Hybrid Active Learning – Support Site is Live on Canvas
The HAL support Canvas site is a 'one-stop shop' for supporting staff for the hybrid delivery from September 2020 onwards.
Posted on: 6 August 2020
Transition from New Box View to Bb Annotate for marking of assignments using Bb Assignments in VITAL
Earlier this year Blackboard Inc (the developers of VITAL) announced the move away from New Box View and the change to Bb Annotate for assignment viewing, marking and grading when using the Blackboard Assignment tool. Testing has now been completed to our satisfaction on this tool on our test server, and the change is due to be implemented, by our suppliers, on VITAL in the week commencing August 10th.
Posted on: 6 August 2020
Transitioning to Hybrid Active Learning
Please bear with us as we are busy behind the scenes working with the faculty APVCEs to develop further guidance and resources to support you with learning and teaching in 2020/21. This will include supporting two modules per faculty which can be used as examples of hybrid active learning.
Posted on: 23 July 2020
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 1 (Parts 1 and 2)
The age-old question: if you were stranded on an island what pedagogies would you bring? How might you take your lightbulb moments with your students into next semester’s socially distanced campus, your treasure island? Tune in to our very t(r)opical two-part podcast, inspired by Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, in which four @LivUni lecturers share their lightbulb moments and treasure island pedagogies.
Posted on: 17 June 2020
Remote Teaching podcast: From the Beatles to Beefheart - Part 2/2
Continuing the conversation on remote teaching, four lecturers from the University of Liverpool share their experiences of how students are engaging during the #COVID pandemic.
Posted on: 23 April 2020
Remote Teaching podcast: From the Beatles to Beefheart - Part 1/2
What do Beatles pop songs and experimental jazz by Captain Beefhart & His Magic Band have to do with remote teaching?
Posted on: 21 April 2020
CIE Blog - Working from Home
With the University moving to remote teaching and remote working, these have become uncertain times for colleagues. My friends in other departments across the University have expressed their apprehension of working remotely and are concerned about how to stay active and connected. So here in CIE I have asked my colleagues what works for them and we have put together some recommendations or tried and tested tips and tricks for a positive remote working experience, and have listed some apps which have helped us maintain a positive outlook.
Posted on: 20 March 2020
Epidemics, Pandemics and Educational Innovation
With rationing in supermarkets, flights cancelled until further notice and the whole of Italy on lock down, to say we live in interesting and uncertain times is an understatement. We thought nothing could rival the complexity of Brexit; but the rapid spread of coronavirus across the globe just goes to show we should never underestimate our ability to be surprised!
Posted on: 11 March 2020
Video and Lecture Capture for Learning Event
As most were easing into the new year and tackling the Christmas inbox overload, at CIE we were preparing to welcome colleagues from across the UK to an event which would look to discuss the pedagogic value of lecture recording and video for learning, as well as begin to address some of the concerns staff may have around these areas.
Posted on: 21 January 2020
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Hybrid Active Learning – Support Site is Live on Canvas
The HAL support Canvas site is a 'one-stop shop' for supporting staff for the hybrid delivery from September 2020 onwards.
Posted on: 6 August 2020