What is NMIS-Skills?
August 6, 2019 8:07 amNMIS-Skills is part of the wider National Manufacturing Institute Scotland project. NMIS aims to “to be a distributed industry-led international…
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Reflections on the White Rose Learning Technologists’ Forum, 17th April 2019
May 31, 2019 12:59 pmThe Forum met at the University of York recently to consider issues surrounding accessibility and inclusivity. There were three very…
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Palestinian HEIs: An e-Learning Initiative that Bridges Educational and Socio-Political Gaps “TEFL-ePAL”
May 20, 2019 12:59 pmThis event was part of an Erasmus Plus research project and was designed to showcase digital language teaching in the…
e-portfolios for assessment: Podcast
November 1, 2018 2:47 pmWhat could be better that a coffee and a chat? Lisa Donaldson harnessed the power of the coffee break to…
#HEblogswap 2018 – Find a blog partner, write for each other’s blog and post
July 26, 2018 11:06 amIt’s back – #HEblogswap, now in its third year, is on Wednesday 12th September. We’d like the Higher Education…
Hybridity in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
July 16, 2018 7:16 pm“Yali (also known as Vyala or Vidala in Sanskrit) is a mythical creature seen in many Hindu temples, often…
Openly making music together.
June 11, 2018 8:56 amProfessor Laura Ritchie (@laura_ritchie) describes herself on her blog as a “musician, teacher, learner, dreamer, open thinker”. Here she recounts…
Book Review: Design of Technology Enhanced Learning Integrating research and Practice. Matt Bower
March 15, 2018 5:24 pmIn this book, the author Matt Bower sets out to examine research findings relating to the use of TEL which…
Setting up an online collection of educational resources: some practical tips
March 10, 2018 7:35 amOver the past three years, I have been working with colleagues to develop a series of [Subject]on theBox blogs, promoting…
Book Review: Design of Technology Enhanced Learning Integrating research and Practice.
January 8, 2018 10:40 amIn this book, the author Matt Bower sets out to examine research findings relating to the use of Technology Enhanced…
Lived Open Educational Practices at #EuroCALL2017
November 7, 2017 8:00 amThe annual Computer-Assisted Language Learning conference, Eurocall took place this year in Southampton. Participant Martina Emke reflects on the role…
#HEBlogSwap – Sharing Practice and Building Community in Cyberspace
October 17, 2017 9:12 amThe idea of the #HEblogswap arose in September 2016 when Santanu Vasant approached me via Twitter to do a blog…