What does a Learning Designer actually do?
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...
Additional Learning & Teaching Applications Now Available to Staff!
Overview We’re now 8 weeks into the study block, and from all of us here at the Digital Learning team, we hope that the year has got off to a great start for all of our colleagues. This is just a quick blog post to remind you that we have some excellent...
Electronic Management of Assessment update
The Electronic Management of Assessment project ran an informative pilot in Study Block 2 of last year with a small pilot over Study Block 3. The outcomes were not as conclusive as we would have hoped so we are running a larger, but more focused pilot over the 19/20...
Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA)
This study block sees the first phase of the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project having been kicked off. The Educational Technology Team are working closely with Quality Assurance and Enhancement (QAE) and SPA, this phase of the project focuses...
Preserving Guest Lectures on MA Illustration: Authorial Practice
Overview This case study looks at one way in which guest lectures are being preserved by Steve Braund, course coordinator for MA Illustration: Authorial Practice. By using tools available to all members of staff, Steve, working with the Educational Technology team, is...
Flipping the Classroom on BA(Hons) Creative Advertising
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...
Ed Tech at Digifest 2019
Ed Tech attended Digifest 2019 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...
New accessibility regulations: what they mean for Learning Space
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...
Student digital experience survey: results and actions
Thanks to the 680 students who recently provided valuable feedback and suggestions on their digital experience while at university: we have listened! This was the second year the survey has been run and findings include: students make good use of digital tools and...
Student Digital Experience Survey Prize Draw Winner
From mid-December to mid-January we surveyed Falmouth students on the quality of their digital experience while at University. 680 students took part and the prize draw winner was Ben Watkins, who is in the final year of his BA (Hons) in Marine and Natural History...