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This clip shows a real lecture where Personal Response System and interactive teaching with peer instruction are used effectively in Physics teaching. For those teaching large classes and/or Science and Engineering this is a great demonstration of the technique.

This clip shows a real lecture where Personal Response System and interactive teaching with peer instruction are used effectively in Physics teaching. For those teaching large classes and/or Science and Engineering this is a great demonstration of the technique.

With advocates like Sal Khan and Bill Gates, flipped classrooms are attracting an increasing amount of media and research attention. We had heard Khan's TED talk and were aware of the concept of inverted pedagogies in general. Yet, it really hit home when we accidentally flipped our classroom. Our objective was to better prepare our students for class. We set out to effectively move some of our course content outside of class and decided to tweak the Just-in-Time-Teaching approach (JiTT). To our surprise, this tweak - which we like to call the flip-JiTT - ended up completely flipping our classroom. What follows is narrative of our experience and a procedure that any teacher can use to extend JiTT to a flipped classroom

This report has been developed as part of our research project Flexible Pedagogies: preparing for the future. Technology-enhanced learning is one of five main focus strands embedded within the theme of flexible learning. It offers a summary and analysis of the current state of play, as well as recommendations for developing robust and appropriate flexible pedagogies with a view to influencing policy, future thinking and change within the rapidly-shifting landscape of learning and teaching in HE.

Sandra, thank you for sharing this report. I hope to find some good insights for our "new" topic, final project and life in HE!

This web and pdf resource from University College Dublin, offers helpful guidance on structuring your modules and considering what the best sequence for when and how students might access resources including the blend of content, activities and resources.

Thomas, blended learning is something i am focused onto in this phase of my Project development. Thank you for sharing this source.

The purpose of this report is to examine the latest issues and trends in course evaluation. In-depth interviews have been conducted with 10 senior academics and student representatives to draw out a general sense of how universities are currently approaching the 'process' of student surveys, and what improvements need to be made to gain more effective student feedback on courses and lecturer

Explains the concept and application of Just In Time Teaching and how to engage students

Explains the concept and application of Just In Time Teaching and how to engage students

Explains the concept and application of Just In Time Teaching and how to engage students

LEaD this year are developing and sharing expertise around inclusive learning - I wonder if Wolverhampton would come and do a piece at our conference learning@city in June? This project will deliver a new module around the idea of inclusive teaching that will be available for the professional development of teaching and support staff.

This project will deliver a new module around the idea of inclusive teaching that will be available for the professional development of teaching and support staff.

Having read around I like the people everyone likes - Schon, Moon, Gibbs - however this little blog post and recording by Jenny Mackness has helped put it into practical terms and I can now see a glimpse of what Neal has " been on about"!

I have been told twice, very recently, and quite often in the past - that I am a glass half empty person. In other words I am a pessimist and the implication is that this is not good. Good would be...

The findings indicated that young people who had used Facebook (but not YouTube) for more than a year had higher scores in tests of verbal ability, working memory, and spelling, compared to their peers who had used it for a shorter time period.  - FB and other social media as a 'practice ground' for data sorting, communication and social connectedness - Also some interesting details on survey methods used. 

Another study looking at the relationship between social media use and academic achievement/engagement. Interesting that here some activities are more likely to have a positive impact. Are these the kind of interactions we could encourage by embracing learners' connectedness and engagement with social media? ► Students who spent more time on Facebook scored lower on an engagement scale. ► There was no relationship between time spent on Facebook and time spent studying. ► Students who spent more time on Facebook spent more time in campus activities. ► In general, Facebook activities were more strongly predictive of engagement. ► Some Facebook activities were negative predictors, while others were positive.

The Spring 2014 issue of this bi-annual e-learning journal published by the Learning and Teaching Institute at the University of Hertfordshire contains useful research on the educational use of blogs and wikis and the use of quizzes for formative assessment.

Great practical resources and ideas from Curtis Bonk et al

Neal, I plan to check this when putting foundations to my Project design.

thanks Neal - I like the look of this one too - I am looking at motivation in my project so this might well be of use.

This study produced a number of papers, of which the most widely referenced in Mayes and de Freitas' study of relevant theories, frameworks and models. This concluded that existing models can be broadly classified as associative, constructive, or situative; that underlying principles of learning remain much the same regardless of the technologies incorporated into the learning situation; but that cosideration of the technologies available for use is now an essential aspect of educational planning, and constructively aligning the learning situation with the desired outcomes.

Highlights * We explore factors affecting students' engagement with Moodle and Facebook. * Students were not interested in using Moodle, yet active on Facebook. * We use Activity Theory as a lens for data interpretation. * Factors are categorized as technological, individual, and community levels.

Hello there, Thanks for sharing this Ivan - good one I hope I can effectively operationalize some ideas. Thanks Z

Interesting! As are a number of the papers suggested afterwards which I will bookmark too! As an aside you may be interested in the paper Cass Business School students present to the Moodle Research Conference last year: http://research.moodle.net/mod/data/view.php?d=7&rid=124 One point of interest I'm keen to follow is the possible rise in more student-led studies (at City?) - in this case, both surveying students and by students. I'm also interested in how we could look more at involving learners in the design process.

Humanism - Carl Rogers - "best known contribution - the 'core conditions' for facilitative (counselling and educational) practice - congruence (realness), acceptance and empathy)." "We cannot teach another person directly; we can only facilitate his learning"

Looks at components of blended learning, effective integration and how to create meaningful experiences. It also highlights resources required when planning and executing blended learning, including tutor support which is often overlooked.

I have not seen this one before. Let me have a look and I will use that data when assembling the Project.

Excellent and succinct. Helped address weaknesses in my project proposal Thank you

This presentation on slideshare was put together by Glasgow City College and shares the work they have done on making their Moodle user friendly. It is interesting that more often than not FE colleges are more advanced than HE institutions in the design and development of Moodle.