The Power of Course Design: the case of the Spanish N(ottingham)OOC

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 …

MOOCs & NOOCs: inspiring innovative approaches to teaching

“Nottingham has been involved in producing both MOOCs (online courses for external audiences) and NOOCs (online courses for an internal audience) since 2013, and there’s quite a bit of excitement about what’s happened in the first year and the direction we’re currently going in. I think over the past year we’ve been working out what …

Professor Wyn Morgan: An Update on the Teaching Transformation Programme

We are now into the second phase of the four year Teaching Transformation Programme (TTP), which, as a reminder, is designed to help make a step change in the way Schools approach teaching and learning. Phase one saw the team make visits to all Schools to discuss in broad terms areas for potential support and …

TTP – New developments for 2015

Video >> An update from Wyn Morgan on developments within the Teaching Transformation Programme for 2015. For further information on the Teaching Transformation Programme, please see the TTP web page. Further information about MOOCs and NOOCs can be found here. For details of the forthcoming Students as Change Agents event, please contact changeagents@nottingham.ac.uk.       …