Blogging and Tweeting in Higher Education
Are you using blogging for education, pedagogy, research?
Would you like to participate in a Twitter Conference?
PressEDConf18 is the place to be …
Contributions due 23 February 2018.
Conference starts 2200h 29 March 2018 (1000h 29 March 2018 British Summer Time)
Participate by following the hashtag #pressedconf18
More info at https://pressedconf.org/
Want some help setting up Twitter? Contact Sarah Gallagher ( sarah.gallagher@otago.ac.nz ), Sam White ( samuel.white@otago.ac.nz ), or your local eLearning ELF.
The Case for Using Video to Support Learning
Have you ever watched a movie and thought about what you learned from it for days afterwards? Have you watched a video and forgotten about it as soon as the end credits rolled? Whether a video sticks with you and keeps you thinking is down to a considered use of visuals and script to ensure that viewers continue processing what they saw and heard after the video ends. Video used well is a powerful medium for learning, but used poorly, it can harm learning. Continue reading
Keeping up with University eLearning News
If you want to keep up with what is happening with University of Otago eLearning, check out the eLearning News blog by eLearning, Teaching and Learning Facilities (ITS). This is where you can find the latest updates on what is happening with SafeAssign, Blackboard, Otago Capture and other University of Otago supported eLearning platforms.
