This morning I had a look at the many online platforms out there that allow users to create their own stories or poems. An online program called Storybird popped up in a list of best presentation tools for students. This intrigued me and I registered with the program to have …
Blog (weblog) Software that supports synchronous communication which is usually, but not exclusively, text based. An example of a blog would be the eLearning blog- the one you are seeing right now!
On the 5th of February I attended the LSIS technology conference in Birmingham. Loughborough College was due to hold a workshop on how they have used iPads to support teaching and learning titled “Big bikes, Cars and Tablets – Using iPads in Motor Vehicle Studies”. Mark Hucker was the lead …
The first of our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) was held on 19th February between 12:30-1:30. The topic that was being discussed was Flipped Learning. Thank you for all those who attended the first SIG, I hope that you found it interesting and useful – I know I did! It was …
What is a blog? A blog is a term that is derived from the phrase Weblog. Blogs are a collection of posts made by a user or users reporting news quite often on a particular subject but can be on a wide range of subjects. In addition to the author of a …
Adobe Connect is a webconferencing tool that can be used to faciliate synchronous online sessions. It can be used to hold online meetings and teaching and learning sessions. There are other tools available that do a similar job but this project focuses solely on Adobe Connect. The table below shows some …
Google Drive is an online word processor, slide show, spreadsheet, form and storage service provided by Google. Documents can be created or uploaded, stored securely and shared, and edited online while collaborating in real-time with other Google Drive users. An excellent overview of Google Drive can be seen in this …
What actually is Screencasting? Screencasting is a digital recording of everything that appears on your screen. It is often accompanied by narration, which tends to be an explanation of what is on screen. There are many different technologies that allow you to create a screencast, but one that we would …
Podcasting is a way to deliver audio blogs or commentary. Podcasts are usually delivered as a series of digital media files over the internet in a downloadable format. The table below shows some potential uses of this technology in both Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE). Below this are videos which …
Moodle is an open source Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a tool which manages and promotes learning, through the creation of online learning sites. This project focused on some of the tools within Moodle which can be used to communicate with learners and facilitate communication between them including; RSS feeds …
