Gamification: This is the process of transforming your e-learning content or even hard copy content into an interactive game-based format. If done well, quizzes and games can transform the level of engagement with the learner by delivering the information in a unique way, as no two topics or even …
mLearning: The ever widening acceptability of smartphones and tablet devices for learning is having a profound effect on the way some providers deliver learning. M-learning is all about the use of mobile devices in the classroom. Mlearning or mobile learning can be achieved by using devices in the classroom like …
Whiteboards Interactive whiteboards also known as Smartboards- allow teachers and students to write/draw/annotate or answer quiz questions on the touch screen, so learning becomes interactive and engaging. To find out more about using the Smartboard in your teaching please contact the eLearning team; eLearning@loucoll.ac.uk Or come and visit us in B031.
Forum: A discussion group where people submit postings for all to read and discussion ensues. In blended learning a forum is used in numerous ways, for example: an instructor /moderator can set a topic of discussion and facilitate a person asks the instructor questions a person asks the group questions You …
The annual FOTE conference was held on the 11th October at the Senate House in London. It is a conference that aims to showcase, highlight and discuss trends and technologies that will impact on pedagogy and education in the future. This year’s conference covered a wide range of …
CPD (continuing professional development) is the means by which members of professional associations maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge. For example; in college we offer a range of CPD sessions and workshops, the next full day of CPD sessions will take place on October 28th. For details of the sessions …
Recently a member of the eLearning team was lucky enough to attend the 2013 turnitin conference at the Leeds School of Music. For those who are unfamiliar with turnitin- it is a piece of software for teaching staff that checks academic work for plagiarism, we use it here in the college to check for …
“Exploring the identity of a Learning Technologist through the analysis of language” This is a current research project conducted by Loughborough college and the University of Leicester, it will investigate what it means to be a Learning Technologist within further education- looking at identity, route into eLearning, skill-sets, expectations, …
A recent article entitled ‘We post nothing about our daughter online’ struck the eLearning team as it highlighted just how much of our private life we give up to the online world without too much of a second thought. The article gave a specific example of pictures of young children …
Podcasting: The publishing of sound files on the internet. Users can subscribe to podcasting via designated software. For example; you could make a recording of a lecture and publish it onto your learnzone page as a podcast for students to revisit as often as they wished.
