Our lecture capture mini-conference took place yesterday in the Keith Green Building (with thanks to CEDE for their support). The theme was: Pedagogy, policy and support: taking lecture capture to the next level and the mix of pedagogically and technically oriented sessions addressed this theme head-on. One of the main points emerging from the dayRead more
Yesterday I was one of the presenters at our lecture capture conference (about which more in my next post). I’d decided that hosting the event, giving the welcome address, presenting a workshop session, and chairing the closing plenary wasn’t stressful enough (!) so I decided to try ouy our new iPad Mini as a presentationRead more
In support of its 2013-14 workshop and seminar series, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) has issued calls regarding STEM, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities subjects, as well as opening up a theme-based stream. The HEA wishes to cover a number of areas (see below), and a grant of £750 is available to support each workshop/seminar, with the deadline for submissions setRead more
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