Falmouth University’s Digital Learning team develops courses whilst providing guidance, support, research and training in the use of technology to enhance learning and teaching. Our experience encompasses education, learning design, and technology.
This year was my first time reviewing National Teaching Fellow (NTF) applications. I have previously reviewed the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) awards, which celebrates teamwork and collaboration, whilst the NTF celebrates sustained professional practice in learning and teaching. The purpose of the National teaching fellow scheme is to recognise, reward and celebrate … Continue reading “Reviewing National Teaching Fellow Applications – My Story”
Welcome to the new Academic year. We will be doing regular posts to bring you updates on our staff, our technologies, upcoming workshops and resources and key themes from the digital technologies sector. Our first update is focused on introducing the team with a big friendly hello from all of us 🙂 Our team is … Continue reading “Hello from the Digital Learning Team”
This week 3 members of Digital Learning, Roo Pescod, Dave Pollard and Robert Stillwell headed to Birmingham to attend the 2023 JISC Digifest conference. This year AI is was a prominent theme given the recent hype surrounding chatGPT and the concerns about it’s potential to have significant impact both positively and negatively. There has been … Continue reading “Digifest 2023 – Birmingham”
As a relatively new arrival to the team (3 months in) I felt it might be good for me to share and briefly discuss this article capturing the excellent work that has gone on at Falmouth developing an excellent environment for online working. Having had mixed experiences in the past with working remotely and the … Continue reading “Keeping Connected – Developing distributed team working practices”
The Learning Designer is a relatively new role at Falmouth and is often referred to as an ‘academic developer’ in our community. Our responsibilities mostly involve being the voice of the intended person a learning activity is being delivered to. Through our experiences and research, we advocate for good practice, proven pedagogical practices, and the learner’s motivations.Â
Overview This case study exhibits an innovate flipped classroom approach used by Lucy Cokes, Senior Lecturer for BA(Hons) Creative Advertising as part of a final year module. A flipped classroom reverses the traditional teaching structure by asking students to learn material outside of the classroom in exchange for more meaningful face-to-face activities. Through careful planning … Continue reading “Flipping the Classroom on BA(Hons) Creative Advertising”
Ed Tech attended Digifest 2019Â this week. Run by JISC, this HE/FE conference aimed to “explore the power of digital and look in detail at what next-generation digital students need to thrive”. The impact of machine learning was a recurring theme in the keynote speeches and take-home messages included: to avoid bias, we need to ensure … Continue reading “Ed Tech at Digifest 2019”
What’s occurring? New UK regulations on accessibility became law in 2018 and content made available on Learning Space needs to be compliant by September 2020. What does it mean for Falmouth teaching staff? You will be responsible for making your Learning Space compliant by 2020. You will need to become familiar with the regulations; learn … Continue reading “New accessibility regulations: what they mean for Learning Space”
In this series of articles, the Educational Technology team will be providing an insight into existing practice using technology for learning and teaching at Falmouth University and various projects being undertaken within the sector. Play is an essential part of childhood development. Play encourages social, physical, cultural, emotional and mental development and is enshrined in … Continue reading “A Lens on… play for learning”