Learning Analytics and the Teaching Transformation Program
April 27, 2015
“In a nutshell, Learning Analytics is about taking the data that the University has and looking at what we can do with it to improve teaching and learning. The University holds information across a range of systems, such as Moodle, the Library, and Student and Assessment Records. Learning Analytics allows us to use this data …
Moodle activities to promote student engagement in a Computing Professional Ethics Module
April 23, 2015
Video >> Dr Dario Landa-SilvaSchool of Computer Science Covering learning outcomes about the legal, ethical, professional and social (LEPS) aspects of computing is not only important as part of students’ education, but also required for the accreditation of programmes of study. Computer Science students are often less enthusiastic about learning such topics than they are …
MOOCs & NOOCs: inspiring innovative approaches to teaching
April 15, 2015
“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 …
Moodle Everywhere
April 13, 2015
The Moodle Everywhere project is a central element of the Teaching Transformation Programme and involves us working across all campuses to help position Moodle as the primary resource for students. We now have five Faculty Learning Technology Consultants who will be working with schools to support full implementation of the Moodle Everywhere mandate by the …
Electronic Management of Coursework Assessment – Dr Rossana Wright (School of Chemistry)
February 23, 2015
Video >> Dr Rossana Wright presents on her experience in the School of Chemistry where a whole-School move from paper to electronic management of coursework was implemented two years ago, in a “big bang” style. Rosanna explains the change process and results in terms of adoption of electronic management of coursework. The second part of the …
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 …
Structuring and facilitating conversations online
April 29, 2014
Video >> Dr Sarah Speight and Helen Whitehead, University of Nottingham on “Structuring and facilitating conversations online”. This was a session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstract: Online learning has become part of our core provision. We offer increasing numbers of courses online; we use ‘blended’ approaches …
Moodle Everywhere: a new lecturer’s angle
January 13, 2014
Simon Harrison: “How are you using Moodle this semester? “As a new lecturer here, I’m experimenting in two different ways. “For my undergraduate module, I post preparatory slides ahead of time that I design to either guide students through the assigned reading or to offer a preview of the slides I’ll use in class. After …
Making Moodle work for…
December 3, 2013
… cross-campus teaching “We have a single Moodle page which, after ironing out some problems, is now shared between the UK and Malaysia campus. This includes a weekly video, with a quiz that students have to complete before they can go on to the next one, and also a set of discussion forums which can …
The Sustainability ‘NOOC’: learning from a multi-disciplinary online course
November 25, 2013
Dr Sarah Speight: “In spring 2013, I led a pilot project to foster a sense of community amongst students and staff across our three campuses through learning together. Working with Learning Technologist Helen Whitehead, we constructed the first ‘NOOC’ or Nottingham Open Online Course, called ‘Perspectives on Sustainability’. “Helen and I came to the project …
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