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Category Archives: elearning
New OU Open Educational Resources hub website
The Open University is pleased to announce a new website which pulls together information about all the Open Educational Resources (OER) projects at the OU. Many OU OER projects have websites already, and some projects have been completed, however up … Continue reading
Bridge to Success (B2S) – Newsletter #3
Bridge to Success (B2S) offers open, free content to help students cross the barrier to gaining the skills to learn, providing “bridging” content in mathematics and learning to learn. Thanks to a Next Generation Learning Challenges grant, the project began … Continue reading
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‘Learn About’ Fair 2012 – Learn about, discuss and discover – update
The fifth annual Learn About Fair held on 29th February 2012 attracted 600 people from across the OU, attending either physically at the Jennie Lee Building at Walton Hall, or participating online through Elluminate sessions and live streaming of the … Continue reading
Video introduction to H812 Block 2
Chris Pegler has prepared a video introduction to Block 2 of IET’s ‘Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice’. See below for the video:
Evaluations of interactive ebooks and mobile learning on the iPad
On Wednesday the IET Technology Coffee morning focussed on a project which is exploring the use of ebooks and mobile devices for learning. Three of the five presenters were Associate Lecturers who have travelled from Region 13 (South East) to … Continue reading
xDelia project update
Gill Clough, Mark Gaved and Gareth Davies gave a fascinating and interactive update on the work of the xDelia project at an IET Technology Coffee morning during September. The xDelia project is exploring the use of serious games linked to … Continue reading
Refreshing Assessment presentation 3 – podcast
From ‘Trivial Pursuit’ to ‘Serious e-Assessment’ – Authoring and maintaining quality questions for e-assessment Professor Don Mackenzie, Professional e-Assessment Services http://youtu.be/elzvozEhvxQ Recorded on 29th June at The Open University
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Refreshing Assessment presentation 2 – podcast
An introduction to test psychometrics Lester Gilbert, University of Southampton Understanding how to make interactive computer marked assessment questions more reliable and valid. http://youtu.be/F5Lu3EdsXNo Recorded 20th June at The Open University
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Refreshing Assessment presentation 1 – podcast
Exploring eAssessment Design Dr Helen Ashton, Heriot-Watt University Understanding how to design eAssessment questions is key to supporting staff and students during their learning. Used formatively, the right questions can provide confidence to students, highlight areas of strength and weakness … Continue reading
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Welcome to IET’s blog
This blog broadcasts and publishes updates on IET projects and programmes. Our academic and academic-related staff are always busy with a multitude of activities exploring the use of technology in education and how it can enhance and improve the student … Continue reading