The HEA has recently published this useful resource aimed at Psychology but don’t let the title put you off. This guide would be helpful for any programme team wishing to review how employability might be embedded within a programme (rather than being bolted on) and offers a number of cases studies describing what other institutions have doneRead more
As part of the TiLT project, we’ve been looking at different tools for presenting in the teaching room which work well with (or depend on) the use of tablets. VideoScribe is a desktop application (and iPad app) that allows you to create what are variously referred to as ‘whiteboard animations’ or ‘fast drawing’. The visualRead more
Yesterday we hosted the first meeting of the new East Midlands Learning Technologists’ Group with over 30 colleagues from across the region (HE, FE and corporate sector) in attendance. It was great to be able to share experiences with people in similar roles and the future looks promising for the group. We all face similarRead more
The Loughborough Student Charter, 2013-2014, is the third edition of a resource which is updated annually by the University’s Learning and Teaching Committee in conjunction with staff, students and student representatives from across campus. In addition to the leaflets, posters and posterboards that have just gone to print and which will be made available to colleagues in goodRead more
If you read the sister blog to this one, the E-learning Blog, you’ll know that the Teaching Centre is running a project next year called Tablets in Learning and Teaching (TiLT). It’s clear there is a lot of interest in this area among academic colleagues because within a matter of hours after sending out anRead more
From August 1st, we will be using Adobe Connect Pro v9 as our standard web conferencing / online classroom software. An outline of the program is available in this leaflet and in this Getting Started Guide. Initial tests indicate that the web meetings have better audio and video quality than previously, and the system works in a very similarRead more
Those of you wondering where the summer has gone should stop worrying, it’s only starting. However, if you’re already considering how to plan across 2013-14, you might find the University Calendar 2013/2014 which is created annually by Clare Wright (Senior Administrative Assistant, Mathematics Education Centre) to be helpful. Further details regarding the academic year ahead, including StudentRead more
Last Friday lunchtime I posted an announcement to academic staff via Learn [for non Loughborough staff: Moodle] requesting expressions of interest in our Tablets in Learning and Teaching project for next academic year. I was amazed by the response, with 40 expressions of interest received to date. At a time when it can be difficultRead more
Currently appearing in the international journal European Political Science as an advance online publication, Helen Drake from the Department of Politics, History and International Relations (PHIR) has just published an article entitled “Learning from peers: the role of the student advisor in internationalising the european studies curriculum”. The abstract reads: “This article asks whether student peer advisors can contributeRead more
Earlier this year, M.Carolina Escobar-Tello and Tracy Bhamra (both Loughborough Design School) published an article entitled “Happiness as a harmonising path for bringing higher education towards sustainability” in the international and multidisciplinary journal Environment, Development and Sustainability. The abstract reads: “This paper is a reflection of an innovative project that complements existing higher education for sustainableRead more