Technology as part of the Learning Environment and Student Support and Guidance
Length of Session: Individual, according to need.
Contact LearnTech for advice and support to help you use technology effectively to support your students and provide a quality learning environment.
What staff need(s) will the workshop meet?
I know that NILE should be at the heart of all of our courses. How can I improve the design and use of my NILE sites? What makes a 'good' NILE site? I want to add some variety to the learning environment I provide in NILE, to include some audio and visual aspects and some fun through things like quizzes. Can you help me develop my skills in this area? I have heard that there are a variety of tools that can help us track student activity and engagement. I would really like to know how to do this more efficiently.
Through this you will...
LearnTech offer guidance and support on a range of technologies that you can use to within the teaching of your modules, whether in the classroom or online: current topics include:
- What makes a ‘Good’ NILE site?
- Evaluating Learner Engagement in NILE
- Making screencapture and webcam recordings
- Creating Interactive videos and quizzes in NILE.
Learntech will help you develop a really quality learning environment and support you to build the skills to use different media to support and guide their learning. They can help you keep a check on student activity and engagement, so that you are in a position to take action if and when necessary.
For further information see https://libguides.northampton.ac.uk/learntech/staff/nile-help/nile-training
Who would benefit from this workshop
All staff involved with teaching and student support.
Specific skills
| A4 | Consultation with LearnTech around these topics will help you use technology effectively in providing students with support and guidance and a quality learning environment on your courses. |
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Core Knowledge
| K4 | These consultations provide a real opportunity to develop your skills and understanding to draw on the value that technology brings and also develop students’ digital skills. |
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Professional Values
| V1 | The support and guidance you get will help you to make use of technology to support the needs of individuals and different student groups. |
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Supporting HEA fellowship
| D1 - Associate Fellow of the HEA | Staff with at least 1 year teaching/support experience. Typically these are staff who do some teaching/student support but not as the main element of their role, such as
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| D2 - Fellow of the HEA |
Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as
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| D3 - Senior Fellow of the HEA |
Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through
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