Category: Digital Learning
The latest digital learning articles
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Moodle Tools for Displaying Images
Images on Moodle pages can set the tone and context of a unit. Also, they can be used for critical analysis and examples for ideation or inspiration. Some programme areas need to be able to bring their subject alive with images. This post focuses on different Moodle tools to allow for galleries…
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23/24 Academic Year – 10 things you need to know
Over the summer Moodle 4.1 has arrived. Some of the mechanics of how we set up things like groups, labels and move items have changed. The Digital Learning team have also been working on our project priorities for this academic year. So here are 10 things you need to know…
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How to write user friendly content for online platforms
It is important to know your target audience when writing within an online environment. By knowing whom you are writing for, you can write at a level that will be meaningful for them. Students will visit your content with a task in mind, you need to write and structure your…
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Digital Learning Champions: How online lectures can be made more engaging.
Kanika Kalra What did I do Having completed my undergraduate education pre-pandemic, my MA at LCC is the first time I experienced online lectures. I had attended endless work meetings online during the pandemic, but this was the first time I experienced a virtual lecture environment and noticed that almost…
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Digital Learning Champion: AI’s Impact student learning, teaching, and assessment in Arts and Design higher education
Slavi Kaloferov What is your Project? My fascination with cutting-edge technology, combined with my love for the university environment and my passion and specialization in (improving) user experiences, drew me towards the role of Digital Learning Champion. During conversations with my mentor, Lee Leewis, the concept of exploring ChatGPT in…
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Digital Learning Champion: Improve collaboration with students across different across courses in LCC
Hazel Yeo What is your Project? I was inspired to start this project as whenever I walk around LCC, there are many flyers on the bulletin board, of students asking for collaboration for their projects. This is a digital learning project where I am trying to use online learning to…
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Create accessible documents using Apple Pages and Keynote.
What is digital accessibility? Digital accessibility means removing barriers to access in the digital world. Digital accessibility helps people understand digital documents, activities and platforms who have a range of disabilities, as well as assistive technology and neuro-divergent needs. For example, people with dyslexia often rely on clear headings, high…
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Different ways to record your presentations
You’ve completed your PowerPoint, you’ve run your accessibility checks, and you’re about to save and upload it to Moodle, but have you considered saving it as a video? Educational videos have been shown to increase retention and engagement, particularly instructional videos. PowerPoint has some powerful options to add video and…
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Learning with QR Codes
QR code or Quick Response Code was developed In 1994, by Japanese company DENSO WAVE. This kind of barcode can be scanned by smart phones to link to a webpage. It’s also really easy to generate a QR code like the one in the main image for this article. If…
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Student Digital Learning Champions – The Results
21/22 academic year saw the first cohort of Student Digital Learning Champions working with the LCC Digital Learning team. This was an enriching experience for both us and the students. The legacy of their projects, we want to keep alive in the coming academic year. Four Champions worked on 4…
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