How to create an Escape Room
By Charlotte Ellis (Learning Technology Media Adviser) An escape room experience within the classroom involves a gamification idea for a fun and memorable experience to...
Category: Media in Learning
Your key to success: Mastering your digital skills – a Digital Champion’s perspective
Technology is everywhere, and it is essential to our daily lives! We are now living in a digital age in which hi-tech programmes and devices...
How to create and scan QR codes
What is a QR code? Amazingly, QR codes have been around since 1994 when they were originally invented for use in the motor industry to...
University of Derby contributes towards 2nd Place project in Learning Technology Research project awards
The UCISA Survey of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) for higher education and offers a longitudinal perspective of TEL developments over a 17-year period within UK...
Media and Learning conference in Belgium
Matthew Gilooly, Media Adviser within the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, recently went on a trip to Leuven, Brussels to present at the...
Ruby Granger – StudyTuber – Vlogging about studying and the student experience at University
Ruby is a student in her first year at the University of Exeter, she started creating videos about studying whilst working towards her GCSEs and...
Instructional Video
Instructional videos are a great tool to assist students to gain knowledge on complex technical skills by using a “how to” format. These types of videos...
Video-based assignments
Video-based assignments provide an effective medium for students to demonstrate their understanding of learned concepts. This form of assignment assists promoting student creativity and can...
AccessAbility: Course Overview
Ally are currently working on developing a course overview providing every module area in Course Resources with an overall accessibility score. This will be a...
Videos to encourage discussion or increase engagement
Videos are a great tool to use within learning and teaching as they have the potential to encourage discussion or increase engagement amongst the students....