Tag: higher education

  • What makes a 21st Century teacher? (Durham Blackboard Conference 2013)

    Summary of Panel Discussion: What makes a 21st Century teacher?Durham Blackboard Users Conference, Durham University, 8-9 January 2013.Panelists: Ray Land, Richard Pears (Durham University); Jeremy Knox (Edinburgh University); Peter Felton (Elon University, USA); Mike Cameron and Iain Wheeldon (Newcastle University).Chair: Malcolm Murray

  • Laws of the Web – Bandwidth

    I’ve borrowed a book from the University Library. Published in 2001, Bernado A. Huberman’s ‘The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information’, offers a window back a decade to when the internet boom started and mass-access in the developed world became a reality. I’m probably the only person to borrow this book…

  • Addressing information literacy collaboratively (FELT Conference Poster)

    Innovations and Collaborations in Information Literacy and Academic Skills. Poster for University of York Forum for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching Conference, 25 May 2011 Matt Cornock (SPSW) with Sue Cumberpatch (University Library and Archives), Robert Gunn (Social Work) and Katy Mann (ASO) Download Poster [PDF] Sumbitted abstract This poster presentation will summarise how close collaboration between…

  • Reflections on parallel sessions: The state of elearning in FE/HE (Durham Blackboard Users Conference 2011)

    This post is a selective summary and thoughts raised by one of the parallel sessions at the 2011 Durham Blackboard Users Conference. This session presented a review of findings from an institution-wide survey on the use of elearning technologies.