Interesting stuff in the NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition

It’s worth taking a look at this if you are interested in digitech and learning. The Exec Summary is only one page if you don’t have time for the whole report. The 10 key points chime with much of what has been said in the Digital strand of our Big Conversation The NMC Horizon Report: … Continue reading “Interesting stuff in the NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition”

How will online and on campus learning be blended effectively? (Institute of Clinical Sciences led workshop: discussion responses)

Digital content will increasingly be able to offer the knowledge that students need – and then time in ‘live’ teaching sessions can be used in a productive skills-based way e.g. by using more ‘flipped’ lectures. In the future, there is likely to be less didactic teaching and our roles will be more around facilitating their learning … Continue reading “How will online and on campus learning be blended effectively? (Institute of Clinical Sciences led workshop: discussion responses)”

In tech we trust: A teacher’s perspective on INLOGOV’s e-learning (r)evolution. Dr Abena F. Dadze-Arthur (INLOGOV)

INLOGOV’s first online Masters It was a historic moment for INLOGOV – even by the standards of the Institute’s long and eventful history.  For the first time ever, INLOGOV was to design and deliver an online International Masters in Public Administration (MPA).  The new MPA was to be delivered wholly online with students doing all … Continue reading “In tech we trust: A teacher’s perspective on INLOGOV’s e-learning (r)evolution. Dr Abena F. Dadze-Arthur (INLOGOV)”

Facebook is like friends re-united

Digital technologies have largely changed the way students interact and learn. For example, the chalk board is in the past and we have said bye bye to 3-ring binders. Yet the pace of technological change is unprecedented and the expectations for institutions and staff to learn, change and adapt, and be more dynamic are enormous. … Continue reading “Facebook is like friends re-united”