The importance of piloting for real
We are currently in the middle of piloting our new online assignment handling system as part of the Cascade project. While we are finding out all the usual technical glitches, more than anything what...
View ArticleLeveraging technology to drive business performance
As part of our Cascade project we developed a series of five case studies to highlight areas of our work where we had the most interesting or useful outputs. The first of these looks at the senior...
View ArticleCustomizing open source software: benefits and pitfalls
Aimed at e-Learning developers, this case study draws on the JISC-funded Cascade project’s experience of customizing the Moodle assignment module, to highlight the benefits and pitfalls of working with...
View ArticleUsing technology to support prospective students
Aimed at staff responsible for coordinating the marketing of courses and managing student enrolments, this case study draws on the JISC-funded Cascade project’s experience of using technology to...
View ArticleEnabling staff to easily use a VLE to support course delivery
Aimed at e-Learning developers, this case study draws on the JISC-funded Cascade project’s experience of designing tools, systems and resources to enable academic and administrative staff to easily use...
View ArticleMaximizing effective use of technology in new programmes
Aimed at academic staff developing new courses and e-Learning managers and learning technologists seeking to encourage wider uptake of technology by teaching staff, this case study draws on the...
View ArticleVLEs at the heart of curriculum innovation
In the latest JISC e-Learning Focus they are discussing VLEs at the heart of curiculum devlivery showcasing among other work our development of Moodle for online assignment submission during the...
View ArticleOpen education week
We’ve been publicising open education week to our students this week, letting them know a bit more about what it means and what they might to explore further on our Departmental website. While we took...
View ArticleBook boxes to OER: opening up Oxford
A mountain of book boxes from Rewley House library A couple of months ago while filming a video about our work on the Cascade project with JISC we visited the mountain of book boxes that are in the...
View ArticleExtending opportunities for lifelong learning: Cascade
Although the Cascade project has been technically complete for over a year, its legacy is definitely alive and well in the Department. As we are in the middle of extending online assignment submission...
View ArticleElectronic Management of Assessment (EMA)
In the last few months JISC have been doing some great work looking at EMA, electronic management of assessment. This has produced a really useful landscape review and there is more to come. For TALL...
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