Blended learning is an optimal mix of in-classroom learning and online learning, which offers learners the best parts of both elements. This provides the personal touch of in classroom teaching with the flexibility of online learning that caters to differing learning styles and the preferences of the learner…
Nurturing student creativity and resilience for an uncertain world: some considerations for what comes next
At Teesside we seek to empower our students to deliver impact on a global scale through Future Facing Learning experiences that provide our learners with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve sustainable success in the workplaces of the future. The recent pivot to online learning and teaching has called upon our capacity to reimagine frameworks for practice and…
Online Digital Learning Drop-In Sessions
We remain fully committed to doing everything we can to support colleagues with transitioning their teaching and learning online. Our Digital Learning Drop-In sessions have proven very popular, with approximately 70 staff coming to see us since Monday 16th March…
Portfolio@Tees
What is Portfolio@Tees? Portfolio@Tees is Teesside University’s ePortfolio system, powered by Mahara. Mahara is a powerful, open-source ePortfolio platform which is used widely across the HE sector both in the UK and around the world. In a nutshell, it is
Alternative uses for Journals
This article looks at how we can use the Journal tool in Blackboard for something a bit different to its usual task. The most common application of the journal is to create a space within a module for private reflection. However, it has other uses as this article will hopefully demonstrate. The article finishes with a very quick summary of reflection in education, and how Blackboard can help facilitate this…
In at the Deep End
The purpose of this resource is to provide you with some initial help and guidance on your teaching role. It contains a wide variety of hints and suggestions on some key aspects of teaching in higher education. It is broken down into 3 areas: learning, teaching and assessment…
Why Use Video in Your Learning and Teaching
The growth in Internet technology and the availability of cheaper, versatile hardware such as mobile devices has rapidly increased online video consumption. YouTube was launched in 2005, after just over a decade with a billion users, almost a third of the world population host, stream or download videos…
The Importance of a Mobile Strategy in HE
Mobile technology has evolved rapidly over the past decade and studies show that by 2015, 80% of people accessing the Internet will be doing so from mobile devices[1]. The number of mobile devices produced and purchased each year continues to