Category: Xerte Online Toolkits
LSRI Seminar: Tools to support foreign language learning and teaching in the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
November 28th, 2011 at 04:11
The LSRI have let us know about a seminar this week which may be of interest. Cecilia Goria & Oranna Speicher from the University Language Centre will be giving a seminar for the LSRI on “Tools to support foreign language learning and teaching in the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies”: Tuesday November 29th [...]
Five minutes with … Helen Whitehead
November 4th, 2011 at 09:11
I’m currently planning a visit to the University of Nottingham campuses in China (21st-25th November 2011) and Malaysia (28th November – 2nd December 2011) with my colleague Gill Fourt, so we thought it was time we contributed to this series for people to get a feel for who we are! So here I am… You can find me [...]
Tips and Tricks with Xerte Online Toolkits: Google Maps
November 2nd, 2011 at 09:11
Alistair McNaught put together a learning object that explores alternative ways of getting the Google maps functionality on Xerte Online Toolkits by using alternative templates a little bit creatively. He also uses zooming (p4) and the button navigator (p5). http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/play_3617
Free webinar on using Xerte Toolkits in bio, life and agricultural sciences
September 23rd, 2011 at 08:09
JISC TechDis runs a free online “XerteFriday” training session on the last Friday of the month. The next Xerte Friday session is September 30th and is focussed around biology / life sciences /agriculture (though anyone interested in finding out more about how Xerte Toolkits is used will get some benefit from this webinar) . Time: 1 pm [...]
Moodle bytes: creating a series of pages of content
September 20th, 2011 at 10:09
We’ve just implemented a Moodle tool called “Book” which is similar to the learning module in WebCT. You’ll find it under “Add a resource”. The Book tool makes it easy to create multi-page resources with a book-like format. This tool can be used to build complete book-like websites inside of your Moodle space. Previously created websites can be imported directly [...]
Success in Jorum’s Learning and Teaching Competition
1 September 16th, 2011 at 09:09
Open Nottingham wasn’t Nottingham’s only success at ALT-C this year. “Statistics – An Intuitive introduction” (SII) was commended in Jorum’s Learning and Teaching Competition. This is the first time that Nottingham has been placed in this particular competition. Jorum may not be a name familiar to everyone. It began as the UK’s national repository for resources in higher [...]
Happy Birthday Xerte! Using Xerte and Toolkits
September 2nd, 2011 at 09:09
The Open Source Xerte Project celebrates its fifth birthday this week! In this series of blog posts, we take a closer look at our offspring! Children this age can manage feelings and social situations with greater independence. They also have improved skills for forming and maintaining friendships with adults and other children. Being accepted by [...]
Happy Birthday Xerte! A growing user community
September 1st, 2011 at 11:09
The Open Source Xerte Project celebrates its fifth birthday this week! As our community of users has grown, we’ve found the tools being used in a wide variety of different settings: from corporate training, schools, colleges, universities and government agencies. These experiences have given us so much feedback and it’s always pleasing to hear [...]
Happy Birthday Xerte! The development of Xerte Toolkits
August 30th, 2011 at 09:08
The Open Source Xerte Project celebrates its fifth birthday this week. Five-year-olds are creative and enthusiastic problem solvers. They offer progressively more imaginative ideas for how to do a task, make something or solve longer-term or more abstract challenges. As they participate in a variety of new experiences, five-year-olds ask more analytical questions and weigh [...]
Happy Birthday Xerte! Key events
August 29th, 2011 at 10:08
The Open Source Xerte Project celebrates its fifth birthday this week! In a series of blog posts, we take a look at our developing five-year-old. Jan-04 Andy Beggan proposes the development of a new learning object development tool to simplify and standardise development. With SENDA now high on the agenda, accessibility is a key element. [...]