• Staff Reminder: Learning Edge Drop In 23.02.12

    Are you working on something new in Learning Edge? Do you want help or ideas?

    Staff are invited to visit the LINC Development* room at lunch time tomorrow to:

    • Learning Edge LogoExplore the potential of Learning Edge
    • Focus on enhancing current practice
    • Resolve any queries

    These regular open door Drop In sessions have been organised to support staff building and working on courses and are the perfect opportunity to gain additional advice from a Learning Technologist.

    No need to book! Please just drop into the LINC Development room and a member of the Learning Technology Development department will be on hand to help and advise.

    Drop In Schedule this Term:
    12.01.12 – 12 pm – 13 pm, Thursday, LINC Dev
    23.01.12 – 13 pm – 14 pm, Monday, LINC Dev
    07.02.12 – 12 pm – 13 pm, Tuesday, LINC Dev
    23.02.12 – 12 pm – 13 pm, Thursday, LINC Dev
    05.03.12 – 13 pm – 14 pm, Monday, LINC Dev
    23.03.12 – 12 pm – 13 pm, Friday, LINC Dev
    03.04.12 – 12 pm – 13 pm, Tuesday, LINC Dev
    16.04.12 – 13 pm – 14 pm, Monday, LINC Dev

    *Please note: a change from the advertised location of these Drop In sessions printed in a Learning Services Staff Development leaflet. Staff may continue to visit the SOLSTICE Centre for  support with Learning Technology, but the LINC Development room has been booked to comfortably accommodate any number of staff during these open door Drop In periods.

    Hope to see you there!
    The Learning Technology Development Team.

  • LTD’s Good Practice Guides

    Over 30 years of combined experience working with academic and administrative staff have been distilled into the many Learning Technology guides and other resources that now reside in the Learning Services Wiki.  These guides are aimed at saving you time and enhancing the student experience – ensuring a consistent quality and making your courses more engaging.  The wiki uses calendars accessed via the Administration and Building & Teaching tabs that detail what you may be working on at the various parts of the course lifecycle.

    Here are three that have had the most impact on the staff and student experience:

    Learning Edge: Good Practice in Building and Teaching your Course

    This document contains some suggestions on how to enhance the educational value of your course, based on existing good practice and feedback from our Student eLearning Surveys.

     

     

    Quick guide: Enrolling Staff from within a Course

    Did you know that you can enroll colleagues as instructors into any course that you are an instructor on?  This single sheet guide shows you how this is done.

    Quick Guide: Diagnosing Student Access Issues

    This guide looks at some of the common problems that students may report when trying to access Learning Edge for the first time (or as a returning student).

     

    The three documents above form part of a wealth of guides and resources accessed via calendars of activities.  We invite you to spend a few minutes browsing these calendars (from the Administration and Building & Teaching tabs), perhaps looking at the entries for this time of year – all focusing on enhancing the student experience.

    David Callaghan
    Learning Technologist    		 Katherine Richardson
    LTD Operations Co-ordinator

     


     

     

  • Reminder: Emerging Technologies eBooks, eReaders and the Library

    EBooks are becoming more common place in every day life.  Every day we read documents, information and more on our PCs but what about when you want to study or relax with a digital book from the library, away from your monitor?

    We have the answer! eBooks are now able to be downloaded from the library on a ‘digital loan’!  You can loan the book for up to 2 weeks and after that time, you don’t have to return it – that’s all taken care of for you!

    Come along on 22nd February to find out more about how to download eBooks to your portable device such as an iPad, tablet or smart device or even simply your laptop whilst also discussing how to advertise this useful tool to your students – especially when they are fast approaching one of the most reading intensive times of the academic year!

    The session runs from 1pm to 2pm in the LiNC Development Room (top floor) on 22nd February

    Book through the Staff Development wiki:
    https://go.edgehill.ac.uk/wiki/display/hr/Emerging+Technologies+-+Downloading+eBooks+for+loan

    Carol

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