Humanities Teaching and Learning Blog

Category: Good Practice

Using a Spark (now Adobe CCE) to guide preparation for a class

by HUM eLearning | May 25, 2021 | Active Learning and Student Engagement, Good Practice

Alison Jeffers (SALC) used a Spark page to help first year Drama students gauge the scope and scale of work required to prepare for a class.

Using VoiceThread to provide accessible weekly introductions to key course content

by HUM eLearning | May 25, 2021 | Enhancing Learning with Technology, Good Practice

Juup Stelma and Nahielly Palacios (SEED) show us how PowerPoints in Voicethread with short videos provide ‘snappy’ and accessible weekly introductions to key course content.

Using Padlet for math tutorials to make classes interactive

by HUM eLearning | May 21, 2021 | Active Learning and Student Engagement, Enhancing Learning with Technology, Good Practice

Ekaterina Kazak (SoSS) describes using Padlet for her math tutorials to make the derivation classes interactive.

Using peer assessment to improve essay writing skills & understanding of assessment criteria

by Dan Rigby | May 20, 2021 | Assessment and Feedback, Good Practice

Dan Rigby (SoSS) discusses how he improved students’ essay writing skills and understanding of assessment criteria, with the use of peer marking, adaptive release, and breakout rooms.

Using Adobe Spark (now Adobe CCE) for interactive online lectures

by HUM eLearning | May 17, 2021 | Active Learning and Student Engagement, Assessment and Feedback, Good Practice

Ilma Nur Chowdhury (AMBS) shows us how she pulls together lecture videos, examples (videos and images), exercises, questions and quizzes in a seamless and interactive manner.

Using live polling with Mentimeter to increase student engagement and link theory to everyday experiences

by HUM eLearning | May 13, 2021 | Active Learning and Student Engagement, Enhancing Learning with Technology, Good Practice

Nadim Mirshak (SoSS) discusses how he uses Mentimeter to encourage student interaction in both online and on-campus settings.

Assessed group presentations with VoiceThread

by HUM eLearning | May 11, 2021 | Assessment and Feedback, Collaboration and Group Work, Digital Skills, Good Practice

Wendy Wild (AMBS) explains how she used VoiceThread for group assessment, and explores the many benefits and positive feedback received as a result.

Criminal Law Study Buddy Scheme

by HUM eLearning | Apr 28, 2021 | Good Practice, Learning Socially

Caroline Henaghan (SoSS) discusses how the ‘Study Buddy’ Scheme was introduced in Law to provide an opportunity for students to share knowledge and learn independently and from each other online and, more broadly, to contribute to student wellbeing while fostering a sense of community.

Fostering student connection: ‘Business Lunch’ and the Tandem scheme

by HUM eLearning | Apr 28, 2021 | Good Practice

This case study from Michael Hoezl (SALC) shows how Religions and Theology facilitate PGT students peer to peer connection and support over the summer when MA students work on their dissertation.