The Power of Course Design: the case of the Spanish N(ottingham)OOC
April 23, 2015
Video >> Factors such as high numbers of participants and unpredictable mixed abilities have been claimed as responsible for the relatively weak presence of language courses amongst open online courses. The purpose of this talk is to present an attempt to bridge this gap by leveraging course structure and activity design. The empirical context is …
Perspectives and Priorities from UNMC
March 23, 2015
As the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) approaches its 15th year of operation in Kuala Lumpur and its 10th year of operation on the campus in Semenyih, 2015 provides an exciting backdrop to drive forward the teaching and learning agenda, which is being developed across the University through TTP as well as to develop …
Teaching and Learning at UNNC
March 18, 2015
2014-15 sees us still in the middle of birthday celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the UNNC campus and we will end festivities in April 2015 with an International Student Summit led by representatives from all 3 of our student associations in China, Malaysia and the UK and with contributions from students from HE …
#NUBSAMMC – Combining Teaching with Twitter in the Business School
February 16, 2015
Convention dictates that students put their phones away during lectures, but this rule isn’t quite so applicable in Dr Robert Cluley’s sessions due to his use of Twitter as a tool to facilitate and enhance communication and the sharing of resources with and amongst students. Convening an undergraduate Advertising and Marketing module in the Business School, …
UNNC Small Teaching Development Grant successes
December 15, 2014
Professor Julie Sanders: “We are delighted to announce that the successful proposals for the 2014-15 UNNC Small Teaching and Learning Development Grant (STL) have been selected, with project ideas ranging from navigational design on Moodle and app for supporting student note-making. You can read about the successful applicants and their projects below. App development for …
LectureTools, Socrative and dynamic in-class conversation
May 2, 2014
Video >> Dr Andy Fisher and Ian Pearshouse on “LectureTools, Socrative and dynamic in-class conversation ” at the Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning event 2nd May 2014. This session explored the ease of encouraging student conversation with each other and the lecturer in class and using new technology to allow responses to shape …
Digital Spaces Workshop
Video >> Roger Kerry talks about his use of twitter in teaching at the Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning event 2nd May 2014. Session abstract: This session explored the nature of social media in modern learning models, and considered how virtual space should be seen as a valid environment in which deep learning …
The TWEED Project
March 6, 2014
Roger Kerry and Natasa Lackovic: “The TWEED (Twitter in Education) project ran between 28th August 2012 and 16th December 2013 and used a mixed methods approach to explore the educational value and utility of using the social micro-blogging site Twitter in higher education. We believed that peer-level social interaction would develop deep and sustained meaningful …
Case-based online self-study: a patient-centred approach to Pharmacy
February 6, 2014
Video>> Michael Randall (Life Sciences) and colleagues have produced a new Pharmacy course embodying a pre-dominantly patient-centred approach to learning. Some self-study materials, made using Xerte Online Toolkits, allow students to prepare for workshops by studying patient scenarios. (Apologies for some poor sound quality) For further information and guidance on developing online courses, visit the University’s …
Developing online study materials using Xerte Online Toolkits
January 29, 2014
Video>> Ali Curzon (Veterinary Medicine and Science) demonstrates how she teaches biology to the Preliminary Year of the six-year veterinary course (BVM, BVS with BVMedSci) using an online course she developed with Xerte Online Toolkits. This is a recording from the January 2014 E-Learning community. For further information and guidance on developing online courses, visit …
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