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Developing educational screencasts: A practitioner’s perspective
(Information Science Reference, 2010)YouTube to iTunes, company to college websites, there is a seemingly exponential explosion in creating screencasts. A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen activity, often with an audio commentary. Short and ... -
“Tweet tweet”: Evaluating applied social care student opinions of engaging through Twitter with contemporary research and debate
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2019)When developing engaging pedagogical approaches underpinned by the effective use of technology, having students engage with academic material while on social media presents itself as a worthwhile area of investigation. ... -
An investigation of students' experiences of using virtual learning environments: implications for academic professional development.
(EDIN, 2011)Introduction Because virtual learning environments (VLEs) are amongst the most widely adopted technologies in higher education, and to justify the widespread investment in VLE technology, it is important to study patterns ... -
Electronic and audio feedback: Student engagement and perception
(Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 2019)This paper presents the results of a pilot project on the use of electronic and audio feedback, exploring student engagement and perceptions. The purpose of the project was to find a way to encourage and motivate students ... -
Teachers as learners: Exploring the impact of accredited professional development on learning and assessment in Irish higher education
(All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE), 2017)The works presented in this volume exemplify the practice of assessment explored through accredited professional development (APD) across Ireland and the impact this has had on individual lecturers, students, modules and ... -
The open dataset on students’ perceptions of virtual learning environments in Ireland: Collaborating to listen to the student voice
(John Wiley & Sons, 2015)The Irish inter‐institutional virtual learning environments (VLEs) open dataset stems from ongoing work with a rolling longitudinal survey of students’ usage of VLEs which has been ongoing in 12 higher education institutions ... -
Exploring lecturer engagement with the VLE: Findings from a multi-college staff survey
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018)Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are important infrastructure and digital educational spaces that are widely used. The lecturers’ voices on VLEs and their use were not adequately captured in the #VLEIreland project. ... -
Engaging students through the VLE: Comparing like with like using the #VLEIreland student survey
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018)Virtual learning environments (VLEs) provide the core infrastructure for the digital learning experiences for many students in Irish and international higher education institutions. Hence the student experience and voice ... -
Ubiquitous mobile use: Student perspectives on using the VLE on their phone
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018)With the rapid increase in the use of smart phones (and other mobile devices), students in Irish and international higher education institutions are increasingly accessing virtual learning environments (VLEs) using their ... -
Using classroom response systems to foster students' active engagement with statistics
(Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, 2018)Classroom response systems (CRS) enable quick fun interventions that engage students in active learning. Students generally are enthusiastic, enjoying the participation and interactions. More broadly CRS can be used to ...
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