Current and would-be users of Elluminate Live, the University’s web conferencing tool, will be pleased to know that our licence has just been renewed for another year. New users of Elluminate at Loughborough include the International Office who, as I type this, are conducting a trial run prior to using the tool to deliver online trainingRead more
Bryan reports that yesterday (Tuesday 3rd May) saw very heavy usage of TurnItIn which led to volume-related problems, including students being unable to upload assignments to a TurnItIn Assignment activity. The problem was acknowledged by TurnItIn UK, who say it has been resolved. However it may be prudent for academic colleagues not to set submission deadlines at periodsRead more
In this E-learning Showcase presentation, Professor Chris Szejnmann (Head of History) talks about his use of the Flip mini camcorder (similar to the Kodak models we have available for loan) as a tool for students to record their own presentations, and as a way of giving more effective and meaningful feedback to students. Click onRead more
Working with Professor Chris Szejnmann, Head of History, as part of his Teaching Innovation Award, we’ve developed a new e-learning authoring tool called Make History which enables Chris and his colleagues easily to create Flash-based historical timelines without the need for any technical skills. Each timeline is exported by the tool to a single *.zip file whichRead more
TurnItIn UK User Group, 3/2/11, Aston University Bryan Dawson This is a six-monthly event for TurnItIn (TII) Administrators and power users. The system continues to grow, with over ½ million submissions per month to the system in the last quarter of 2010. The UK branch of iParadigms (the U.S. company that built TurnItIn) now hasRead more
Hot off the press this morning: “JISC invites institutions to submit initial proposals for innovative projects in the e-learning domain, as part of its e-learning programme for 2010/11. Projects and activities must fit with the vision, outcomes and principles of the JISC e-Learning programme and support innovative approaches to learning and teaching, identify areas ofRead more
In this E-learning Showcase 2011 presentation, Martin White (Materials) compares and contrasts different approaches to lecture capture as applied to a Distance Learning Fund project last year. This project involved pre-recording 10 hours of guest lectures for a module on Packaging Technology. The added dimension in the title refers to the use of a ‘visualiser’Read more
If you’ve heard of WebPA, the online peer assessment tool developed by EngCETL, but you don’t know what it can do for you, you might like to check out the ReVIEW capture of the ‘Introduction to WebPA’ training session delivered yesterday by Lee Barnett and Nicola Wilkinson. Alternatively click on the screenshot to visitRead more
The Online Learning Task Force (OLTF) published its final report ‘Collaborate to compete: Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education‘ in January 2011. It concluded that online learning – however blended with on- or off-campus interactions, whether delivered in the UK or overseas – provides real opportunity for UK institutions to developRead more
One of the most anticipated and best received presentations at this month’s E-learning Showcase was from Lucy Hopkins, President of the Loughborough Students Union, on student expectations and experiences of learning technologies. Click on the screenshot to watch the ReVIEW capture of her presentation. You might also want to refer to the NUS report, commissioned by theRead more