Jun
26
2017
Can teaching excellence be promoted through the development of digital capabilities?
The question in the title of this blog post was raised by the QAA commissioned research report “Digital… View Article
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Jun
15
2017
TEL in an Age of Supercomplexity: the 18th EdTech conference organised by the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA)
Colin McLean, Registrar at IT Sligo, and Paul Gormley, Chair of ILTA, got the conference off to an inspiring start.… View Article
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Jun
12
2017
Three Spotlights from the UCISA Digital Capabilities Conference.
The UCISA DCG Spotlight on digital capabilities conference on ‘Student futures – equipping students to thrive in the… View Article
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06
2017
Assignments as Controversies
Ibrar Bhatt’s book ‘Assignments as Controversies: Digital Literacy and Writing in Classroom Practice’ explores the practices of learners in college classrooms. This monograph is a development of Ibrar Bhatt’s PhD research, published in the Routledge Research in Literacy Series. Prior to reading the book, I wondered about its audience and potential usefulness for classroom […] View Article
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May
02
2017
Humanification: Go Digital, Stay Human.
“Humanification is more than just an idea; it’s a new wave of understanding that helps to make sense of what’s… View Article
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03
2017
Questioning Joy (the noun not the lady/s)
Why should we look for opportunities to play and why would we encourage others, to do the same? These are questions that I have been considering over the last couple of weeks, following the excellent conference: ‘Remix Play Summit’, held at Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab. However, I don’t want this post to […] View Article
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Mar
27
2017
Book review – Selwyn, Neil 2017. Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates
Selwyn, Neil 2017. Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates, Second Edition. Bloomsbury Professor Neil Selwyn is one of the… View Article
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Mar
23
2017
Using Camtasia 9: Two Perspectives
Camtasia is a video-based screen capture software. It enables you to record your screen, import your own footage, and is… View Article
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Jan
25
2017
#23things – how taking part turned into a digital knowledge habit
When the 23 Things for Digital Knowledge course #23things was launched in September 2016 by the University of Edinburgh I… View Article
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Dec
20
2016
Copyright and e-learning : a guide for practitioners – Book Review
Copyright and e-learning : a guide for practitioners / Jane Secker with Chris Morrison. Review, by Andy Horton (Library Manager,… View Article
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Nov
23
2016
Reflections for ALT on the SEDA 21st Annual Conference, November 2016
“You must have seen lots of changes” At the conference dinner, someone attending his first SEDA annual conference asked me… View Article
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11
2016
Attending ALT-C 2016 on a librarianly day!
Colleagues from Warwick’s Library team, Tracy Dix and Kate Courage, attended the ALT conference for the first time this year. Here are their reflections. “The day started with Jane Secker’s keynote on copyright and elearning, a topic she’s been presenting at conferences on since 2011. By asking what terrorism has got to do with learning […] View Article
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