Martin Weller kicks off an interesting question, that honestly, would be an amazing session in an EdTech program (hint hint), what is the purpose of educational technology? Martin proposes: Improve learning performance: Educational technology aims to enhance learning outcomes as measured by assessments and tests, though long-term impacts on performance may vary. Making learning more…
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Learning Design for an age where old norms are fading away
Neil Mosley shared thoughts in the post by the same title. He discusses the transition in higher education towards lifelong learning. He critiques the traditional educational model for not meeting contemporary needs and underscores the importance of flexible, multidisciplinary learning designs. He emphasizes the need for sophisticated design methods and a deep understanding of learner…
Universal design in online education: a systematic review
As online education becomes increasingly in demand, we need to continue to consider and evaluate how we can make learning accessible for all students. A recent systematic review sheds some light on how integrating Universal Design (UD) in online learning environments can be applied to create a more inclusive educational experience. The study focuses on…
Thinking of Mountains and Streams
Bits and pieces of something about this have been in the back of my mind for too long, given I’m just sitting down to write about it today. In the landscape of ISD, occasionally, you’ll end up with a project that is an actual opportunity to look at skills and competency mapping. Sometimes this looks…
summer migrations
In LTW we meet in person twice yearly for LTW All Staff meetings and our summer gathering this year takes place next week at the recently opened Bessie Watson Lecture Theatre at the Outreach Centre. There will presentations from colleagues, group exercises and snacks. Every 6 months I ask each of the LTW Heads to …
Themes in L&D – Canadian eLearning Conference Day 2
The second day of the Canadian eLearning Conference is arranged as a series of concurrent sessions. They organized it by five streams, which I thought was really nice. It’s been a while since I’ve been to conferences, but sometimes I have trouble choosing sessions, so the themes helped with my decision-making. The streams were accessibility,…
Start a Podcast! Canadian eLearning Day 1
Last week, I spent a couple of days at the Canadian eLearning Conference in Toronto. This was my first time attending this conference, and it’s been around for about 10 years I’m glad I finally got around to it. One of the people in my workshop on day one volunteered with the group, and if…
who learns online and who attends class?
We have been looking at the data about students attending skills courses. At University of Edinburgh students have a choice of whether to work through online materials in LinkedIn Learning at their own pace or to attend synchronous teacher-led sessions with our Digital Skills Training team, in person or via webinars. The data show that …
Short Courses Platform
Our new Short Courses Platform has met its first major milestone. We have 18 early adopter courses and over 250 learners enrolled and using the new learning environment. This allowed us to establish and test the basic platform configuration including notifications, basic learner/course set up, as well as the courses templates, training and guidance. This …
19th April 2024: “Vulcan 607” by Rowland White
I lost interest in reading for a good few years but I have, in the last 2 years, rediscovered my love of books. My choice of books has generally been fantasy or chick lit, but my other obsession with a certain aircraft has led me to books about aviation. My brother and a few others […]
1851: Petty Sessions
The Hertford Mercury, Saturday 4th October 1851 Present: A. Currie, Esq. in the chair; Captain Foskett, W. Stuart, H.H. Burchell and R. Clutterbuck, Esqrs. Maria Dollamore, beer-shop keeper, at Gander’s Ash, near Leavesden, in the parish of Abbott’s Langley, was summoned for refusing to admit a police-constable Dunn into her house during the time of […]
1945: their last Halifax – by busmen
Daily Mail, 17th April 1945 “London Pride,” the last of the 710 Halifax bombers built by men and women who serviced and repaired London’s buses before the war, was handed over to the R.A.F. at Leavesden Aerodrome, Near Watford, Hertfordshire, yesterday. After tea in a flag-draped hangar, the workers went home. Today they will be […]