Archive for February, 2012
Webinar today: Nominal Group technique
February 29th, 2012 at 10:02
You are invited to an ELESIG webinar: Student Engagement Methods: a focus on the Nominal Group Technique, today Wednesday February 29, 2012 from 1 to 2pm What’s it all about? How can we engage students in offering quality feedback about their learning experiences in higher education? This interactive webinar will focus on the Nominal Group [...]
Open Education Week Update
February 27th, 2012 at 09:02
The date and time of the webinar we are running as part of Open Education week has now been set. It will be on Wednesday 7th March at 3pm GMT. The title is: Open Nottingham – tools that help you find, create and re-use Open Educational Resources (OER). The webinar will provide an overview of [...]
Annual Dearing Higher Education Conference
February 24th, 2012 at 03:02
When Lord Dearing (Chancellor of the University of Nottingham from 1993 to 2000) died in 2009, the University held a conference on higher education in his memory. This proved to be such a success that this conference is now an annual event. The 2012 conference was held on February 23rd with the theme of “The [...]
Key Moodle Basics training course adapted in response to feedback
February 21st, 2012 at 03:02
The first Moodle training courses were held in China in November 2011 and then in Malaysia in December. In all three countries (and on pretty much every campus) there is now a programme of training under the banner Key Moodle Basics – a two-hour Introduction to Moodle training course for academics, support staff and anyone [...]
Did you know you can add a photograph or avatar to your profile in Moodle?
February 17th, 2012 at 09:02
As with all social networks and communities, having a picture associated with your profile gives you an immediate identity and oils the wheels of interaction. If you interact with a lecturer or student you didn’t know before, you have a chance of recognizing them in the corridor, coffee room or lecture hall. If you’re on [...]
SCORE OER Residential Course
February 16th, 2012 at 08:02
SCORE are once again running a residential course helping people to get to grips with some important factors relating to OER. The information below is taken from the SCORE website. Previously known as the Short-term Fellowship, the SCORE OER Residential Course is an intensive , one week course providing education specialists with the foundational knowledge [...]
What’s on the horizon for technology? LSIS Seminar
February 15th, 2012 at 08:02
A seminar from The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) will look at the new technologies that will have an impact on teaching and learning over the next five years. The event has been specifically designed for leaders and managers, and is a great opportunity to share and discuss the challenges new technology brings to the sector. Microsoft [...]
Open Education Week
February 10th, 2012 at 12:02
5th – 10th March is going to be the first annual Open Education Week. The aim if the week is to raise awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the benefits that open sharing and open academic practice can generate for a variety of stakeholders. The event is being coordinated by the Open CourseWare Consortium [...]
PARiS Project Update
February 8th, 2012 at 04:02
Now that things are well underway with the PARiS (Promoting Academic Resources in Society) project, updates through this blog will become a regular fixture. I’ve provided a high level update today to get things started, and will be delving into the detail of the project over the weeks and months that follow. The project is [...]
Interested in video for Teaching and Learning?
February 7th, 2012 at 12:02
The next e-learning community meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday Feb 8th in UP Pope C15 1:00-2:00 (note later time than usual). We’re looking at Planning and Working on Video Projects As a taster you might want to look at a a couple of videos: e.g., Sacred Calendar: Pentecost and Why Study…Early Christianity from one of our speakers, Thomas [...]