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    Feel the fear and do it anyway!

    by Jen McParland 23rd February 2021

    2 MDBS staff speak to their experience of using Canvas Quizzes (Submitted by Sean Roe and Samantha J Taylor, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences)           Uses of Canvas Quizzes for Summative Assessment of Second Year Medical students Sean says:…

    Academic Stories, Assessment & Feedback, STAFF

    The Jelly Baby Tree

    by Alison Smart 29th January 2021

    Promoting a connected learning through developing an online community: The Jelly Baby Tree In this blog post Alison Smart shares her experiences of adopting the Jelly Baby Tree for online work. As we have all started to adapt to the (dare I say it) “New…

    Academic Stories, STAFF

    Show & Tell – Panel Discussion (Jan. 2021)

    by Laura Farling 29th January 2021

    Theme: Managing Breakout Rooms Online The AHSS Digital Learning Team hosted a panel discussion on the theme of ‘Managing Breakout Rooms Online’. Colleagues from Queen’s Management School (QMS), who had used Breakout Rooms and online small-group discussions throughout previous terms, shared their experiences, advice, and…

    Academic Stories, STAFF

    Show & Tell Session (Jan 2021)

    by Laura Farling 29th January 2021

    Theme: Simplifying Online Teaching The Digital Learning Teams from across the institution facilitate monthly Show & Tell webinars, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching.  The Online Teaching Show & Tell series kicked off in 2021 with the theme of ‘Simplifying Online Teaching’. On…

    Academic Stories, STAFF

    Video Feedback on Canvas

    by Jennifer Roberts 27th January 2021

    What is it? Providing timely and useful feedback to students on their work is important for so many reasons. We know that constructive feedback can help students improve their work and allows them to think critically about their progress as they move through a course…

    Academic Stories, Assessment & Feedback, STAFF
    Evolving Mind

    The case for disconnectedness

    by Iain McGowan 8th December 2020

    In this post I argue that, in a connected learning environment, being disconnected is essential to being productive as well as caring for yourself. Enquiring about the well-being of one of the School of Nursing and Midwifery CPAD students recently she told me the following,…

    Academic Stories, STAFF
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    Building Postgraduate Communities

    by Kate McCorry 8th December 2020

    The Graduate School delivers a varied community and wellbeing programme to its postgraduates throughout the year. From the initial COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 we ensured translating these events online was at the forefront of our programme planning and promotion. Lifting our face-to-face delivery format…

    Academic Stories, STAFF

    Show & Tell Session (Dec 2020)

    by Laura Farling 6th December 2020

    Theme: Building Online Community The Digital Learning Teams from across the institution facilitate monthly Show & Tell webinars, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching.  On Thursday 3rd December the theme of ‘Building Online Community’ was the focus at the Online Teaching Show &…

    Academic Stories, STAFF
    Hotspot Question Example

    One New Thing: Interactive Hotspot Questions

    by Dr Eva Sweeney 6th December 2020

    Many of us have used Turningpoint (“PRS”) and may associate it with the infuriating error  “TurningPoint Desktop has detected an open version of PowerPoint” or dragging around boxes of clickers, but some updates have come along to make our lives easier: A new release, “Turningpoint Web”…

    Academic Stories, STAFF

    Show & Tell Session (Nov 2020)

    by Laura Farling 19th November 2020

    Theme: Assessment and Feedback Digital Learning Teams from across the institution coordinate the monthly ‘Online Teaching Show & Tell’ sessions, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching. The first session of the series kicked off at lunchtime on Thursday…

    Academic Stories, Assessment & Feedback

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