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Recent articles about teaching and learning at LCC
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Anti-racism & digital learning
Within the digital learning profession there is interest in ‘race & tech’ generally, topics such as AI and racial bias for example, and in tackling structural racism in our own sector. Two years ago members of the UK HE digital learning community formed a community of practice around anti-racism which…
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Asynchronous Learning In Moodle
Asynchronous learning activities don’t require students to be online at the same time. For example: Writing a private reflection Watching a video Collaboratively editing a shared online document Giving peer feedback Participating in a forum discussion Asynchronous learning activities give students flexibility and provide extra time to process, practice, reflect…
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Recording of Changemakers Talk
A recording of June’s Changemakers Talk: Decolonising the Curriculum London x Kent is now available. The public panel discussion was hosted by London College of Communication on Thursday 23 June 2022. In this event, LCC Changemakers Cassia Clarke and Rachel Roland Martins and managers Lucy Panesar and Amita Nijhawan are…
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Colour Change
17% of students have declared themselves as being Dyslexic at UAL which is on par with the national figure of 16%. However the number of people working in the creative industry who are neurodiverse is higher with some reports doubling the figure to 32%. Which is a 3rd of the…
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Helping Students with Digital Submissions
Have you received a ‘help‘ email from a student trying to submit their work online? Here’s how you can help: The Digital Space When to recommend the student contact The Digital Space Is the student having difficulty uploading their work? Does the student need help condensing their file? Did the…
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Make Accessibility a Habit: PDF Files
The predominant file type on Moodle is PDF. In 2021, there we as many as 10,821 PDFs on LCC Moodle sites alone, which is roughly equivalent to 16 PDFs per site! Providing we have carried out the accessibility checks and followed good practice with Word documents and Presentation slides layout…
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Using Moodle Workshops for peer and self-assessment
This article introduces the Moodle Workshop, a powerful tool for formative assessment, peer-feedback, and self-evaluation. Many of us are either thinking it or have heard it mentioned before – formative feedback. For those who aren’t familiar, formative feedback is any form of feedback given prior to an assessment which helps…
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New Slides on Mentimeter
The popular platform of mentimeter have just launched a range of new slide options. Mentimeter is great for making your lectures more interactive. As well as polls, quiz questions, true or false and my personal favourite word cloud; you can now do a wider range of other options. In this…
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PgCert/MA Academic Practice – applications open
Applications to the January 2023 PgCERT and MA in Academic Practice are new open. If you wish to apply you will require permission from your Line Manager and the college coordinator, at LCC this is Adrienne Tulley. You will need to confirm this by completing the staff authorisation form, which…
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3 creative ways to use Padlet
Padlet is a highly visual, collaborative tool a lot like a virtual cork board. Users can upload images, audio, and video and create an environment rich with shared resources. It is very useful for both synchronous and asychronous activities which can facilitate online learning. These can strengthen the connections between…
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