Over one billion people, 15% of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Removing barriers to their participation creates a better world for all. December 3rd, marks the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities and this year’s theme centres around inclusion. The Equality Act 2010 asks us to make reasonable adjustments for … Continue reading “International Day of Persons with Disabilities”
Image: CPD needs heirarchy by @simonrae 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 also at projects being undertaken within the sector. The student experience is increasingly mediated through use of technology; timetabling systems, online learning, … Continue reading “A Lens On… Digital Wellbeing”
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 also at projects being undertaken within the wider HE sector.Our previous articles have looked at Assessment, Feedback and Open Education. The term ‘Digital Literacy’ has origins which date back … Continue reading “A Lens on… Digital Literacy”
With increasing pressures on HEI’s to accomodate increasing student numbers and enabling wider access to learning, a fully online or blended delivery is becomming a popular means to manage this. With reference to modern web design, we take a look at some considerations for appropriate online learning content. Screen real estate It’s really important to … Continue reading “(re)Designing learning material for online delivery”
With greater access to educational resources online, learning will become a lifelong dedication for the majority of people. Sebastian Thrun, the founder of online course provider Udacity, describes the future of learning as akin to a “toothbrush technology”, one which you will pick up, twice a day for five minutes and not just confined to … Continue reading “Online options for taking your data with you”
Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen the emergence and rise of two technology tools that are competing to win us over with real-time, on-demand, video streaming/broadcast with a social media twist. Meerkat and Periscope offer the ability for mobile users to broadcast and view live video from all over the globe with the … Continue reading “On demand video streaming tools”
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 also at projects being undertaken within the wider HE sector. Our first looked at the process of Feedback and our second looks at Open Education. The term ‘Open … Continue reading “A Lens on… Open Education”
In this series, the Educational Technology team will be providing an insight into existing practice using technology for learning and teaching at Falmouth University and also at projects being undertaken within the wider HE sector.Our first installment looks at the process of Feedback. Feedback is a process that aids learning based on a dialogue about … Continue reading “A Lens On… Feedback”