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The BLE's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Get Interactive: Practice Teaching with Technology is a 3-week romp through some of the popular technologies that educators use to make their learning engaging, interactive and dynamic. It's free to take this MOOC but if you want a course completion certificate, there is a charge of £39, payable on the course site.​ Each week focuses on a particular topic: Using multimedia for teaching and learning Encouraging student collaboration Formative assessment and feedback Register Here Participants read, watch videos, research, do activities, discuss and complete a practical, peer reviewed assessment each week. The emphasis is on gaining a wide range of experience. Although a few concepts are introduced along the way, this is a hands-on course, and participants should find many ideas to incorporate into their teaching. This course is aimed at educators who have little experience using online tools and technology for teaching purposes but who have basic familiarity with the Internet, online learning environments and computers in general. The course is most relevant for teachers, lecturers and instructors of adults and older children (i.e., secondary school, college, further education, higher education, continuing education). Taught by Dr Eileen Kennedy Researcher in online learning, UCL Institute of Education Dr Nancy Weitz Digital learning specialist, Architela Sarah Sherman Manager, Bloomsbury Learning Exchange (BLE)Get Interactive runs every four weeks. You can enrol at any time and access the content but to benefit from the peer activities, it's worth joining with a cohort. Get In MOOC was presented with an award for innovation in learning and teaching. The Get In MOOC team was also shortlisted for the Association for Learning Technology's Team of the Year (2017) award. Read the independent review of our MOOC here, researched and written for us by Dr Kathy Seddon.

Course Description This badge is for anyone supporting teaching or other support staff to take the first steps into online teaching. Online course development is very much an iterative process so getting started will allow lecturers to build their confidence and experience, try out a few approaches and focus on improvements. Online course design is best approached as a collaborative process with lecturers working with their peers to plan and develop their modules. Similarly, these professional development workshops are designed to be as collaborative as possible. Criteria The learner should be able to: Develop an understanding of the student perspective of what it is like to study online Apply principles of online module design including a range of assessment options Develop online activities and open education resources and approaches to media creation Experience online facilitation and interaction including some strategies for engaging students in the online space (towards building a learning community) Watch the video below for more information then visit the website to sign up.

Explore the essentials for teachers, trainers & managers developing blended learning Technology has fundamentally changed how we learn, making it more engaging but also challenging. The program contains essential knowledge for teachers, trainers & managers developing blended learning and prepare learners to succeed in the workplace. You may be working in further education, skills training, vocational education, workplace learning and lifelong learning or adult education. Whether you are directly supporting learners or delivering training, this program will help you use digital technology and blended learning more effectively. Throughout this program you’ll understand the main principles of blended learning, how to embed it in your practice, how to develop your learners’ digital skills for the modern workplace and how to use digital technology to enhance apprentices’ experience. You will find practical advice from with teaching and training professionals on how overcome challenges and resources you will need to make digital technology work for you.

With a rapidly-growing community of over 130 million users worldwide, Moodle is the world’s most widely used learning platform. With open-source Moodle, you receive robust functionality, top-notch support, and the flexibility you need to meet your educational goals. Watch the webinar recording below to learn how Moodle is being used in colleges and universities to improve educational outcomes. During the session, you will learn: Why Moodle is the world's most widely used LMS... The advantages of open-source technology and the Moodle ecosystem About the features that colleges and universities are using to organize their online education and engage students How you can utilize analytics, time-saving integrations (including real-time SIS integrations), and unlimited support to optimize processes within your institution How Moodle's community-driven platform, combined with eThink's tailored customer support and powerful integrations, provide a refreshingly simple and flexible solution to meet specific institutional needs

One way to increase engagement in online learning is to present your learning materials in engaging ways. H5P is a free plugin that allows you to create, share, and reuse interactive content within your LMS. In this 30-minute Lambda Lab, we’ll go over how to Enhance your training programs with stunning visuals and interactivity have been shown to motivate learners, improve retention rates and boost engagement using H5P. When this webinar is over you will have learned... What H5P is and how to use it to improve learning outcomes All the different H5P content types How to use H5P basic but powerful content creation features Simply click on the link below to access the recording and slides.

Adaptive Learning is the delivery of custom learning experiences that address the unique needs of individual learners through just-in-time feedback, pathways, and resources. The goal behind Adaptive Learning is to create a more personal learning pathway for end users, thus increasing engagement in learning processes. By the time this 30-minute webinar is done, you’ll have learned how: To be able to define Adaptive Learning and identify best practices in eLearning To use data to drive adaptive learning To leverage activity features in your LMS (Moodle) to create an adaptive learning experience

​The new digital accessibility regulations became law in September 2018​.  This includes all resources you add to Moodle.  A quick checklist​ has been produced by University of Huddersfield that you might find interesting. Also you may not be aware of the accessibility checker function within Microsoft office.

Use this handy guide to help you understand different types of plagiarism. The Plagiarism Spectrum identifies ten types of plagiarism based on findings from a worldwide survey of nearly 900 secondary and higher education instructors. Each type has been given an easy-to-remember moniker to help students and instructors better identify and discuss the ramifications of plagiarism in student writing. Download the Plagiarism Spectrum poster​ to post in your classroom and help students to better understand the different types of plagiarism. Note: If you suspect plagiarism you should refer to the College’s Dealing with Malpractice Procedure.

All learners crave interaction, whether in face-to-face settings or in online environments, and research shows that interaction can increase learning and lessen the psychological distance involved in online learning. Designing and implementing interactive online learning experiences often requires strategic planning.  We’ll look at setting outcomes, provide questions to review current course design and explore options for increasing engagement through interaction. This 30-minutes Master Class will explore ways to increase interaction between learners and their instructors, content and other learners using course design, features and blocks in Moodle and Totara Learn. During the presentation, two handouts that would be handy for you all to have were mentioned! We have them linked them in here for your reference: Handout 1 - How to Use Interaction to Drive Engagement and Learning Outcomes: Follow-up Handout 2 - Driving Engagement with Interactivity Questions for Review

Want to work on your Digital Skills? From mechanics to 3D modelling, plumbing to programming, get the digital skills you need with these specially designed courses from Accenture. There are 7 free Digital Skills courses on the Future Learn platform.  These courses are between 2-3 weeks in length, 1-2 hours a week.  The courses are found on the futurelearn website https://www.futurelearn.com/accenture ​These courses are completely free for anyone to undertake - not just people associated with the college.