Get to know a ‘digital champion’
Earlier this week I read and shared a post on the Inside Higher Ed website: Online Learning Shouldn’t Be ‘Less Than’ and tweeted this: WRONG!!! “They made it an online class because the teacher will Read More …
Tag: Digital Learning
The last thing on my phone #EdLastThing
This is a bi tof fun, but also a good way to learn from each other … inspired by the Amazon short series called ‘Last thing on my phone‘, and by my work on my Read More …
Relationships
Development of materials for online, distance, blended and campus-based courses can be a pleasurable experience. It can also be fraught with issues not least constraints in time, budgets, resources, personalities, egos, etc. How can we Read More …
Sharing
Recent themes to my work has been the nature of how, and what, we share. I wanted to reflect a little on my own ‘sharing’ here, and try and split the sharing from social media, Read More …
Authenticity
When you buy a new car or buy a new TV you go to a showroom who deals in the car or TV, either it’s an official retailer for the item or it has a Read More …
Instruction
Following on from my two previous posts which cover my thought process about familiarity in learning design and how distractions can affect both our work and learn environments, I wanted to write about instruction. Instructions Read More …
Familiarity
Over the years and role changes I’ve used a variety of different VLEs. From Blackboard to FutureLearn, and from custom in-house developed VLE to customised large-scale MOOC platform. So, how important is familiarity when working, Read More …
What’s a NGDLE?
I think we’re all interested in what our VLE or LMS will look like, or indeed what it should already look like. Whilst much has been talked and written about it, perhaps this visualisation from Read More …
When PowerPoint goes bad
What are your pet peeves about using PowerPoint? Is it the tool itself or how people use it? I use PowerPoint, and think it is a good way to engage students and staff, and can Read More …
Know your students & their writing styles
I’m not usually one to moan or highlight something that annoys me, but when I read this article this morning I had that sinking feeling and face-palm moment! Read this: Essay mills turning out high-quality essays Read More …