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…
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…
We’re pleased to announce an exciting new project which involves getting students to research an aspect of their student experience. One of the themes is technology enhanced learning, so we’ll be sponsoring four projects which involve investigating an aspect of technology enhanced learning on a course or module. The project provides funding for the student researchers and…
We want to know how students make use of feedback to support their overall learning experience at Sheffield Hallam – how they engage with feedback, store and recall feedback for use in future learning and future assignments, and how technology can help students use feedback more effectively. We want to hear from students about their…
The following article is an updated version of an article that appeared in the D&S Learning, Teaching and Student Experience online newsletter in June 2011. During 2011 the University launched SHUgo, its first step into having an institutional approach to engaging with students through their mobile phones. SHUgo is a mobile application that connects students with campus…
Last year we highlighted research we did into why staff chose to engage with e-learning. One motivating influence which had a strong effect in overriding personal preferences was where there was a local culture of e-learning. This meant that it was part of the practice of the group and not an optional extra. Students expected an…
This journal article by Sheffield Hallam academics looks at the implementation of online peer feedback programme for two cohorts of students. Students provided peer feedback for each other using discussion boards, in order to give them more opportunities to improve their work before final marking. The research was evaluated using focus groups from the two cohorts.…
Since April we’ve introduced a series of changes to our e-learning provision aimed at enhancing the student experience online including the upgrade to Blackboard 9. Another important change is being implemented in September, giving students access to module sites after they have completed them. What will happen to module sites? Module sites will no longer…
Sheffield Hallam has a strong history of research into the student experience of e-learning. Our student research has given us a strong foundation for our approach to e-learning from the initial implementation through the last nine years of development. However, this past year we chose to conduct research into the staff experience of e-learning, so we can better understand the perspective…
In past years, we have archived all module sites from the past academic year in mid-September. This helped staff and students identify the correct sites to use and avoided clutter. However it also prevented students from accessing past learning materials, feedback, and grades. There were also instances where students lost access to sites that were still running or…