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Playful University: supporting the link between joy and learning

Playful University: supporting the link between joy and learning Maarten Koeners, Steph Comley and Caitlin Kight from the University of Exeter describe how they supported joyful, playful learning online. Author: Maarten Koeners Co-authors: Steph Comley and Caitlin Kight What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight? Playful learning […]

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Keeping Connected – Developing distributed team working practices

Developing department working practices in a large distributed team Working in a distributed team for an extended period of time can be tough on team members. In this case study, Amy Sampson from Falmouth University explains how a suite of online tools such as Office 365 helped to keep the team connected. Author: Amy Sampson […]

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Moving LTHE from face to face to online delivery at speed

Moving LTHE from face to face to online delivery at speed Giorgia Pigato, the University of Exeter, explains how redesigning a face to face course captured the benefits to be gained from flexible delivery. Author: Giorgia Pigato 1.What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight?   The Academic Development […]

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Using OneNote in Microsoft Teams to support the transition from face-to-face to online teaching

Using OneNote in Microsoft Teams to support the transition from face-to-face to online teaching   Susan Caie explains how the University of Aberdeen used OneNote to make instructional materials easily available for online teaching. Author: Susan Caie 1. What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight? In March […]

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Collaborative Online Communities of Practice 

How do you offer students a laboratory learning experience when Covid-19 has closed the labs? Ian Turner, Rachel Bolton-King, Nigel Francis, Leisa Nichols-Drew, and David Smith from the University of Derby explain how they created open online knowledge exchange networks to support students. Author: Ian J. Turner Co-Authors: Rachel S. Bolton-King, Nigel J. Francis, Leisa […]

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How a Pandemic Enabled a Culture Shift Towards Lecture Capture

How a Pandemic Enabled a Culture Shift Towards Lecture Capture   Sonya McChristie describes how the adoption of new video systems and the interruption caused by the pandemic drove the adoption of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at the University of Sunderland. Author: Sonya McChristie 1. What exactly was the shift in culture and / […]

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Increasing inclusion and belonging in staff diversity networks

Increasing inclusion and belonging in staff diversity networks Deborah Sloan explains how technology removed the physical and psychological barriers to participation in networks promoting inclusion at the University of Ulster. Author: Deborah Sloan   1.What exactly was the shift in culture and/or organisational practice that you wish to highlight?   There is no doubt that equality, […]