Author: Colette Fuller – Senior Learning Technologist, Centre for Collaborative Learning Anyone making their first steps back to the office after almost 18 months? Some of you will be very keen to get back (me!) and some may be less so, and some may be looking forward to a new Read more…
Author: Tony Broad – Senior Lecturer in Computer Aided Engineering A few years ago I decided that I needed to work smarter, not harder. Technology such as Microsoft Teams helped me with this, and to be honest, with minimum effort…. because I let the students create their own Teams. A Read more…
Author: Fiona Bledge, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Justice As educators and support professionals, we all lead busy lives that involve a myriad of responsibilities. Although much has been documented about the distraction that digital tools can encourage, if harnessed in the right way, some tools can go a long way to alleviating some of that busy-ness and one of Read more…
Author: Phil McMillan – Learning Enhancement (Digital), CCL “Pomo” Italian, noun The room is filled with scent of fresh basil, Sicilian lemons and rich olive oil, a thick rossa ragu is slowly bubbling in a cracked brown ceramic pot. Scattered dots of sauce have stained a tea towel and the 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: Kevan Williams – TELT At no other time in our educational history has there been so much pressure to make use of technology to support the way we learn, teach and work, and all of this in a climate of continual global change. What do I really need to know? Who can Read more…
Author: John Hrycak – Student Coach, School of Psychology & Computer Science Most of us in education probably value the art of learning and have engaged with a combination of study and work … and returns to study … and more work. Working from home may have been a more abrupt and forced Read more…
Author: Amy Edwards-Smith – Lecturer, School of Community Health and Midwifery I have found that with learning switching to being solely online, students are missing out on dropping into the office to chat, which is crucial to developing rapport and creating a supportive learning community. I wanted to make myself Read more…
Author: Phil McMillan – TELT With video conferencing and video content becoming the new work-from-home educational norm, more people are creating videos to aid learning and teaching. This means that there is the requirement for some basic editing skills and easy to use software, that can perform simple cuts and Read more…
Author: Rachel Cunliffe – Lecturer in Forensic and Biological Anthropology Last year I changed my perception of what my teaching required quite dramatically. I used to think that my students needed to learn skeletal anatomy, and it was my job to help them develop that knowledge. However, my interactions with Read more…