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Kim Stuart / Leonie Siddons presentation on using PebblePad for portfolios

By On June 3, 2012 ·

Kim Stuart and  Leonie Siddons presented on PebblePad for portfolios at the Learntech Conference 30-5-12.

View Kim and  Leonie’s presentation

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Jacquie Ridge presenting on her use of CAIeRO to reduce student failure rate

By On June 3, 2012 ·

Jacquie Ridge presented on her use of CAIeRO to reduce student failure rate at the Learntech Conference 30-5-12.

View Jacquie’s presentation

Jacquie has also produced a short case study on her work.

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Anne Eason presenting on her experiences with SAGE

By On June 3, 2012 ·

Anne Eason talked about her experiences of Submitting and Grading Electronically (SaGE) at the Learntech Conference 30-5-12

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Enhancing Maths support for students using Skype and Wacom Tablets

By On May 11, 2012 ·

In this case study, Paul Rice reflects on how he has enhanced the ability for Maths students to access support at a distance using a mixture of Skype and Wacom tablets.

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Use of a CAIeRO to enhance outcomes on a Research Methods Module

By On May 4, 2012 ·

In this case study, Jacquie Ridge reflects on how the redevelopment of of module improved student engagement and reduced non-completion rates.

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Learntech Conference – 30th May 2012

By On April 26, 2012 ·

What: The Learning Technology Conference 2012 celebrated and shared good practice to enhance teaching and learning. In addition to a range of presentations  awards were presented to staff who had been nominated by their students as providing a more ‘student friendly’ NILE area.

Links to the presentations may be found below.

When: 30th May from 11:00am to 2:30pm

Where: Grendon Lecture Theatre, Park Campus

Agenda:

11:00 – 11:20 Anne Eason – SAGE experiences (e-submission, marking and feedback)
11:20 – 11:40 Jacquie Ridge – Use of CAIeRO to reduce student failure rate
11:40 – 12:00 Kim Stuart / Leonie Siddons – PebblePad for portfolios
12:00 till 1:00 – Rate My NILE awards (presented by Tim Joaquim, President of the SU)
1:00 – 1:20 Anne Segalini – Enhancing the student experience using technology
1:20 – 1:40 Lisa Hanson – Interactivity in NILE for International students
1:40 – 2:00 Mike Twigger – PebblePad within modules
2:00 – 2:20 Roshni Khatri – iPad use within OT


 

Learning Pathways – How to release material to students to provide flexibility.

By On April 3, 2012 ·

It’s a really neat trick to make learning material appear to students only when required, or when students have completed previous work or tasks. Just add your learning material to NILE as usual but select Adaptive Release options to choose how and when this material becomes available to your students. You can make content available at a particular time, to a select group of students, or even release different content to different students depending on their grades. You can also ask students to confirm they have reviewed a piece of content, in order to release the next piece.

This is a great way of structuring learning pathways for your students, and allowing yourself and the student to track progress as well.

The User Guide “Using Adaptive Release in NILE” provides details on this and a video tutorial here shows what can be done with the more advanced adaptive release functions “Adaptive Release Advanced”.

You can also talk to the Learning Technology team for further assistance.

 

Learning across contexts – mobile for fieldwork

By On April 2, 2012 ·

This case study highlights a pilot run by Janet Jackson, a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences in the School of Science & Technology. The pilot introduced the use of mobile technology on two field trips, to Wicken Fen and Stonehenge.

The main aims of this pilot were to allow the students to document and reflect on their findings whilst in the context (in this case the field trips), and then to access and re-use that information outside of the context.

Students enjoyed using the devices, particularly for photography and video, which helped them to record a lot of data very easily. 80% of the students said that the app was ‘easy’ or ‘very easy’ to use.

Learning across contexts – mobile for fieldwork (case study, PDF 638KB)

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Learner generated contexts – mobile for anytime anywhere learning

By On April 2, 2012 ·

This case study reports findings from a pilot run in stage 2 of Foundation Art and Design (Nov 2011-Feb 2012) by Jayne Corfield in the School of Arts.

Online spaces in NILE, which are easily accessible using mobile technology, were set up for students to document and reflect on their work anytime, anywhere, across any context.

Learner generated contexts – mobile for anytime anywhere learning (case study, PDF 511KB)

Watch the video here.

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Stats Tracking – How to monitor Student activity on your Module.

By On March 26, 2012 ·

Ever wondered if students are actually engaging with your module content in NILE? Well you can tell, if you simply enable “statistics tracking” on your module!

Not only can you monitor how many students access material you make available on NILE but for really impressive feedback you can activate the “Early Warning System”. This lets you define how you want to measure student activity and performance. Your students can then be made aware that you can see their performance on NILE and support them as soon as you see signs of individuals struggling with certain content.

• The Last access rule, which measures logins to NILE. This rule can identify students who have not accessed NILE within a specified time scale defined by the tutor.

• The Grade rule, which operates in relation to the grades scored in items in the Grade Centre. This rule can identify students with a test score above or below a level specified by the tutor.

• The Due date rule, which identifies students who have not completed a test or assignment by the due date. A due date can be set for a test via the Grade Centre, and can also be set when an Assignment is created within a Module.

More details are available about this in this guide and check out the guides on Notifications Dashboard and Performance Dashboard which explain how to set up alerts and see activity across your sites on NILE.

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