In last week’s Open Lecture, I had the opportunity to welcome a former colleague and friend from Plymouth University, who has been a pioneer in te field of learning technologies for over 20 years. Steve Wheeler talked about ‘Literacies and competencies for learning in the digital age’. In his thought-provoking talk, Steve… Continue reading
Our second Open Lecture on Teaching, Learning & Assessment for 2017-18 was on Critical Pedagogy. Prof Richard Hall from De Montfort University delivered a thought provoking talk, raising important issues about the increasing marketisation of HE and its negative impact on staff/students, as ‘it creates a narrative that catalyses ill-health or quitting and a rise in anxiety’.… Continue reading
Our initial Open Lecture for the 2017-18 academic year was on Learning Gain and was delivered by Prof Simon Lancaster from East Anglia University, who reflected on his personal experiences based on feedback from his own students but also from his participation to an institutional project on learning gain. Learning gain is often used to measure the learning… Continue reading
Video is a great way to capture the audience by adding a visual experience while simultaneously tapping into the oral auditory memory. The experts1 say that human communication is rooted in sound and that use of multiple senses allows more cognitive connections to be made. This blog explains the… Continue reading
Tuesday 4 July, 2017 University of Greenwich – Greenwich Maritime Campus The future ain’t what it used to be: inventing and re-imagining higher education practice The future ain’t what it used to be, uttered by the imitable Yogi Berra in 1974 who explained its meaning that times are different. Not necessarily… Continue reading
SHIFT has always reflected our response to meeting challenges, enabling us to engage in professional development and share effective practice, innovative pedagogies and celebrate successes. As in previous conferences, SHIFT 2017 will allow us to reflect on our own development needs and career aspirations as we start the new spring… Continue reading
Save the date! Rosie Miles, University of Wolverhampton Social Media, Play and the Gift of Teaching University of Greenwich, Stockwell St S11_0004 9th March 2017, 5-6pm Rosie Miles is Reader in English Literature and Pedagogy at the University of Wolverhampton, and also a poet. Rosie has published books on… Continue reading
Save the date! Tom Stafford, University of Sheffield Experiments in Learning Greenwich Campus, Queen Anne 080 January 31st 2017, 5-6pm Tom Stafford is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Sheffield. He is also the department’s Director of Public Engagement. His research focusses on learning… Continue reading
Recordings from a selection of the presentations at the APT2016 conference “Mind the gap: exploring institutional practices in the post-digital age” are now available on the EDU Vimeo site, at https://vimeo.com/channels/apt2016 Thanks to the presenters for agreeing to share their sessions in this way. Continue reading
Save the Date! 23rd November 2016 (5-6pm) Open lecture on the TEF by Nick Hillman Nick Hillman will be delivering a lecture on the TEF as part of the University of Greenwich’s open lecture series on Wednesday 23rd November 2016 (5-6pm) Greenwich campus, Stockwell St S11_0004 Is the… Continue reading