Staff interested in technology enhanced learning may want to share their practice at our University-wide learning and teaching conference, so we are repeating the call for proposals that went out via email: The University’s Learning and Teaching Conference will take place on Wednesday 11th July. Its main theme is “Higher Expectations: Meeting our Students’ Expectations…
28 March, 12-1, led by Heidi Probst, as part of the HWB distance learning seminar series To develop entrepreneurial skills on a new module for advanced (or aspiring advanced) practitioners in a specialist radiotherapy field it was felt that a Problem Based Learning approach would be most appropriate. However, for busy working practitioners studying remote…
22 March, 12-1, presented by Anne Florence Dujardin Reflective blogging is becoming established as a form of academic writing which combines: reflective writing – a common feature of professionally oriented disciplines blogging – a social media with a popular profile and affordances that can support on-going reflection. The literature highlights tutors’ and students’ willingness to…
In this case study, undergraduate Real Estate students were required to plan, produce and submit a short video assignment to consolidate and capture key learning outcomes from their one-year placement experience. The module leader wanted to try the creation of video instead of written reflections, as many students had trouble achieving true reflection in the written…
In this case study, International Business students used screencasting software to present initial findings from a study into emerging markets as a Digital Poster presentation. The presentations were structured around four images arranged on one PowerPoint slide. Each image represented one aspect of their emerging market. The Digital Posters method used a simple technology known…
In this case study, Engineering students worked in teams to develop multimedia presentations around one of two research topics. The previous way of teaching the material did not engage students particularly well, so the module team hoped that the hands on aspects of multimedia production would help engage students, open up a creative dimension and…
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…
Date and time: Wednesday 23rd November 12.00 – 13.00 Venue: Stoddart 7509 – no need to book ahead of time Description: The social media platform LinkedIn presents a valuable opportunity for students to gain insight into the working world. There are already 1394 people registered with it under the Company name ‘Sheffield Hallam University’. Some…
In this case study, the teaching team in a Sport and Exercise Science module used an Excel spreadsheet with automatic functions to speed up the process of providing consistent feedback to students. The output produced a personalised feedback sheet for each student, with specific pointers intended to help each individual improve next time, which were…
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…