Guest post – DigiLearn Sector: The future of education?

Author: Ian Wilson – Senior Lecturer in Education, York St John University   The future is unknown but, as Abraham Lincoln stated – “’The Best way to predict the future is to create it’? As we look to the future from a point within the current situation where the end is hopefully in sight, I have been thinking about whether we are preparing learners for the future and whether, our roles as educators will still be needed or Read more…

Guest post – DigiLearn: Here, There and Everywhere: The Arrival of the Digital Professionalism ‘Interactive’ Mapping Tool for Social Work Students, Practitioners and Academics 

Author: Amanda Taylor-Beswick – Senior Lecturer (School of Social Work, Care and Community)  This short blog outlines an update to the Digital Professionalism Mapping Tool for Social Work, previously discussed here, here and here.  Those who have already read the blogs and publication (highlighted above) will know that I developed the Digital Professionalism Mapping Tool (based Read more…

Five great reasons to use Yammer.

Author: Colette Fuller What IS Yammer? Many staff ask this question so if you are feeling a little confused you’re not alone! Yammer is part of the Office 365 suite of applications and is like a private social network – just for UCLan. It works much like Twitter or Facebook, but it differs in a couple of key ways. Firstly, not everyone can join Yammer. You must have a UCLan email Read more…