Technology Tools you can use in your Teaching
Length of Session: Individual, according to need.
Contact LearnTech for advice and support to help you use technology effectively within the teaching on your courses.
What staff need(s) will the workshop meet?
How can I use Collaborate in my teaching? Can I use it for doing interactive activities and group work online?
Reflection and discussion are important elements of my courses. What technology tools are available to support such activities?
I have heard that tools like Padlet, blogs and online portfolios can be used to facilitate Active Blended Learning. How do I choose which to use? What are the different ways I can use them effectively as part of my teaching?
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: - Tools and techniques for reflection and discussion - Learning and Teaching in the virtual classroom with Blackboard Collaborate - Building blogs, websites and online portfolios with Edublogs - Introduction to Padlet - Setting up and using Groups in NILE. Learntech will help you understand when and how to use the tools and functionalities and help you make decisions as to how best to use them to enhance your assessment. 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.
Specific skills
| A2 | Consultation with LearnTech around these topics will help you use technology effectively within the teaching 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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