Learning, Teaching and Educational Technology news from the School of Arts & Humanities at NTU
The increased opportunities in using video for learning, teaching and assessment, can bring about benefits for both students and staff. With that in mind, here's some guidance for NTU staff for using online video for learning teaching and assessment. This is not about how to create a video or technical information about file types, but... Continue Reading →
Language in Tandem is an initiative from the Global Lounge at Nottingham Trent University which pairs students with a native speaker of a chosen language. Below is a guest post by Beth Cross, a final year student in the School of Arts and Humanities who created a video about Tandem for a Modern Languages assessment.... Continue Reading →
Video can be very impactful as a learning and teaching resource and is also increasingly used as a form of assessment. However, you don't need to be Steven Spielberg to produce a good video. Below are some resources and guidelines to get you started. Shooting your video We recommend Vimeo's Video 101: Shooting Basics as... Continue Reading →
Office Mix is a popular tool amongst staff in Arts & Humanities, and recently featured in our 12 Apps of Christmas series here on the LTSU blog. As NTU staff, you may have had an email recently about the end of Office Mix. Mix as we know it is retiring on 1 May, but we... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I was looking for a creative way to engage small groups of students in the essentials of building and maintaining a Professional Online Profile, as part of an employability and careers event for up to 300 Single and Joint Honours History students. The event was planned in a world cafe style... Continue Reading →
There are times when you may wish to leave feedback in a dropbox, even if the students have not submitted any work. Perhaps to give feedback from an exam, class test or presentation, for example. This means you can upload your marking matrix, or give students written feedback using the dropbox in NOW. The video... Continue Reading →
Creative Commons licenses - have you ever wondered what they are, why they exist, or how to use them? If so, read on! Creative Commons licenses are a quick and easy way of licensing creative works for public use, that allow content creators to specify ways in which their works may be re-used by others... Continue Reading →
A Digital Partners Action Research Project Aims Nottingham Trent University has recently invested in the Lynda.com video-based learning platform. This resource houses a large number of short online courses to support development of a range of technology and creative skills. This action research project focuses on our undergraduate Media Practices students and their practical skills requirements relevant... Continue Reading →
In our 12 Apps of Christmas blog series, we shared some of our favourite apps and online tools for teaching and learning. Memrise featured in Week 3, and this blog post explores in more detail how it is being used in our University Language Programme (ULP). Memrise is a very popular free tool for learning... Continue Reading →
