This article is the fourth in a series of five articles about scenarios for mobile learning. These are linked to an initiative to promote and capture innovation in e-learning. What is it? Smart phones can be used with on-campus wireless networks to act as Personal Response Systems (PRS) or ‘clickers’. The approach can increase interactivity…
This article is the third in a series of five articles about scenarios for mobile learning. These are linked to an initiative to promote and capture innovation in e-learning. What is it? Students can use mobile devices to capture experiences outside of the classroom, either for later review by themselves and the tutor (e.g. reflection…
This article is the second in a series of five articles about scenarios for mobile learning. These are linked to an initiative to promote and capture innovation in e-learning. What is it? Students can use their mobile devices to search for information during taught sessions. Their findings can impact on the direction of the session,…
Stuart Hepplestone attended the Blackboard Learn Product Management Workshop in Manchester back in November 2011. Blackboard Inc. are looking to the community for feedback and feature suggestions about their products and this event was one way in which we can learn about and influence upcoming developments, and share ideas with other Blackboard clients. There are a…
This case study describes an initiative that used online role play to help students develop their ICT skills on an undergraduate Occupational Therapy degree course. The course used an intensive enquiry based learning approach during which students were expected to undertake electronic literature searches, communicate and share information via an online learning environment. The course…
Quite a few UK conferences related to e-learning have opened their calls for paper and presentation abstracts. We thought it was worth highlighting them for any staff engaging in research related to technology enhanced learning, including action research about teaching. Association of Learning Technologists Conference (ALT-C) 2012: A confrontation with reality University of Manchester, 11-13 September…
This article is the first in a series of five articles about scenarios for mobile learning. TEL is coordinating an initiative to promote and capture innovation in e-learning. What is it? Mobile phones can be used to record audio feedback files, and these are shared with students for playback via the Blackboard Grade centre. Audio…
As a follow-up to our earlier blog post announcing the call for proposals, this is a reminder that there is an opportunity for you to get a student researcher to support investigating an element of the student experience in your course, including technology enhanced learning/e-learning elements. The deadline for proposals is 16 Jan however so be…
Christmas Ornament by Tim Baker Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone! If you don’t celebrate Christmas then enjoy the university closure time! It’s unlikely there will be any more blog posts until 2012. In the coming year, we’re going to have more case studies for you, a series of six articles on accessibility issues in e-learning,…
Technology Enhanced Learning is cooking up some changes, with tasty rewards offered for innovations in mobile learning. Do you have an idea for innovation with mobile learning that you would like to try out and share with others? Mobile learning is beginning to deliver on its long-promised potential for enhancing learning. Technology Enhanced Learning wants…