Learntech Summer Newsletter 2017

This brief 2017 summer update and links to existing postings collates some of the information around Learning Technology which may be useful. If you wish to discuss any of the following then please contact the team to arrange a meetup.

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NILE and training Updates

Module and Programme templates now available within NILE for 2017/18 sites

The new upgrade to Turnitin (Feedback Studio) was released on the 1st August

The training schedule until December 2017 is now available

NILE (Blackboard) is being upgraded on Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 August between 16:30 and 04:30 during which time it will be unavailable. This upgrade just moves us to the latest stable release – there are no significant changes to the interface. Work is currently in progress to enable single sign on and a further update will made before the end of August.

There have been a number of updates to Northampton mobile apps as detailed in this blog posting

Rob Howe from the Learntech team was pleased to be able to present the  ‘Best NILE site Student Teaching and Representation Awards’

If you have any questions around ‘unusual’ or innovative NILE sessions then please feel free to contact the team to discuss how to best implement these and how the technology can best support you. The team will investigate questions such as the numbers of students and where they are located; what devices students are using and how they are connected; extra support which may be needed to get you up and running and any additional services such as audio / visual which may be required.

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Team Updates

Check out the recent blog posting to see who is who within the Learntech team

The Learning Technology Team are now through to final round of Association of Learning Technology ‘LearnTech Team of of the Year’ awards. The presentation will be in early September  where we will find out what we have been awarded.

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Research Updates

Recent research has just been released around student perceptions & experiences of Active Blended Learning [ABL]

Anne Misselbrook and Melanie Cole blog on the benefits of Xerte developments within a Midwifery course

Student survey results provide encouraging evidence for effectiveness of online learning using Xerte e-learning packages

Update on the Learning Styles debate