future assignments, or revise for exams. You might also want to provide evidence for future job applications and …
Technology for learning or for employment?
How do we use digital technology in Higher Education? It’s not just about using it to create better ways to enhance learning, focusing on facts and skills in a particular discipline. A big driver for us now is using digital technology to create an education that prepares students for life and work in the future. …
Five minutes with… Joe Bell
July 4, 2023
We asked Joe Bell: what is your job role? Video Production Support Officer What 3 words describe you? Helpful, Enthusiastic, Innovative Tell us something ‘unusual’ about yourself I’ve exhibited artwork at Whitechapel Gallery, London Design Week, Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe, Sweden, Lisbon, and most recently Denver, Colorado. What excites you about learning technology? Empowering educators …
How do we implement Digital Accessibility?
June 27, 2023
One of our keynote speakers at the Digital Accessibility conference on 29th June is Alistair McNaught. Alistair has been supporting HE and FE (and other) organisations on improving accessibility for many years. He was a keynote speaker at the University’s Teaching and Learning Conference in 2022 where he spoke about the habits of highly accessible …
Accessibility Conference at the University of Nottingham
June 9, 2023
This week we asked Dr Christopher Ward, Digital Accessibility Consultant at the University of Nottingham, to provide an overview of the upcoming accessibility conference. Learning Technology at the University of Nottingham has organised a conference centred around the broad topic of digital accessibility, which will take place on Thursday, June 29th, 2023. This conference aims …
Moodle 4.1: Introductory video for staff
June 8, 2023
This summer, Moodle will upgrade to version 4.1. This new version brings a range of positive changes to enhance the layout and appearance of your module site pages. To ensure a smooth transition to Moodle 4.1, Nicholas Cameron has created an introductory video for staff to highlight upcoming changes before the launch. In this short …
Three achievable ways to make your teaching more inclusive
June 6, 2023
When developing learning in higher education institutions, we always try to make it relevant and effective, to ensure that all students have equal access to the learning. Inclusive teaching practices are crucial for making sure that every student feels valued and supported in their educational journey. In this blog post, we will discuss three ways …
Implementing UDL 3: Multiple means of Action & Expression
June 2, 2023
If you’ve read any of our previous blog posts on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) or encountered it somewhere else, then you’ll know there are three main principles of the UDL Framework, developed by CAST. Each UDL principle is designed to help academics and others involved in teaching to improve how we present information, engage …
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, …
Implementing UDL 2: Multiple means of Representation
May 25, 2023
If you’ve read any of our previous blog posts on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) or encountered it somewhere else, then you’ll know there are three main principles of the UDL Framework, developed by CAST. Each UDL principle is designed to help academics and others involved in teaching to improve how we present information, engage …
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