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Category Archives: digital literacy
An interview with Charles West – Using Wikipedia to Teach Medieval History and Digital Literacy
The Making Digital History project is particularly concerned with approaches to teaching history online that involve students in constructing things for themselves (including their own knowledge and understanding via more ‘traditional’ text-based approaches) in digital spaces and sharing the results … Continue reading
Pandemic Pedagogy – Beyond essays and exams: changing the rules of the assessment game
This post is part of History UK’s Pandemic Pedagogy project. For more about the initiative, follow HUK’s blog and Twitter feed. Assessment, carrots and sticks ‘Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals … Continue reading
Another publication about Making Digital History project
Another publication about Making Digital History, specifically about the use of Xerte to develop students’ capabilities in creativity, is now available. It was produced in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Salford and can be accessed here: http://usir.salford.ac.uk/35385/ … Continue reading
Student-authored training resources published
We’ve just published a number of student-produced Xerte objects on a variety of essay-writing skills at the following pages. Check them out – the students have done a great job! Proofreading your essay: https://makingdigitalhistory.co.uk/secondary-sources/essay-writing/proofreading/ Using apostrophes: https://makingdigitalhistory.co.uk/secondary-sources/essay-writing/apostrophes/ Style guide for … Continue reading
Posted in apostrophes, digital literacy, essay writing, Learning objects, Making Digital History, OER, Open Educational Resources, proof reading, skills, student as producer, Xerte
Tagged digital literacy, e-learning, essay writing, learning objects, online learning, skills, student as producer, writing, Xerte
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Blogging the Xerte Workshops: Thursday 26th June.
Following on from Tuesday’s opening presentation, Dr. Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo and Dr. Jamie Wood repeated their introduction to Xerte, its potential and its positive reception so far – to learn more about this, please take a look at my previous … Continue reading
