course design – Learning and Teaching

Xerte anyone? Developing interactive content for Moodle.

By 29th November 2011 29th November 2011 Research and Publications, Tech-Enhanced Learning

Tutors are struggling to make Moodle learner friendly or to use the platform imaginatively. This is largely because there is no way to organise links to activities effectively: you cannot structure well (only list & indent), you cannot provide a narrative or clear instructions (labels are cumbersome, inadequate and display… Continue reading

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Learner-centred Course Design

By 5th April 2011 5th April 2011 Feedback & Assessment, Learning & Teaching, Open Lecture Series, Research and Publications

Alan Masson visited us last month and gave a lecture explaining the Viewpoints assessment design process. Viewpoints is a highly successful JISC-funded project based at University of Ulster that helps lecturers reflect on and improve the assessment regimes of their courses. The beauty of it is that it’s low tech – merely sets of… Continue reading