The Box of Broadcasts (BoB) service will be unavailable from 5pm on December 13th until December 23rd. This is to allow for preparation of the next major release (V3) which will be launched officially on January 6th. NB – the screenshot on the left shows the current version. BoB is a fantastic service for teachingRead more
This week has seen Your Education Week across the campus, with various events and stalls asking students to comment on their education and what they would like improved across the institution. We have used the 10 Education Priorities as a basis for our questions during the week:- Over campus Programme Presidents and Programme Reps haveRead more
There can be some real pleasure in declaring a professional interest, and this is one of those occasions. Appearing less than a month ago in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, three colleagues – namely Francis Duah, Tony Croft and Matthew Inglis – from the Mathematics Education Centre here at Loughborough University have just published an articleRead more
Another batch of Futurelearn MOOCs has been announced today all of which start in March 2014: Shakespeare and his world from the University of Warwick (starts 3 March) An introduction to physical actor training from the University of Leeds (starts 10 March) Understanding modern business & organisations from the University of Strathclyde (starts 10 March) Make an impact:Read more
Date: Wednesday 18 December Time: 12.30-4pm Location: Rutland room 02 Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy is right for you if, in addition to being an effective teacher, your role provides evidence of ‘successful co-ordination support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others’. If you need motivation to complete the application, then this workshop should help. ItRead more
Jisc webinar: The changing face of assessment and feedback – how technology can make a difference, 5 December 13.00-14.00 (GMT) Over the past two years, the Jisc Assessment and Feedback programme has worked with over 30 institutions in the UK further and higher education sector to pilot new approaches that address a range of challenges toRead more
With the support of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Teaching Centre is hosting an HEA Workshop and Seminar Series 2013-14 event on Wednesday, 22 January 2014. It will run that day from 10am to 4pm and it is being held here at Loughborough University in the Design Studio, Centre for Engineering and Design Education, KeithRead more
For those of you who have not browsed through Europeana before, and you are in anyway interested in European history, culture, film, etc., you are in for a treat! Describing themselves in their Factsheet Europeana – facts and figures as “the doorway to the digital resources of Europe’s museums, libraries, archives and audiovisual collections”, users are encouragedRead more
The journal Nature has this week published an interesting comment piece aimed specifically at educating politicians about the scientific approach to data but which could just as easily be used for many different types of data. The “twenty tips” are as useful in helping us remember how to judge educational data and to avoid simpleRead more
Wednesday 4th December 1.15pm – 2.30pm Design Studio, Keith Green Building LectureTools is a web-based alternative to dedicated electronic voting systems (aka clickers) such as Turning Point which we use here at Loughborough. There are now several academics on campus actively using LectureTools, including Andy Bayley (School of Business and Economics) and Prof Chris SzejnmannRead more