Useful Resources
We have added a new button to Canvas. Although not particularly exciting in itself, it’s what this button can do that makes it newsworthy. Lecturers in the Faculty of Science and Engineering are part of a pilot looking at improving the accessibility of their Canvas Courses. The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT […]
A new EU directive for copyright was announced this week. At the time of writing this, Britain is still in the European Union (although we may crash out on Monday). Implications for educators.
My thoughts on the 2019 JISC Digifest conference. Shaping education for a hyper-connected world. 85% of jobs that will exist in 10 years time…Have yet to be invented.
Amazon’s ambitions to go deeper into the education market are crossing over into another interesting opportunity for the tech giant: online recruitment and job hunting.
Freepik is the leading search engine of free vector designs and is my personal favourite. All of the graphics used on this site have been sourced from free libraries and as long as you attribute them your good to go.
Did you know that only 8% of people love their current LMS? A poll by the Brandon Hall Group confirmed just that. By comparison, more than three times that many people said they outright hate their LMS.
Quizzes are a great tool for adding much needed interaction during long presentations or testing learners that they have actually understood a topic. I’ve seen quizzes and interactive voting applied in lessons.
Everyone learns in a different way. Some people are more visual eLearners who prefer to savor and digest the text in front of them, at their own pace, in the quiet comfort of their favorite learning space.
What is great about BoostHQ is that everything team members share is automatically indexed in topic specific channels and they can access it exactly when they want it.
Investigating the use of technology within Education
Mobile technology within Higher Education
Proliferation of mobile technology Mobile technology refers to devices that are both transportable and offer instantaneous access to...
Theoretical learning models that support mobile devices
Theoretical learning models that support mobile devices Different pedagogy and practice have been identified that support theoretical learning models...
Higher Education policy on mobile technology
Two years ago, Professor Sir Ron Cooke’s report on on-line innovation in higher education noted that the UK higher...
Innovation in Education using mobile technology
“A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must...
Learning – Enablers and Barriers
According to research by Unesco, educators are getting close to capitalising on the full potential of mobile technology.
Future Learning
Educational systems of the future will not be able to cope with the increased demand from learners, without the...
California’s MOOC Bill
California created a “Higher Education Master Plan”, a model that aimed to deliver high-quality education available to all.
eLearning vs the traditional classroom
The debate of online-vs-traditional learning is extremely relevant today. At a time when online learning is growing in maturity,...
The effect of Higher Education on social mobility in the United States.
Characteristics of United States Higher Education system. In order to understand Higher Education’s effect on social mobility in the...
Trajectories for Digital Technology in Education
“We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.” (Marshall McLuhan). What will...