First year history students were encouraged to use cameras to record their first impressions of university life either by using the video function or by taking photos. The aim of the project, which has been supported by the Greenwich Connect seed fund, was to evaluate how the use of digital… Continue reading
The gaming society formed by the students in cooperation with DarrenLloyd Gent organise game nights on Thursday evenings. It is a space for students of different backgrounds to socialize while playing computer games but also discuss aspects of game design. The society has currently 36 members attending a variety of… Continue reading
In May 2013 we began a rolling programme of supporting innovation projects through the provision of equipment, our “seed fund projects”. This initiative provides a number of technology kits, devices and software for academics to explore new pedagogic approaches with their students, and then to share the findings with the rest of the… Continue reading
*Courtesy of Jamie Murray. [Original video]. Background The “students as producers” concept stems from the wider debate on the purpose of the university and the negative critique of higher education as a dysfunctional entity, in which teaching and research work against each other. Students as producers tries to reconnect the two… Continue reading
What is it? | Manuals | Videos | Extras What is it? The Nexus 7 is a tablet computer developed by Google in conjunction with Asus. It is the first tablet in the Google Nexus series of consumer devices using the Android operating system and built by an original equipment… Continue reading
Changes to the Quality Assurance handbook (QAH) now require programme teams to describe how their programmes will align with the Greenwich Graduate initiative. These changes take place from 26th September 2011. The briefing paper can been downloaded below. Greenwich Graduate Briefing Paper (May 2011) Continue reading
The university has a new policy on New Arrivals and Transition – this can be found at: http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/policy. The policy grew out of the earlier Policy Framework : The student experience of arrival, induction and orientation: a policy framework (which can also be found at the above link) – and… Continue reading
The eCentre is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research group consisting of over 40 research staff from the university and its partner collages, and 6 PhD students. There are currently 7 active research clusters exploring the following areas: Web 2.0/social web for learning Mobile learning Gaming and immersive worlds Assessment e-portfolio Digital Literacies… Continue reading
Date: Thursday March 17th 2011 Time: 11.00 -13.00 Venue: “Activities Room” in the Students’ Union Cooper building, King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10 9JH. Workshop title: Rethinking students experiences of programmes and courses – charting the lumps and bumps. Workshop facilitators – Helen Beetham & Simon Walker Context: Our Greenwich Graduate… Continue reading
In July three one-day conferences on learning and teaching were held at Greenwich Maritime. The conference archives contain recordings of the distinguished keynote speakers, and slides from the presenters can be found on each of the websites: Monday 4 July: Promoting Inclusive Change: addressing equity and success for BME students… Continue reading