In this series of articles, the Educational Technology team will be providing an insight into existing practice using technology for learning and teaching at Falmouth University and various projects being undertaken within the sector. The flipped classroom is not a new method for learning, and actually refers to techniques that have been used for a … Continue reading “A Lens On… Flipped Learning”
JISC’s Annual Digifest offers a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across FE and HE and share some great practice around Educational and Information Technologies. 2016’s event took place across on 2nd-3rd March at Birmingham’s ICC and was formed of keynotes, workshops, seminars and hands-on technology displays. I attended on behalf of Falmouth University alongside … Continue reading “#DigiFest16”
Last year with help from The Compass we set out to gather some feedback from students on the apps they would recommend to others to aid study at University. We’ve repeated the event this year to find out in this fast moving market, what’s changed and what has remained popular. Recent statistics reveal that educational … Continue reading “Student Recommended Study Apps”
In this series of articles, the Educational Technology team will be providing an insight into existing practice using technology for learning and teaching at Falmouth University and various projects being undertaken within the sector. Designing a course or module that encompasses and considers activities and aspects beyond your subject is a task that is required … Continue reading “A Lens On… Course Design”
Last month saw Bett 2016 touch down at the London Excel centre for four days of learning technology talks, demonstrations and seminars. A staple in the ed tech calendar Bett is vast and one of the largest shows of it’s kind. This years speakers included Sugata Mitra, Salman Khan and Secretary of State for Education … Continue reading “Bett Show 2016”
In this series of articles, the Educational Technology team will be providing an insight into existing practice using technology for learning and teaching at Falmouth University and various projects being undertaken within the sector. Learning Analytics utilises the data that passes through University systems and can be used as a powerful tool for learning about … Continue reading “A Lens On… Learning Analytics”
Last week (11th-15th Jan), I had the opportunity to engage in the ‘open magic box’ that is Bring Your Own Device For Learning or #BYOD4L on social media. I had taken part in 2015, but this year I also volunteered as a community mentor and helped facilitate a tweetchat. BYOD4L is a fantastic community that … Continue reading “Reflections on #BYOD4L 16”
As we did in 2014 and 2015, we return in 2016 with our predictions of what will evolve for Learning Technology in Higher Education this year. We take a look at 2015s NMC Horizon Report as well as adding our own reflections at Falmouth. Last years, key themes were around supporting digital literacies, agile approaches … Continue reading “Trends in Educational Technology for 2016”
As another year draws to a close, The Educational Technology team would like to reflect on their work this year and if they’ve been good enough, they would like a stocking full of shiny technology…. This year we managed to get out blog on to the The Top 50 Must Read IT Blogs in Higher … Continue reading “Dear Geek Santa”
Last month, as part of a craft of writing session, English and Writing students were invited to contribute to their lecture via twitter. Including a real time conversational element to the lecture seemed apt given that the nature of the session was dialogue. Prior to the lecture students were emailed a hashtag and invited to … Continue reading “Dialogue with Twitter”