A guest post by Roberta E Taylor on the Assessment Journey Programme (AJP) blog has just been published and describes her experience of replacing a 4000 word essay-based assessment with a short screencast. Roberta describes the background to the assessment, the approach taken to introduce students to screencasting concepts and techniques and the creative skills that…
Andy Kirke, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Practice, recently gave an online presentation about his use of PebblePad as a portfolio. During the presentation, Andy related how his career has benefited from the use of PebblePad and also spoke about how he uses it with his students. A recording of the session has been made available on YouTube and is well…
This case study outlines the use of Twitter and Storify as a method of encouraging class discussion among English Literature students during screenings of adaptations of plays and novels. Teaching on the English Literature course has long been around small groups of students discussing aspects of a literary work with their peers and tutors. However, the…
This case study outlines a cross-disciplinary collaboration to support authentic learning for Law students by using Performance students to play the role of the client in a practice simulation. Simulated practice is a major element of the Law degree at Sheffield Hallam University, but is typically only practical in the final stages of the programme. It was felt that…
This case study outlines the way in which a tutor has used PebblePad and Blackboard to support students in developing their employability skills and reflective capability. When applying for graduate employment, nursing students are required to write personal statements outlining the skills and experience that makes them suitable for the position. The quality of these statements…
This case study outlines the way in which a tutor has used PebblePad and the SHU Study Skills Toolkit to support students in developing their academic study skills. Level 4 Criminology students are required to submit a reflective assignment during their second semester; however, the students often have little experience with reflection and so fail…
This case study outlines a way in which two tutors have challenged students to develop as autonomous learners by researching and presenting posters at a public exhibition. A first-year, second semester module in D&S concerns the ways in which the public interacts with history and highlights the similarities and differences between producing work for a public…
This case study outlines a tutors experience of using Blackboard Collaborate to deliver online lectures and increase student engagement. A module in ACES is delivered predominantly for one organisation who wanted to reduce the cost of their staff attending classes (travel and accommodation). The tutor identified three lectures within the module that would be suitable for online delivery. …
In this case study a tutor from D&S shares her experience of using Blackboard Collaborate to deliver teaching sessions and to provide a social space for her students. The distance learning course attracts students from several countries and as well as finding a method of delivery that reduced the amount of times students had to travel to…
This case study explores the use of screencasts and supplemental exercises to support students in developing their competence with a particular piece of software. The software requires a significant amount of time to master but the amount of other material that needed to be covered meant that the this was not possible during the timetabled sessions. Instead, the…