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GW4 TEL Away Day

GW4 TEL Away Day

Posted on 17 July 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Dewi Parry On the 21st June, we were invited to the University of Bristol to take part in the GW4 TEL away day. The GW4 is an alliance between […]

JISC Connect More 2017

JISC Connect More 2017

Posted on 17 July 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Karl Luke Last month, I attended the JISC Connect More 2017 event in Bristol and was particularly interested in two specific programmes showcased. Preparing staff and students to be digitally […]

A new XERTE theme?

A new XERTE theme?

Posted on 22 June 2017 by Owen Crawford

Over the last few months, with help from learning technologists in a number of schools, the CEI have been developing a new theme for XERTE and an accompanying good practice […]

Back to the future – LTSF17 highlights

Back to the future – LTSF17 highlights

Posted on 16 June 2017 by Marianna Majzonova

On 13th June a few of us attended Learning technologies 2017 summer forum exhibition in London. This year’s forum was mainly focused on sharing the knowledge and learning from each […]

New Feedback Studio overview

New Feedback Studio overview

Posted on 15 June 2017 by Martin Nosek

Many academics across the HE sector are familiar with Turnitin and GradeMark. It is a suite of tools used for assessment, mainly electronic marking and delivering feedback to students for […]

Jisc Digital Capability – Community of Practice launch

Jisc Digital Capability – Community of Practice launch

Posted on 25 May 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Dewi Parry Matt Smith and I ventured up to Aston University, Birmingham on the 9th May to take part in the new Digital Capability Community of Practice, launched by […]

Minimum Expectations in the use of Learning Central – Examples of Good Practice

Minimum Expectations in the use of Learning Central – Examples of Good Practice

Posted on 23 May 2017 by Gethin Rowlands

Staff and students from across the University have agreed a set of ‘minimum expectations’ on the use of Learning Central. The idea is to set out clear guidance on what […]

Smartmarkers, Panopto and Whiteboard Capture

Smartmarkers, Panopto and Whiteboard Capture

Posted on 18 May 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Karl Luke The whiteboard is commonplace within numerous learning spaces across Cardiff University and many academics use whiteboards for instruction. This presents a significant challenge for the Learn Plus […]

Visitors and Residents – University of Namibia

Visitors and Residents – University of Namibia

Posted on 5 May 2017 by Dewi Parry

by Matt Smith I recently visited the University of Namibia (UNAM) with fellow Cardiff University learning technologists Dewi Parry and Karl Luke as part of the Phoenix Project. I led a […]

Mentimeter and PollEverywhere – Audience Response Systems Introduction

Mentimeter and PollEverywhere – Audience Response Systems Introduction

Posted on 28 April 2017 by Martin Nosek

Before we start, there’s a couple of things to note about using free web tools: Sites now often offer “freemium” services (the word freemium is a combination of the words […]