Author: Rory Parkinson – Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics & Sociology as Applied to Medicine and Healthcare, University of Central Lancashire Engaging students in our teaching sessions can be challenging. Have you ever had that class where no matter what you say to them, you have someone in the back row playing Read more…
Author: Narmin Nahidi – Lecturer in Fintech, University of Central Lancashire Higher education institutions are constantly exploring ways to improve their assessment and evaluation processes to ensure that students receive accurate and fair evaluations of their knowledge and skills. The rise of AI and language model tools like ChatGPT (Chat Read more…
Author: Lauren Evans – PASS Co-ordinator, University of Central Lancashire What do all of these have in common? Well, for those not in the know, not a lot! But for the fortunate souls that know me, it will hopefully make them smile. There is a message to get across, so Read more…
Author: Daniel Scott – Digital Curriculum Support and Developer, Nottingham Trent University When you join an online community of practice, it is often a daunting process to get acquainted with the people and a sense of the culture that resides within it. Depending on the rationale and nature of the Read more…
Author: Beverley McCormick – Educator and Advisor, ClickView Delivering lessons online has become an integral part of teaching, and it doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon. As with any teaching, it is important that we take time to stop and reflect on our practice. We need to Read more…
Author: Mike Summersall (@MJSummersall) – Senior Lecturer in Business and Management at the University of Central Lancashire I’d been wrestling with the idea about how we get students communicating more for years, I then discovered FlipGrid. I had wanted to find a tool that reflected outside life (70% of TikTok users Read more…
Author: Phil McMillan – TELT Let’s set the scene, you are on the home straight, the medal and all the accolades that come with winning are within sight. You are primed, poised and powering through your rivals, many of whom you considered friends merely minutes prior. Everything hurts but you need to just keep pushing… Then your phone notification pops up, <buzz> <buzz> it says you are 2nd. Worst of all you lost to Read more…
Author: Sarah Johnson – Lecturer in Midwifery Imagine the challenge of commencing a professional undergraduate degree online, the same day as the national lockdown; this was the case for the March 2020 midwifery learning community. Learners starting university in the pandemic, missed out on coffee and lunches together, general chit chat, getting to know each other, working together on assignments in the library, drinks at the Read more…
Author: Kevan Williams – TELT At no other time in our educational history has there been so much pressure to make use of technology to support the way we learn, teach and work, and all of this in a climate of continual global change. What do I really need to know? Who can Read more…
Author: Vicky Mooney – Senior Lecturer / Course Leader Professional Policing Degree I am a Course Leader for the BSc in Professional Policing at UCLan. Admittedly, I am usually the last person to learn about the latest digital developments and technological advancements, however, the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced me and so Read more…