Below are the sessions for 11-15 July. (A complete list of summer 2011 e-learning sessions is available on the Upcoming Sessions page). Please click on the date/time below for more information about each session and to book a place. Roundtable discussion: Alternatives to the essay Monday 11 July 2011, 12.30-1.30pm, Main Building D004, Collegiate Save…
Below are the sessions for week beginning 4 July. (A complete list of summer 2011 e-learning sessions is available on the Upcoming Sessions page). Please click on the date/time below for more information about each session and to book a place. Turnitin for automatic referencing feedback Wednesday 6 July 2011, 10.00-11.00am, Stoddart 7324, City Campus…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. You may have heard of Skype but not really know what it was. Skype is an online service that…
Below are upcoming sessions for the remainder of June. (A complete list of summer 2011 e-learning sessions is available on the Upcoming Sessions page). Please click on the date/time below to book a place. Turnitin for automatic referencing feedback Thursday 16 June 2011, 11.00am-12.00pm, Furnival 9310, City Campus Introduction to e-learning Tuesday 21 June 2011,…
The automatic creation of 2011/12 Blackboard sites has now been completed. These 2011/12 sites contain a copy of the content from the corresponding 2010/11 site. This means the sites will need updating before they are ready to use with students next year. For instance you will want to update files such as module handbooks, ensure…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Example QR code You’re no doubt familiar with simple barcodes which are a series of lines, of varying thickness, used to represent…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. First we’ll start by looking at what a tag is. Tags are typically words which are used to classify…
We’re pleased to announce a programme of summer e-learning sessions, including a range of new topics. These sessions are part of the summer professional development programme Realising Our Potential (see all of the sessions on offer). We’ll be adding more sessions, so please check back regularly. Here are some of the earliest scheduled sessions: Good practice…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. We’ll take a look at e-portfolios today. Interest in using e-portfolios in education stems from the 1990s when cheap…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. This article continues our look at some local Sheffield Hallam terms by explaining what we mean by SHURA, the Sheffield Hallam University Research…