Assessment is a key driver of student learning and at the heart of the student experience. From the student point of view, assessment defines the curriculum. Assessment can be an important route into engaging students in new ways of learning. At the online Learning Futures Festival in November from the
I was reading a “rant” from Steve Wheeler about VLEs and James Clay’s response to it. I agree that VLEs leave a lot to be desired. But until something better comes along – and it will! – they have certain advantages. Designed for learning, they keep everything in one place
The Learning Futures conference at the University of Leicester this year, run by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance (BDRA) had the theme Beyond the Campus. Here are some first thoughts: Tony Bates emphasised that the most effective model for implementing e-learning in an institution was not a top-down edict (although