The story of the frustrated student is the subject of a short video produced by students at Manchester Metropolitan University. The university is looking into alternative ways to communicate with students, specifically an SMS service in which messages are sent directly to students’ mobile phones.
The system is incredibly simple: staff post a message to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and if the message is urgent, the staff member begins the message with the keyword ‘urgent’. The next 160 characters are then sent as an SMS. It’s an opt-in system which students value - not least because they are more likely to receive the messages if they go straight to their mobile device.
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Could we do this in CE6?
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We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us. - Marshall McLuhan
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Claire and I were talking about emotion and learning (and mentioned Freud in passing) - a lecturer of mine who was involved in the setting up of Sussex University talked about the influence of Winnicott on her approach - the importance of play in HE - but that was a long time ago before everything got so serious!
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Article on using text messaging to reach students at U Wolverhampton. The team that did it recommends that students be offered the chance to opt out.
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