The Scottish Mobile Learning Day took place on the 19th June in Glasgow. It was open to anyone interested in mobile learning from further and higher education in Scotland and provided a vehicle for exploring what is meant by mobile learning as well as associated opportunities and challenges. View Article
Tim Seal from SCORE, Open University reviews the UNESCO 2012 World Open Education Resources Congress that took place from 20-22… View Article
In the summer of 2012 the team of teachers and researchers associated with the MSc in E-learning programme at the… View Article
Using social media to engage learners, discovering new emerging technologies and trying out the latest exhibitor kit were just some of the things enjoyed by attendees of JISC RSC Northwest’s Annual Event on 27th June. An impressive 233 delegates, presenters and exhibitors from a range of North West Learning Providers and suppliers made it to […] View Article
Aaron Sloman, Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham, reflects on what is known about learning, and on the difficulties that exist in understanding it. These reflections were prompted by watching remotely part of the panel presentations at the 23 May launch of the Ufi Charitable Trust. Team SCARLET introduce […] View Article
Large-scale curriculum redesign where technology plays a central role Jointly with the Association of Colleges (AoC) ALT ran a one-day conference on 21 May in Birmingham. The aim of the event was to provide participants with practical ideas and strategies for technology-supported curriculum redesign which will have an impact on large numbers of learners. Conference […] View Article
Aaron Sloman is Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham. Here he reflects on… View Article
The SCARLET (Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching) project is bringing John Rylands Library’s Special Collections… View Article
Overview The Supporting Learning and Teaching Programme (SLTP) is a 10-month part-time programme providing an introduction to teaching and learning theory and good practice. It is run by the Educational Development Unit (EDU) at Imperial College London and has been specifically developed to meet the needs of the significant number of College staff whose job […] View Article
Simon Kear reports on and evaluates the use of the Blackboard Collaborate 11 virtual classroom for delivering the Follow the… View Article
A review of the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference which took place between 23-25 April 2012 in Antwerp, Belgium. View Article
James Clay reports on the Ireland and UK Moodlemoot held in Dublin, Ireland. View Article