The annual conference for the Association of Learning Technology was held this year at the University of Nottingham. Rachel Wenstone, the NUS Vice President gave the first key note and spoke about student expectations and partnerships and for the first year, there was a dedicated day for Further Education with …
INFORMAL LEARNING Informal learning occurs when people have a need to know something. They set their own learning objectives and acquire knowledge, skills and information in their own ways. This could be through asking questions, observing experts, practicing and conversing. It’s the kind of natural learning humans do outside …
Important information about Youtube We have received a few emails over the past few days regarding embedding Youtube videos into Powerpoint presentations. There has been a few issues with the embed codes and Youtube videos are not playing- despite appearing, usually as a black box, within the Powerpoint slide. To clear this …
The new team infographic! This infographic was created to visually highlight the presence of eLearning at Loughborough College, importantly it displays that there is a gap in the knowledge of staff, shows a need for training in this area and provides evidence of how staff could benefit from training. The …
Authentic learning: Learning which comes from direct experience or via simulations that mirror real situations. This could be active discovery in a classroom environment or within online or informal learning. An example of authentic learning would be undertaking a science experiment that simulates a natural process or even creating a …
The new version of Learnzone also lets you hide certain sections of your course until you are ready to unveil them, which is handy when planning and creating course materials for the upcoming year. This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed …
Web browser: A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the Internet, this application that enables a user to read and work with HTML documents. An example of web browsers that we use everyday would be Internet Explorer …
Working with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects and WordArt Below are a list of keyboard shortcuts for use while working within PowerPoint, specifically relating to the use of auto shapes, pictures, boxes, objects and WordArt. These shortcuts will help you to quickly add objects into your presentation to create more …
Accessibility: The process of ensuring that all learners, including those with disabilities and learning difficulties, can access places of learning and learning resources, including e-learning content. This could be making sure that text is large enough to read for those with visual impairments or making sure that technology is available for …
IP address An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g. computer, printer, etc.) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet for communication. An IP address is unique to each device on a single network- these are useful when dealing …
