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IT Twilight classes at The Glasgow School of Art
No full textIn 2009, the Learning Resources Department at The Glasgow School of Art carried out a Student IT Skills Survey in conjunction with the JISC RSC Scotland. The findings of this Survey identified a clear and considerable demand amongst GSA students for basic IT skills training in a wide range of software. Using the results for the most highly requested software packages, a programme of workshops was drawn up under the title “IT Twilight Classes”. By making the workshops relevant in a creative context, the workshops are aligned with the QAA’s Enhancement Themes (QAA 2011) with respect to transferable employability skills and making meaningful links through course design as put forward in their recent Graduates for the 21st Century theme. The workshops are supported by materials on the VLE, which ensures accessibility. Using the VLE as a delivery mechanism also promotes digital literacy through encouraging students to try out a variety of media helping them gain confidence. The feedback from the sessions has been overwhelmingly positive and the programme is enjoying a very successful second year.
Handwriting vs typing essay examinations: Giving the students the choice
No full textWhy should students, who have grown up with computers around them, be able to perform to their best in examinations where they are forced to write longhand on paper? This case study offers a solution: students can, if they choose, use their own laptops, onto which they install special exam software, which ensures the security of the work. This study presents the technical solution, and raises some unexpected issues about why students are, in practice, still tending to choose to handwrite.
An analytic approach to improve e-Learning with Moodle
No full textTo identify usage trends and patterns with our student VLE (Moodle 2), Kilmarnock College installed Piwik Analytics to enhance the reporting facilities available within Moodle. Moodle administrators worldwide will know the limitations of reporting functionality within the platform. Piwik offers a more detailed insight into how our students were engaging with e-Learning. It allows us to obtain details of, for example, busiest time of day, most popular courses, entry and exit pages, search engine keywords and referrers, hardware/software configurations of users, and length of stay. It is an effective tool that enables us to compile monthly reports for Curriculum Areas to identify where online learning delivery can be improved for the benefit of our students.
Implementing eAssessment and building an eAssessment Centre at Edinburgh’s Telford College
No full textThis case study details how Edinburgh’s Telford College have embedded the use of e-Assessment across the college through the development of a dedicated e-Assessment Centre, staff development and use of e-Assessment authoring tools and delivery platforms.
Using a social networking site to build an academic learning community
No full textIn 2009, a social networking site based on the ELGG open source system was used to build a learning community of academics within Edinburgh Napier university. Last year the site was trialled with a group of professional MSc students and an evaluation run on the site functionality. Since then many improvements have been made and a repeat evaluation is planned.
Using Social networking software with learners who have additional support needs at Perth College
No full textThis case study describes how NING (social networking software) was used and how many other web based tools were integrated into it to provide a user generated community website for a group of learners with additional support needs.
Knowledge pods: just in time learning chunks at Perth College
No full textThis case study describes work done by David Paterson from Perth College who created Knowledge Pods. These are 1 to 2 minute videos that focus on theoretical aspects of sound production that can be accessed online, on the move, on mobile devices.
Using Mahara for effective presentation and assessment of digital media coursework at Forth Valley College
No full textThis case study looks at the use of Mahara (e-portfolio) 1.4 for the assessment of a group of learners on the 1st Year HND Sound Production Course at Forth Valley College.
While undertaking the Digital Audio Workstations 1 unit, Mahara was used as the primary method for presenting finished work, gathering assessment evidence, marking and providing feedback and encouraging self reflection and review.
Technology to support learners at Edinburgh’s Telford College
No full textMobile devices are a key driver in today’s technology market. Many institutions have created a mobile phone application mainly for marketing purposes. Edinburgh’s Telford wanted to take this a step further and create a feature rich mobile application for enrolled learners. Research prior to developing the software focused on what would make learners return and reuse a mobile App.
The use of ePortfolio for assessment and feedback in SQA graded unit investigations at Scottish Agricultural College
No full textGraded Unit Investigations present a challenge to students in the first and second year of their course. ePortfolio has helped the students to overcome such a challenge and facilitated high achievement. The use of an action planning tool with structured templates for the developing and evaluating stages, enabled the students to produce two formative and one summative ePortfolio.
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