• Supporting your students using Reading Lists Online

    Edge Hill academic staff have been using Reading Lists Online since November 2017 to create up-to-date dynamic resource lists for their students. As Reading Lists Online is a web-based tool, lists can be updated and published to your students immediately; there is no longer any need to wait for your lists to be updated. You…

  • Moving forward with Reading Lists Online

    Reading Lists Online provides you with the autonomy to drive selection and purchasing of the resources you want for your library collection. Since November 2017, the Academic Engagement team have run small group training sessions, which have led to many Academic staff instantly creating, publishing and personalising lists to suit their module structure and enhance…

  • Learning with Lynda.com – Computer Science

    Edge Hill staff and students have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com, which includes thousands of high quality online courses and video tutorials written by industry experts. We caught up with two members of staff from the Computer Science department to discuss how they use Lynda.com to enhance their own skills and the learning experience of…

  • Defeating ‘The Beast from the East’: How Collaborate was used to run a ‘blended’ conference

    Blackboard Collaborate is an online classroom tool. It is designed to allow presentations and tutorials to be given to students while they are off-campus. In this blog post we look at an unusual use of Collaborate, as it was used to run a ‘blended’ conference. Meg Juss: Could you set the scene for us? Peter…

  • Bite-sized Lecture Series

    Bite-sized Lecture Series

    Students at Edge Hill University value the support they receive whist studying here, so much that they tell us how important that support is, each year through the National Student Survey. Edge Hill has a diverse student population and recognises the importance of innovative approaches to teaching and learning which are both inclusive and supportive. Since…

  • Paramedics and the 360° Experience.

    Paramedics and the 360° Experience.

    Barry Matthews (Lecturer in Paramedic Practice and Pre-hospital Care) based at Edge Hill University’s Manchester Campus.  Barry has been trying out Learning Services’ Giroptic 360cam, to create immersive resources for his students. The Giroptic 360cam produces 360° photographs and video and was the topic, back in January 2017, of Mark Wilcock’s blog post “360 Degrees…

  • Technology Supported Learning – Lecture Capture (Classic User)

    Technology Supported Learning – Lecture Capture (Classic User)

        Natalie Reynolds is a Senior Lecture in Secondary English. Natalie was introduced to lecture capture software (Panopto) during her own studies and immediately wanted to explore its potential on the programme she teachers here at Edge Hill University. Panopto software provides lecture capture, screen-casting, video streaming, and video content management solutions. The Panopto lecture…

  • Technology Supported Learning – Advanced Grade Marking and Grade Centre use

    Clinical Education, now housed within the Faculty of Health and Social Care, re-won a tender in March 2015 to deliver the Postgraduate Certificate in Workplace-Based Postgraduate Medical Education from September 2015.  With this came an overhaul of the way that the marking and grades were managed within Learning Edge and as a result a more…

  • Online Student Response Systems – Claire’s Story

    Online Student Response Systems – Claire’s Story

    Claire Moscrop is a Senior Lecture in The Centre for Learning & Teaching. Claire was until recently a Senior Lecturer in Computing, as a result of the continued increase in student numbers in this area, Claire was intent on maintaining student engagement for her sessions, particularly as the increased numbers meant moving from small seminar…

  • Technology Supported Learning – MaST Programme Embedding Technology

    Technology Supported Learning – MaST Programme Embedding Technology

    Mark Wilcock (Learning Technology Development Officer) has, over the last few years, been working with the Faculty of Education’s MaST Team, providing support and guidance with the introduction of a number of key technologies including: iSpring (a rapid learning authoring toolkit for developing professional e-learning courses in Powerpoint. Blackboard Collaborate (browser-based web conferencing solution). Panopto…