A new Smartpen user case study is now available. Katie is the Library Administrator and regularly uses her Smartpen when taking minutes. The pen records the audio of the meeting to allow her to listen again for more accurate notes. She suggests a simple technique of drawing a star within her notes to identify theRead more
Colleagues may be interested in attending the final workshop in the current series of the Media Enhanced Teaching and Learning (METAL) project, taking place at the University of Nottingham on the 24th April 2012. More information and registration (registrations close on the 17th April 2012). Please note this event is open to all, and not limitedRead more
In looking to support a variety of peer support initiatives which have been taking place across campus in recent years, the Teaching Centre is in the process of creating a new online resource to support staff and students. Called a Peer Support Directory, it promotes the idea that students are particularly well positioned to supportRead more
Colleagues with a particular interest in academic misconduct might like to know about the 5th International Plagiarism Conference taking place, as usual, in Gateshead this July. Find out more.Read more
One of the main practical issues we’ve faced with rolling out the ReVIEW lecture capture system on campus is that of ‘framing’. That is, how do you go about ensuring that the lecturer / presenter remains in shot? We’ve come up with a possible solution and submitted this to the JISC Elevator site for consideration.Read more
Titled ‘Clickers, Peer Instruction and the Inverted Classroom’, the Centre for Science Education, Aarhus University and Turning Technologies are hosting a joint symposium at Aarhus University 18-19 June, 2012. If it’s like the previous Turning Technologies User Conference held at the University of Surrey, this will be quite an inspiring two-day conference. Whilst there isRead more
For many people, copyright falls into the category of “things Life’s too short for”. But for anyone involved in teaching or research, there’s no getting away from it. Here to shed some light on an often murky area is the new Lboro copyright blog, maintained by Charlotte Greasley and colleagues in the Library, which nowRead more
On Monday 19th March, the ReVIEW lecture capture system will be down between 9am – 11am to allow for a major upgrade, from Echo 360 V3 to V5. This will bring in a number of significant new features for presenters and students, about which I’ll be blogging further next week. Read more
Quick reminder to colleagues that we have a range of equipment available for loan / testing, including: – 13 x mini camcorder kits (pictured) – 13 x audio recorders, including some capable of high quality recordings – ‘Instant web conferencing’ kit – Two different types of ‘smartpen’: Papershow and Livescribe – Portable document camera GetRead more