Feed your mind with podcasting
As was previously mentioned on our blog, we travelled to Nice at the end of February to take part in the Blackboard European Conference.You can download a copies of: PowerPoint Slides Podcast (large...
View ArticleOne minute lectures – might they catch on?
A Lecture in 90 Seconds? Academic staff spend a lot of time crafting hour-long lectures. The prospect of boiling them down to 60 seconds — or even five minutes — may seem daunting. David Penrose, a...
View ArticleBeyond Walls 2009
The Beyond Walls 2009 conference was recently held by the University of Oxford at Saïd Business School, following on from Shock of the Old 2009, Beyond Walls focused on Institutional Podcasting. Beyond...
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BbWorld09 notes:using talking avatars to engage students
This was my introduction to using little voice avatars like sitepal (which I looked at years ago and had a very funny tech support message on my phone for a while, but which was frankly, too expensive...
View ArticleSounds and pictures
I’ve been trying to tidy up in Firefox – it must be getting to that time when it crashes and expects me to remember the 35odd open tabs I had… One – or two – of the things that E@T likes to encourage...
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this is how technology *should* be…
Along with everyone else, we’re riding that bandwagon with having a look at Screenr. We love it. It’s like Camtasia and Camstudio but with subtle differences: it’s free (always a bonus ) it’s...
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Richer Media (even in a tough economic climate!)
I’m very excited. Sometimes I think that doesn’t happen very often, but actually I do get quite excited by things that will make a major difference to the learning experience, the student experience,...
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podcasting and audio feedback resources
There has been quite a lot of activity in dissemination over the end of the academic year about the use and value of audio in HE. This isn’t something we don’t know about, and have discussed before,...
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Taking PowerPoint to the Next Level
For better or for worse, a lot of us use PowerPoint these days. This can work very well in a traditional lecture environment. We can talk around the bullet points presented on the big screen and...
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Captioning Video to Enhance Accessibility
Captioning video creates accessible content for individuals who have a hearing impairment. Captions are also useful for anyone working in a noisy environment who doesn’t have headphones. They can add...
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