Closing the feedback loop
A couple of weeks ago, I foolishly promised readers of this blog a catch-up on the latest session in our Teaching & Learning Showcase series – ‘Closing the feedback loop’, which tookRead More…
Tag Archives: Teaching & Learning Showcase events
Making sense: digital modelling and flipped classroom
‘Use of technologies in Teaching & Learning’ proved a hot topic for over 40 staff here at Reading who joined us for another session in our popular Teaching & Learning Showcase series,Read More…
New Teaching & Learning Showcase series
We are kicking off the new year with another round of Teaching & Learning Showcase events here at Reading, starting next week with a session on the ‘Use of technologies in TeachingRead More…
Me on the digital battlefield
To introduce myself, I am Sam Holton, a second- year student in the School of Biological Sciences here at Reading. Christmas and New Year are over and being the ambitious student IRead More…
University and Facebook
Student communication channels was one of the areas investigated by the ‘Enhancing Student Engagement in Curriculum Development’ project undertaken here at Reading. The initiative, funded by the University’s Teaching & Learning DevelopmentRead More…
Flexible learning
I’m a massive fan of our Teaching & Learning Showcase events – informal, bring-your-own-lunch gatherings with three speakers presenting on a topical issue and plenty of discussions, questions, sharing of ideas andRead More…
Digitally Ready for 2013
In attempting to write this blog post to sum up what 2012 has meant for Digitally Ready, the JISC-funded project here at the University of Reading to support staff and students inRead More…
The sincerest form of flattery
Our Teaching & Learning Showcase Series continued yesterday with a session on ‘Sharing good practice in the use of Turnitin’. Turnitin is an online service which allows educators to check students’ work forRead More…
Digital literacies for student employability: Spotlight on work placements
Rachel and I were invited to speak at the Teaching & Learning Showcase on ‘Assessing work placements’ here at Reading yesterday. The showcase events are a series of informal lunchtime gatherings which provideRead More…
Saint or sinner?
We’ ve been hearing a lot recently about the need for a code of practice to guide our students in their use of web 2.0 and social media when part of their learningRead More…