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: Matt Coombe-Boxall – Online Learning Technologist, Staffordshire University They stand out It has long been reported that images and visual media can boost the reach of social media posts. Twitter even make this claim on their Analytics page: It’s now unusual to look at a social media feed without Read more…
Author: Beverley McCormick – Education Specialist, 3P Learning Ltd On reflection, we were teetering on the edge of this precipice for quite some time – never really wanting to fully take the plunge. Many people could already navigate the internet to do their home shopping or book holidays. Others used Read more…
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…
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…
Author: Hazel Partington – Senior Lecturer (School of Community Health and Midwifery) I am course leader for MSc Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing, which is delivered wholly online. I have been working on similar online MSc courses 12 years. I was very lucky to join a teaching team who were fully Read more…
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…