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Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Like any technology, AI also has its disadvantages and limitations. Currently free, for ‘research’ purposes ( them researching us ), ChatGPT is being raved about across social media platforms for anyone who needs to author content. Get in touch with me if your institution is looking to develop its strategic approach to AI.

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Deal with the crisis with online teaching from home: 12 ways of doing it successfully using a virtual classroom software

Creatrix Campus

The situation may be pressing, but retorting to any technology wouldnt help. Theres data analysis, visualization, forecast of assessments that predict learning outcomes, personalized learning pathways for students, and much more. Some subjects objectives maybe just research and self-learning.

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Why multimedia matters: promoting the use of video in assessment and feedback

Teaching Matters Academic Support

iStock [erhui1979] While the use of multimedia has become a common practice in the development of learning materials, using audio or video in the way that we assess and provide feedback to our students is a practice which is only followed by a minority of lecturers. Find out more about current research in video feedback – West, J. &

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Mini-series: Why Edinburgh is offering lecture recording at scale

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

The large scale rollout of the technology to our centrally managed teaching rooms has been designed to provide support to as many courses as possible. The microphone in the room is linked to the induction loop which is essential for students with hearing loss and is the best way to capture high quality audio as you talk.

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Leveraging technology for effective Assessment feedback (part 1): How to do I.T.?

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Photo credit: Beth Macdonald CC0 Unsplash In this extra post, Avita Rath shares her experience with using technology positively to improve her assessment and feedback practices in a way that is interactive, agentic and empowering for students. Using technology to facilitate effective assessment for learning and feedback in higher education.

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Embedding visual storytelling techniques into academic development videos

Teaching Matters Online Learning

There was a shift among practitioners from professional grade video production technologies, digital cameras and external audio equipment to individual laptop cameras, built-in microphones, and video conferencing software (Microsoft Teams, Collaborate and Zoom).

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Open Education Week 2024 and Course Development OER  

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image credit: OE week visual kit Today marks the start of Open Education Week 2024! Simple techniques for producing audio and video that can help educators level the relationship with their students, engage more openly, and ensure that learners get the most out of the educational experience being presented.