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How and why should Learning Technologists engage with start-ups?
A conversation between Anders Krohn, CEO at Aula Education, and Dr Maren Deepwell, CEO at ALT. At the recent ALT Annual Conference in Liverpool we started a conversation about how Learning...
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How we scaled professional recognition for staff working with Learning...
Creating a digital Culture For the last 18 months I’ve been working on an ongoing project to support the professional development of staff working with learning technology. The University of Edinburgh...
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The development of an accessible Library Management System (LMS)
In order to support and develop the skills of Independent Living Skills (ILS) students, Gower College Swansea Information Learning Technology team has joined forces with the ILS and Library departments...
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Quality Assurance of MOOC-based curricula: a project report from Kiron
Summary Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is a non-profit edtech organization that provides access to higher education (HE) for refugees through strategic partnerships with higher education...
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LTHEchat – The story of a Community of Practice through Twitter
Introduction: The Story / How it Happened The original idea for an ongoing tweetchat for professional development came from Dr. Chrissi Nerantzi. The idea emerged through the success of the...
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The eight pillars of pain, some reflections on designing an online...
Last year at OER I was carried away on a cloud of enthusiasm and promised faithfully to write a blog post. This year’s OER is staring me in the face and I have done nothing about it! So here are my...
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A video post from Paul Towers, Educational Developer, College of Learning and Teaching, University of Wolverhampton. In the video post below, Paul shares how focusing on people and culture has been...
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Students’ learning responses to receiving dashboard data
Learning analytics is a burgeoning area of interest to the learning technology and wider educational community at the moment. The hope is that by using data more effectively we will be able to support...
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Using Mahara to Supervise Thesis students
At Cranfield Defence and Security, one of four schools of Cranfield University, there is a process for supervisors and students to follow regarding Thesis writing and submission. However, there is no...
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DigiLearn: Building community sharing practice and recognising achievement
Post by Chris Melia, Learning Technologist, University of Central Lancashire How do we recognise and share the digital achievements of our academic colleagues? At the University of Central...
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DigiReady: Equipping our students for the modern workplace
Post by Chris Melia, Senior Learning Technologist, University of Central Lancashire It has never been more important to prepare our students for the modern workplace by equipping them with future...
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The PressED conference
Post by Pat Lockley, Imagine you had to make the most accessible conference ever. What would you need to consider? Venue, Price, Location, Cost, Childcare, Catering, Event recording, Admission. Can you...
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Learning about Hospital Ward Rounds with 360-Degree Video
Post by Terese Bird Still from the video ‘VR Mock Ward Round Scenario – End of Life Patient’ on YouTube. CC-BY-SA by MedRIFT Student Society, Leicester Medical School Interest sparked in 360-degree...
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Launching a new generation of Wikipedia editors
Post by Brenda Cecilia Padilla Rodriguez Participants of the Wiki Universitarios + Wiki UANL + Wiki FaPsiUANL initiative (Image courtesy of Brenda Padilla | CC-BY-NC) Origins: Students as Wikipedia...
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The Power of the Voice supporting learners on placement through podcasting
A post by Ian Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Education at York St John University, I.Wilson@yorksj.ac.uk, @iwilsonysj Supporting with Podcasting (video blog) Preamble I’m a great believer in pushing...
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Compatibility in lockdown
In this blog post we have tried to carry out an interesting compatibility test! We are husband (Anshul) and wife (Swati). We’ll start by introducing ourselves: Anshul Lau (CMALT, SFHEA): I am a...
View ArticleEngaging Children Online at The Study Buddy Club: A Novel Case Study
Jodie Pinnell, Alex Sabine, Dr Catherine Caroll- Meehan, University of Portsmouth Introduction This case study outlines a project run by a UK university during the third Covid-19 lockdown...
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Introducing WebXR for web-based virtual reality and online fieldwork
By Christopher John, Academic Content Developer, School of Design, University of Leeds (Formerly of Durham University Centre for Academic Development), and Dr Trudi Buck, Associate Professor,...
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The Great Escape Showcasing digital tools via an escape room experience
By Oliver Moore and Tracey Webb, Bournemouth University Learning Technologists at Bournemouth University (BU) have been exploring the concept of escape rooms and how they might be used to promote...
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Generating inclusive images to represent students Animated Inclusive Personae...
by Katie Stripe, Imperial College London. ‘Developing Inclusive Curricula Using Digital Personae’ (Imperial College London, 2024b) is a workshop run by the ‘Attributes and Aspirations’ (Imperial...
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