A TEL Unit Guide Background There is a tacit assumption across the university sector that group working improves student learning – witness many small groups huddled in seminar rooms across the globe as well as emerging on-line groups. However, poorly designed group work that doesn’t commit to collaborative working may…
The benefits of webinar technology, ideas for using with students & colleagues, and how to get your own ‘Virtual Office’. Brightspace’s ‘Virtual Classroom’ is designed for teaching and learning; ideal for tutorials, project supervision, and small group work with students. You can: Talk, hear and see others from their home,…
LSTM’s experience at Gilly Salmon’s staff dev session at Liverpool University This Wed I attended a one-day curriculum redesign workshop led by Gilly Salmon – unpacking her 18yrs of research into effective online learning activities. Below I outline the the structure of the day with the aim of giving TEL…
Learning about schistosomiasis with a musical theme There are few diseases within the DTM&H that cause confusion like schistosomiasis, or should it be ‘Bilharzia’ or even ‘snail-fever’, or all of these depending on what aspects you wish to explain. Correct definitions aside, this disease is certainly complex and a testimony…
What is Problem Based Learning (PBL), and the differences between PBL and Case and Scenario Based Learning. Abstract The School is interested in developing a pedagogy that will fare well with increased student numbers and the expansion into online provision. There is an implicit assumption that an ‘active learning’ and/or ‘student…
