A review of recent literature on the use of quizzes clearly associates them with positive learning outcomes, including increased student achievement, attendance, engagement, confidence and improved student learning experience. Furthermore, the use of quizzes in teaching and learning has a long tradition in all stages of education. Most of us will have grown up being quizzed,… Continue reading
Almost two years have passed since our first meeting with Flipped classroom enthusiasts at the University of Greenwich. Since then the number of enthusiasts has grown significantly, and since then we have seen some fantastic work from across the faculties. Our Community of Practice for Flipped Classroom reached 140 members… Continue reading
This video can be seen alongside others from the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Open Lecture series and annual conferences on the EDU Vimeo channel. When we “flip” our classrooms it can be a daunting experience. There is a shift in emphasis from the “teacher” as knowledge provider (Sage on the Stage)… Continue reading
We’ve been working closely with academic staff in the Natural Resources Institute over the past few months, as they prepare to launch their new fully online MSc in Food Safety and Quality Management. In addition to facilitating bespoke curriculum development workshops for online distance learning, we have been helping the programme… Continue reading
Learning technology enthusiasts from all over the world descended on London’s ExCel Centre last month for the 2016 Bett show, a gigantic four-day annual festival of education-facing IT that regularly attracts over 35,000 visitors from every sphere of education. Amidst the buzz, hype and the glint of shiny new kit, the Technology in Higher Education Summit attracted some big names from the HE sector, and raised some important issues. Continue reading
Recently John Couperthwaite, our PebblePad representative, came to visit us at the University. We reviewed the work that has been done so far to introduce the system to colleagues at the University of Greenwich, and met with representatives from around the institution.
There are some significant improvements coming to the e-portfolio software later this year, which should help to solve existing problems… Continue reading
Sli.do is a Q&A and polling platform for live events, for audiences to ask questions in real time, anonymously if they wish, and vote in live polls via their phones, tablets or computers. It could be a simple alternative to classroom response system. Yet, its free version only allows its… Continue reading
Padlet is a free content interactive tool. It enables postings in the form of “stickies” ( e.g. images, links, videos, and more) to be made on a wall and allows brainstorming, concept formation and comparisons to be done. It can be used to encourage real-time, wholeclass participation and assessment. Suggested pedagogical designs (1) Think-Share-Pair step… Continue reading
At this year’s APT conference we made recordings of as many of the presentations as possible; these are now available on the EDU Vimeo site, at https://vimeo.com/channels/apt2015 They can also be seen on the conference site, embedded within each presentation page. Thanks to the presenters for agreeing to share their… Continue reading
The Greenwich Connect Project Team (Simon Walker, Ralph Barthel, Antony Coombs, Mark Anderson, Michael Downes, Gosia Iwaniec, Tieska Jumbo, Lawal Muhammad, Yang Yang) were nominated for the annual ALT Learning Technologist of the Year awards this year. These awards, which have run since 2007, celebrate excellent practice and outstanding achievement… Continue reading