Using a lightboard can transform video lectures. This practical guide shares expert tips from academics and videographers to help you plan, present, and engage with confidence.
GenAI challenges traditional approaches to academic integrity as detection methods become less effective. This month we explore how authentic assessment may help balance the risks and opportunities of AI in higher education.
Generative AI can streamline module development, freeing academics for high-value tasks. We share our approach and insights on balancing AI with human expertise.
This month we’ll be exploring how AI is changing our roles, and the increasingly critical role of instructional design in an AI world.
Our video team tested new ways to present mathematical formulae in videos and asked students what they thought. Students’ favourite? Read on to find out!
We’re discussing the impact of tools such as ‘Like’ buttons on learner interaction, alongside broader questions about measuring and fostering meaningful engagement.
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 online learners told us that their discussion forms were “dead spaces” and had “no value”. In this post I will explore how this may have happened and ask if there is anything we can do about it.
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.
We’ve been providing distance education for over 100 years and we do this at scale, but designing good online learning is challenging. In pursuit of a solution we are proud to introduce the CAFE Model: a streamlined approach to learning design that emphasises the essential elements of what it takes to learn.