Learning, Teaching and Educational Technology news from the School of Arts & Humanities at NTU
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 →
You may have noticed that at the end of 2017, the LTSU's external social media sites (twitter, facebook, linkedin and wordpress) have all changed names from 'AAH-LTSU' to 'NTUHUM-LTSU'. This is due to a School wide initiative, led by Sarah Huxley. Sarah Huxley recently joined NTU as the Profile and Reputation Marketing Assistant for the... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the 12 apps of Christmas from the LTSU team. In this final post, we are sharing 4 more of our favourite apps and online tools for learning and teaching. Below we share the ideas, the benefits, any challenges and an example so you can try it out. Why not give them a try,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the 12 apps of Christmas from the LTSU team. Following on from last weeks post, we are sharing 4 more of our favourite apps and online tools for learning and teaching. Below we share the ideas, the benefits, any challenges and an example so you can try it out. Why not give them... Continue Reading →
