In this series of articles we’ll be casting our gaze over some examples of practice currently being undertaken at Falmouth University. We work extensively with a variety of subjects and often find that the learning experiences are as diverse as those teaching on the courses. This month we’re focusing on Fine Art within the Falmouth … Continue reading “Falmouth in Focus – Fine Art”
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”
This year, I had the opportunity alongside two colleagues from our Ed.Tech and wider ICT team to attend the Association for Learning Technologies conference. ALT are a professional network of those interested in Ed. Tech. across all areas of education. I captured my experience on Twitter and by making notes in our team’s slack channel … Continue reading “#AltC 2016”
In this series of articles we’ll be casting our gaze over some examples of practice currently being undertaken at Falmouth University. We work extensively with a variety of subjects and often find that the learning experiences are as diverse as those teaching on the courses. This month we’re focusing on Fashion Photography within the Fashion … Continue reading “Falmouth in Focus – Fashion Photography”
In this series of articles we’ll be casting our gaze over some examples of practice currently being undertaken at Falmouth University. We work extensively with a variety of subjects and often find that the learning experiences are as diverse as those teaching on the courses. This month we’re focusing on Professional Practice sessions, that run … Continue reading “Falmouth in Focus – Professional Practice”
A few months ago I stumbled across Gitbook, a tool that allows you to publish content as Markdown/HTML and then access it in a range of formats appropriate to web, print and mobile. I’ve written about it in a post on inclusivity, but it really deserves it’s own post and some wider recognition. Here’s a … Continue reading “Developing a Portfolio in Gitbook”
Moodle logo by Oliver Tacke MoodleMoot is the annual conference for users of Moodle and the 22nd-24th March saw the UK event take place in Dublin. Falmouth’s Learning Space, like the majority of VLEs in the UK is built upon Moodle, so it is an excellent opportunity to find out more about upcoming features and … Continue reading “MoodleMoot 2016”
JISC’s Annual Digifest offers a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across FE and HE and share some great practice around Educational and Information Technologies. 2016’s event took place across on 2nd-3rd March at Birmingham’s ICC and was formed of keynotes, workshops, seminars and hands-on technology displays. I attended on behalf of Falmouth University alongside … Continue reading “#DigiFest16”
As we did in 2014 and 2015, we return in 2016 with our predictions of what will evolve for Learning Technology in Higher Education this year. We take a look at 2015s NMC Horizon Report as well as adding our own reflections at Falmouth. Last years, key themes were around supporting digital literacies, agile approaches … Continue reading “Trends in Educational Technology for 2016”
As another year draws to a close, The Educational Technology team would like to reflect on their work this year and if they’ve been good enough, they would like a stocking full of shiny technology…. This year we managed to get out blog on to the The Top 50 Must Read IT Blogs in Higher … Continue reading “Dear Geek Santa”