We’re discussing the impact of tools such as ‘Like’ buttons on learner interaction, alongside broader questions about measuring and fostering meaningful engagement.
Category: Digital education reading group
We’re exploring the value of short-form video in online education using a specific example from Careers education. There is much already written and believed about short-form video, so we’ll explore new and insightful perspectives from careers education.
Our reading group considers the latest Jisc briefing on the digital experiences of international students, and how this impacts their engagement in fully online distance learning programmes.
What makes a good educational video? Does this align with what students like? What does this tell us? We will explore this in more detail in this month’s digital education reading group.
In less than two years we have seen incredible changes in the possibilities provided by GenAI. It promises increased creativity and efficiency, better quality work and even improved health outcomes. But, at the same time, there are concerns about its misuse, job losses, exploitation, disregard for intellectual property and its impact on human rights and democracy.
This month the digital education reading group discusses the importance of online identity for online learners, and how we might foster online learning community ecosystems.
In our first meeting of 2024, the digital education reading group will discuss the evolving face of open educational resources (OER). Michael Davis is our curator this month and has prepared the following for us.
This month we’re meeting to discuss the future of education. This question is not new. People have been asking this over the past century or so as society and technology evolves. So, post-pandemic and amid a generative AI revolution, we take our turn to discuss this.
This month we discuss education for sustainable development. We explore what we mean by the term and learn about the work being done in this area at other UK universities. We then discuss how might we get involved at the University of London, and consider the unique challenges and opportunities for online education.
This month, our digital education reading group discusses large language model (LLM) chatbots and their use in digital education. Curated by Tim Hall.