With the support of colleagues from Loughborough Sport, we’ve just submitted a research grant application focused on the use of lecture capture to support elite athlete students. This is an area I’ve been interested in for a year or so, and it’s an application of lecture capture where the benefits are, on the face ofRead more
I’ve just got back to my desk from presenting over at the School of Business and Economics to an Association of Business Schools meeting. The group were all Directors of Teaching and Learning or in similar roles at business schools from around the country. Keith Pond, the ADT for SBE who was hosting the meeting,Read more
It’s the technology that wouldn’t be killed! Three or four years ago, you might have been forgiven for thinking that OMR as a means of delivering / marking assessments was on its way out. After all, surely it would all be done online soon? But in fact, year on year, use of OMR at LoughboroughRead more
The programme for next week’s conference is now available here: https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/teachingandlearning/?attachment_id=1011Read more
I’m frequently asked by colleagues whether there is any evidence that lecture capture ie effective, and this question is often accompanied by the assertion that the introduction of lecture capture must have a negative effect on attendance. There is now a significant amount of research into different aspects of the use of lecture capture inRead more
As I posted recently, we’re embarking on a project looking at tablets in teaching, particularly with respect to how they can be used as ‘presentation’ devices. One of the issues here from a technical perspective is how best to go about mirroring the display of your tablet on the projector. We started off looking atRead more
There are still places left for our one-day lecture capture conference here at Loughborough on July 3rd from 10am – 4.30pm, with the theme: Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level The event is intended for academics, learning technologists, IT staff, and A/V managers with an interest in the use ofRead more
There are still places left for our one-day lecture capture conference here at Loughborough on July 3rd from 10am – 4.30pm, with the theme: Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level The event is intended for academics, learning technologists, IT staff, and A/V managers with an interest in the use of lectureRead more
The Teaching Centre features in the latest edition of newsatlboro (Issue 75 Summer 2013) under the headline “Leading the way in teaching and learning” – for further information, go to pp.14-15. Centring on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes, as well as considering the role that e-learning can play in conjunction with, and support of, teachingRead more
A representative from the Higher Education Academy (HEA), Raj Dhimar, will be visiting the University on Monday, 15 July 2013. He will be running a workshop from 9:30am to 1pm that day which will focus on supporting colleagues who are thinking about applying for Senior Fellowship of the HEA. It should be noted that Senior Fellowship is aimedRead more