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E-learning, history, Humanities, Languages, Modern Languages, OER, Open Educational Resources, oral history, Spanish | Leave a Comment on Making Oral History at the University of Leeds

Making Oral History at the University of Leeds

A couple of weeks ago Antonio Martínez-Arboleda came over from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Leeds to talk about his work getting students to engage in oral history projects there. Antonio has done a lot of work on OER (Open Educational Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources), including the HumBox (http://humbox.ac.uk/) repository ofContinue reading Making Oral History at the University of Leeds

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History UK plenary meeting, London

A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual History UK plenary meeting at the Institute of Historical Research in London. Representatives from subscribing history departments in the UK were invited to attend. After the business meeting, there were two presentations about the relationship between the collection of data and the student experience in HistoryContinue reading History UK plenary meeting, London

Ancient History, Architecture, Classics, Digital modelling, E-learning, history, Humanities, Landscape, Roman History, SketchUp, Visual literacy, web2.0 | 1 Comment on Digital Modelling of the Ancient Roman World

Digital Modelling of the Ancient Roman World

Last week we hosted Dr Matthew Nicholls of the department of Classics at the University of Reading. He came to talk as part of our HEA-funded Making Digital History project to an audience of historians of all periods about digital modelling of the ancient Roman world, something he’s been working on for more than fiveContinue reading Digital Modelling of the Ancient Roman World

E-learning, HEA, Higher Education Academy, Xerte | Leave a Comment on Digital Literacies in the Disciplines project blogs

Digital Literacies in the Disciplines project blogs

Quick note that all of the other projects which are part of the HEA funded Digital Literacies in the Disciplines programme have blogs, which are accessible here: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/digital-literacies Check it out if you’re interested in how Xerte is being used by colleagues at other institutions and in other disciplines (from Biological Sciences, Psychology, Teacher Education,Continue reading Digital Literacies in the Disciplines project blogs

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University of Sheffield Students as Partners event 22 October 2013

This was a very interesting event attended by staff and students from a wide range of UK universities, representing older and newer institutions, and a number of different subject areas, alongside a diverse array of approaches. In almost all of the cases the students present had been working with members of staff on research projectsContinue reading University of Sheffield Students as Partners event 22 October 2013