Using Jupyter Notebooks to teach computational literacy
Using Jupyter Notebooks to teach computational literacy.
Author: Marc Coulthard
Using mobile devices to support student participation in Maths tutorials
Case Study: This project was set up to explore a way to enable all students to apply themselves to tutorial questions as well as affording the additional possibility of enabling students to remain anonymous when showing their maths workings to the class and when receiving feedback on these workings.
Video creation with ExplainEverything – A simple equation
Case Study: Creating video for teaching and learning does not have to be complicated or time consuming to be effective. With a good plan and the right equipment you could produce some simple introductory videos similar to the ones produced by Dr Louise Walker, Associate Vice-Dean for Teaching and Learning within the School of Mathematics.
Weaving on the web – a weave catalogue for fashion students
Case Study: Until recently, the School of Materials directed learners to paper-based resources to look at weave structures. This was becoming increasingly unpopular with learners, as the books with this information are expensive to buy and are in high demand in the University library.
Celina Jones from the School of Materials contacted the FSE eLearning team to propose the creation of an online catalogue of weave structures.
Why is online different?
An explanation of why online learning is different to classroom-based learning.
Writing multiple choice questions – a handy guide
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be a useful time saver for academics as they are quick to mark, but they are only useful to the learners if they are planned well. Here are some pointers for you to consider when designing and implementing multiple choice quizzes, whether on paper or in Blackboard.
Zoom for Education
A full guide detailing how to use Zoom’s many features. This guide includes breakout rooms, polling, essential security tips and cloud recording.
Using Visualisers for Remote Teaching
This webpage details how to use a visualiser to display a real-time image of what is underneath the document camera.
Twitter: A font of knowledge or the ultimate distraction
A post about Twitter, written by Fiona C Saunders, Lecturer in Project Management at The University of Manchester
Testing online exams in Blackboard
This webpage contains detailed guidance on how you can combine Blackboard’s Student Preview and adaptive release tools to verify tests or assignments and test out marking process.