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Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Digital Accessibility Inclusive Practice Student Experience

Reducing the use of PDF and scanned materials to increase accessibility

By Rob Higson (Learning Technologist, Curriculum Development) As inclusivity practices are improving across the institution, we are seeing a greater range of accessible teaching materials...

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Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Digital Accessibility Inclusive Practice Student Experience

Learning with Purpose: The Importance of Orientation in Digital Practice

By Chris Bell (Senior Learning Technologist, Curriculum Development) Being well-orientated to clear learning goals is key to ensuring that our students can maximise their time...

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Posted on December 21, 2022February 27, 2023 Digital Accessibility Digital Systems Inclusive Practice Student Experience

Examples of Practice: Creating an active and applied learning experience with online asynchronous activities.

By Charlotte Gregory-Ellis (Learning Technologist, Curriculum Development) As an institution we are committed to using a regular mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities with students....

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Posted on November 22, 2022December 5, 2022 Media in Learning Student Experience

We Video – How video creation can enhance your student’s experience

By Matt Gilooly (Learning Technology Media Advisor / Associate Lecturer in Media Production) For some time, we have rolled out We Video across the university...

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Posted on July 4, 2022July 13, 2022 Media in Learning

Media Showcase

By Charlotte Gregory-Ellis and Matt Gilooly (Learning Technology Media Advisors) Over the last couple of months, the Media Advisers within the Digital Learning team ran...

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Posted on June 24, 2022July 11, 2022 Media in Learning

Using Panopto to create assessment support

By Rob Higson – Learning Technologist (Curriculum Development) A practice I have seen happening across modules this year is the use of Panopto to create...

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Posted on June 20, 2022June 15, 2022 Inclusive Practice

Going beyond the Lecture Recording Policy – Panopto as an inclusive system

By Matt Howcroft – Learning Technologist and Associate Lecturer, School of Arts The University of Derby has had a lecture Recording policy for a few years. This...

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Posted on June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Ideas Factory

Creating consistency, orientation and structure in an Analytical chemistry module

By Esther Crooks, Lecturer in Forensic Science Analytical chemistry is a level 5 Biomedical and Forensic Science module with a very large practical element –...

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Posted on June 6, 2022June 13, 2022 Ideas Factory

Mechanical Engineering Design, a Teams Challenge

By Martin Sole, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Context of the module Final year BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering students are expected to design...

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Posted on May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 Ideas Factory

Opportunities for students to develop and apply digital skills – Examples of practice 

By Laura Hollinshead (Learning Technologist) The following video provides an overview of a variety of approaches used across modules within the College of Health Psychology...

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