Introducing a short guide entitled: “Writing Good Learning Outcomes and Objectives”, aimed at enhancing the learner experience through effective course design. Available at https://amazon.com/dp/0473657929 The book has sections on the function and purpose of intended learning outcomes as well as
Colleagues have been asking me for some time whether they can have copies of the various visualisations that I have produced over the years. These were usually developed as posters, from A3 to A1 sizes, for workshops and events. I
This new resource is called the Internet Archive Book Images and is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/ Kalev Leetaru, an American Academic, has uploaded over 2.6 million pictures to Flickr, with searchable tags automatically added. Sourced from more than 600 million library
The EdMediaShare site from JISC Digital Media is developing some serious traction to support useful and usable video content. I think it has proved itself as a ‘proof of concept’. The EdMedia Share site allows for the sharing of educationally
A number of teacher educators, like Dr Matthew Kearney at University of Technology Sydney, have expressed interest in using the DiAL-e framework to support their trainee teachers in the use of video and media in teaching and learning. We have
Great to see details of the DiAL-e Workshop is PM-7 at the The 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Our session is: DiAL-e Framework: Optimizing media for engagement at a distance and is a half-day
A brief 5 minute (exactly!) Prezi presentation, based on the ALDinHE poster has been added to the ‘What is the DiAL-e’ page and as the opener to the YouTube channel. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyRTAnGnBt4] Can you spare 5 minutes?
Simon Atkinson will present the DiAL-e Framework to colleagues at the ALDinHE conference in Belfast on Wednesday 20th April. The 90 minute workshop (session 6.3 1400-1530) is entitled Engaging Learners with Digital Resources. Participants will have an overview of the framework before getting
Kevin Burden and I met today in Leicester to review our progress on the DiAL-e Framework project. The project, funded by JISC in 2007-08 has generated significant interest, two book chapters, an article in review, several project reports, a JISC hosted website,