In common with many other institutions the University of Brighton has seen a huge increase in the volume of assignments being graded electronically and there is a need to ensure that a range of esubmission tools are offered in a clear and consistent manner to support our teaching colleagues. Blackboard and Turnitin Recently a question […] View Article
Leave a commentThe challenges of proprietary EVS Since 2006, academics at the University of Surrey have been using a ‘clicker’ based Electronic Voting System (EVS) to engage students and promote interaction in their classrooms. Although the system has served the University well its reliance on proprietary hardware has limited wider adoption. An issue for students was the […] View Article
Leave a commentOver the last year the BBC, Jisc and the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) have been working together on the Research and Education Space (RES), an exciting initiative that could transform the ways teachers get access to online educational resources. RES will deliver a linked open data catalogue that aggregates records for millions […] View Article
Leave a commentBy Geraldine Murphy, Rachel Challen and David Hopkins. Methodology Based on David Hopkins previous blog posts about perceived identities of Learning Technologists, the #LTFE project was developed to explore this conundrum in Further Education. The outcomes of the #LTFE project were based on qualitative data that was collected through the capture and archiving of Twitter posts from October 2013-November […] View Article
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