{"id":5273,"date":"2016-10-19T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=5273"},"modified":"2016-10-21T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T09:59:14","slug":"learning-technology-highlights-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2016\/10\/19\/learning-technology-highlights-october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Technology Highlights: October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lynda.com
\nAll Edge Hill University staff now have access to the Lynda.com video training library<\/a>. You can use it to help you develop your skills in areas as diverse as music<\/a>, social media marketing<\/a>, animation<\/a> and Office 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This resource would cost you over \u00a3300 per year if you paid yourself, so it is well worth a look. We have a guide to logging into Lynda.com<\/a>, should you need help.<\/p>\n

If you think that it would be a useful resource to use with your students, get in touch with us at ltdsupport@edgehill.ac.uk<\/a>. We have limited student accounts, and need to keep track of use, but we can provide you with guides and support as you and your students learn to use the resource, and to help you integrate it with Blackboard.<\/p>\n

\"Plickers
\nWe saw the first use of the Plickers<\/a> sets that we laminated this month; Sarah Wright<\/a> used them with a group of students.<\/p>\n

\n

Just one device & @plickers<\/a> makes for real time formative assessment! pic.twitter.com\/4uS7hyIXk8<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sarah Wright (@Sarah__wright1) October 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Plickers are another option when you are choosing student voting systems. Students respond to a multiple choice question by holding up a code card, and they can rotate the card to select their response. The lecturer\/facilitator uses an app on their phone to detect the responses.<\/p>\n

You might want to use Plickers instead of online solutions like Kahoot<\/a>:<\/p>\n