Author: Beverley McCormick – Educator and Advisor, ClickView Delivering lessons online has become an integral part of teaching, and it doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon. As with any teaching, it is important that we take time to stop and reflect on our practice. We need to Read more…
Author: Amy Craig, Academic Development Administrator, Centre for Collaborative Learning, University of Central Lancashire As an Academic have you ever finished a session and thought “that went really well” or “the students loved the new software that I used for that task”. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some recognition Read more…
Author: Beverley McCormick – Advisor, ClickView During the last two years, the consumption of video as a valid means for supporting learning has skyrocketed. As the nation downloaded video on a scale never seen before, the quest to seek out and use higher quality digital media content also grew. Many teachers demonstrated their digital prowess by Read more…
Author: Dee Vyas – Technology Enhanced Learning Adviser, Manchester Metropolitan University The UK Higher Education sector has been through a period of intense transformation at a rapid pace in response to the necessary changes prompted by the pandemic (Jisc, 2020). The approach for many universities was similar to the scene Read more…
Author: Matt Coombe-Boxall – Online Learning Technologist, Staffordshire University They stand out It has long been reported that images and visual media can boost the reach of social media posts. Twitter even make this claim on their Analytics page: It’s now unusual to look at a social media feed without Read more…
Author: Fran Brown-Cornwall – Education Department Lecturer, Staffordshire University On Wednesday 16th September 2020, I was really grateful to head to the DigiLearn Sector community and share my experiences using my ‘tech and tactile’ approach to teaching. It was a look at how I combine playful pedagogy, digital and creative methods to merge Read more…
Author: James Wells – Head of Digital Curriculum, Middlesbrough College Over the past couple of years, Microsoft Planner has transformed working practices in my department, helping to streamline workflows and reduce unnecessary communication. For those who haven’t used Planner before, think of it as a stripped-back project management tool, focussing Read more…
Author: Beverley McCormick – Education Specialist, 3P Learning Ltd On reflection, we were teetering on the edge of this precipice for quite some time – never really wanting to fully take the plunge. Many people could already navigate the internet to do their home shopping or book holidays. Others used Read more…
Author: Ian Wilson – Senior Lecturer in Education, York St John University The future is unknown but, as Abraham Lincoln stated – “’The Best way to predict the future is to create it’? As we look to the future from a point within the current situation where the end is hopefully in sight, I have been thinking about whether we are preparing learners for the future and whether, our roles as educators will still be needed or Read more…
Author: Stephen Taylor – Senior Learning Technologist, Blackpool & The Fylde College My brother is a PlayStation ‘completionist’ and will only play games if he knows he’ll be able to unlock every single trophy. He has completed hundreds of games this way, and he isn’t the only person to do Read more…