Debate in an online learning environment
By Jack Frost (Senior Lecturer in Education) Group work provides students with an opportunity to learn from their peers, view content from multiple perspectives and...
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Hybrid Learning – Tips and techniques on getting the most from multi-location learning
By Matt Howcroft (Learning Technologist – Curriculum Development) What is Hybrid Learning? Hybrid Learning is an approach where some students attend physically in the classroom,...
Dr Ian Baker talks about Psychology’s approach to socialisation in MS Teams
Ian Baker talks about the approach which BSc Psychology took to providing an online community space for students to engage and share their experiences, ask questions and...
Using BoB with your students
By Matt Gilooly (Learning Technology Media Adviser) Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is a tool that provides all staff and students at the University of Derby...
Using the video templates in Adobe Spark to create teaching and learning content
By Matt Gilooly (Learning Technology Media Adviser) Adobe Spark is a great tool you can use to create a basic webpage, video and graphics. However,...
Using Canva as a group starter activity
By Matt Gilooly (Learning Technology Media Adviser) This video looks at how you can use Canva to do a group starter activity as a warm up and socialisation for your students, before getting on...
Presenting content in structured manageable segments
By Rob Higson (Learning Technologist – Curriculum Development) Ensuring that your modules have well-structured content across all of their digital platforms can make students feel...
Audio Feedback in Turnitin
By Diana Conroy (Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy) In this short video, Diana Conroy (Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy) talks about her approach...
Group work in an online environment
By Johanna Westwood (Learning Technologist) and Boris Ceranic (Lecturer Built Environment) While studying remotely, it is more important than ever to ensure we build in...
Building of an Online Collaboration, Community of Practice and Blended Learning Environment
By Anthony Gregory (Senior Lecturer in Computing. Computer Games Modelling and Animation) Where we were Over a year ago we were told to be bold...