| The Digital Learning and Teaching Team offer an open programme of training and development sessions. Please check these first before selecting a session from the list below. |
Below is a menu of HLS staff training and development sessions in the use of technology for teaching, learning and assessment – these supplement the sessions offered by DLaT. Each session entry includes: information about the content of the session; links to pertinent online help guides and case studies (where applicable); which Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles the technology or approach facilitated by the technology aligns with, session schedule and booking information.
All of these sessions can be delivered for programme/module teams as part of curriculum development. Just Ask Rob about it.
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The Flipped classroom Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the traditional learning environment by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom[…]In a flipped classroom, students watch online lectures, collaborate in online discussions, or carry out research at home and engage in concepts in the classroom with the guidance of a mentor. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipped_classroom) This session offers an overview of flipped classroom practice and identifies various technologies that facilitate the approach. The session includes a workshop component where participants will consider how they might introduce flipped classroom approaches into their own teaching.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) - integrating TV and Radio broadcasts into your teaching materials This session explores the Box of Broadcasts (Bob) technology, which is an on demand TV and radio service for education. This academically-focused system allows staff and students to record programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels, and integrate them into their teaching and learning materials. BoB also offers some opportunities to introduce alternative forms of assessment, which will be explored in this session.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement, Expression
Creating rich media resources with DMU Replay This session explores the potentials of using DMU Replay to create rich media resources. An example of the type of resource can be found at:
https://panopto.dmu.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c02ed294-b2b7-41f0-868c-11a87308f439
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement
Scenario-based learning via technology Scenario-based approaches to learning can be an effective means of providing inclusive, multi-modal learning content – supporting active learning, self-directed learning and the development of deep learning by confronting students with real-world situations and problems. Scenario-based learning (SBL) incorporates approaches such as; problem-based learning, gamification, discovery learning and collaborative learning. This session explores the pedagogy of scenario-based learning, offers examples of some approaches that have been used by staff at DMU, and demonstrates how such scenarios might be created and implemented.
Read the High Street case study
The session includes a workshop component in which participants will be asked to reflect on the potential for introducing scenario-based approaches into their own teaching.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement, Action/Expression
Introduction to learning technologies at DMU
This session is NOT compulsory for new staff – but it is recommended.
This session provides an overview of the core technologies for teaching, learning and assessment, associated policies and procedures concerning their use. It includes information about the Digital Learning and Teaching team (DLaT) and the support they offer, as well as a demonstration of the basic functions of the LearningZone Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Duration: 90mins
Introduction to Turnitin This session will demonstrate the basic functions of Turnitin. Including:
- Setting up a Turnitin submission portal
- The basic functions of the Text Matching system
- The basic functions of the online marking and feedback system
This session does not include the use of the online rubrics and grading forms (electronic marking grids).
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Action/Expression
Online tests, surveys and quizzes This session offers an overview of how tests can be used in LearningZone. Tests and quizzes can be an alternative means by which students can express their learning – it can be particularly effective when used in a formative mode. Offering students varied means of expressing their learning is a core component of UDL.
Online information: Create a test/quiz in LearningZone
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Engagement, Action/Expression
Intelligent Agents in LearningZone Intelligent Agents is a functionality in LearningZone that automatically checks if students have or have not met particular criteria when engaging with content. In this session we will be exploring how to setup intelligent agents, and discussing the pedagogic potentials of the approach.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Engagement
Collaborative learning with technology This session will offer an overview of collaborative tools available in LearningZone; in particular the use of groups, discussion boards and wikis. Providing spaces in which students can approach their learning from a collaborative perspective offers an alternative means of engagement with learning, and so is relevant to UDL.
Online information: Collaboration tools in LearningZone
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Engagement, Action/Expression
Introduction to online teaching in Microsoft Teams This session demonstrates the core functions when using Microsoft Teams to teach an online session.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement
Open Educational Resources (OER) Open Education Resources are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. Such resources can be used to effectively underpin, support and enhance online teaching and learning materials. This session offers an overview of OER, including the pros and cons of their use. The session will also explore the ways and means of locating OER and how they can be integrated into online teaching and learning materials.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement
Introduction to recording with DMU Replay This session provides an overview of DMU Replay and the basic skills required to make a recording. This includes: launching the DMU Replay software; setting the software to record voice and PowerPoint slides; making recordings available to students.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation
Video recording classroom/student activities This session is NOT about lecture capture. This session explores a specific approach towards the use of video and audio recording in the classroom. DMU replay can be used to capture student activities such as role play, practical demonstrations of skills, presentations and group discussion/interaction. As an example:
read this case study outlining the use of video and audio recording of Student role-play for formative learning in Nursing at DMU (using DMU replay).
Such audio/visual recording can be an effective mechanism for students to reflect on their practice in an individual/or group (peer reflection) setting.
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation, Engagement, Action/Expression
Extending DMU Replay - working with multiple media sources Participants must have attended a DMU Replay overview session prior to attending this session. This session offers a demonstration of how DMU Replay can be extended beyond the basic recording of audio and PowerPoint presentations. During the session participants will explore:
- use of the visualiser
- video cameras
- screen capture
- embedding web links
Important note: Participants will need to attend a follow up DMU Replay Editing session in order to learn how to edit recordings that have been made with multiple media sources
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation
DMU Replay - editing
Important note: This is a follow up session for those who attended the Extending DMU Replay session. This session will demonstrate the basic functions of the DMU Replay Editor to refine and augment a recording to enhance the student experience. The session will cover:
- Logging in to the Panopto dashboard to locate the recording
- An overview of the editor screen
- Adding, removing and editing events
- How the recorder set up affects the editor
- Removing streams
- Hints and tips with the timeline
- Editing the student view
Duration: 60mins
UDL principles: Representation
Using marking grids (aka Rubrics) in Turnitin Feedback Studio Rubrics and marking grids in Turnitin can be used to evaluate student work based on defined criteria and scales, whilst also providing annotated feedback using GradeMark. This session offers an overview of how to make use of rubrics and grading forms in Turnitin.
Online information: Using rubrics and marking grids in Turnitin
Participants should be familiar with the use of Turnitin before attending this session.
Duration: 60mins
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