February 9, 2017
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This year the FDLT Year 1 students in both Leicester and Park Campus, Northampton used the university Ipads as part of their learning. In a session focused on using digital technology to enrich the curriculum (art) they were given a … Continue reading
January 29, 2017
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This week in Year 2 of the FDLT course we have been exploring the making of digital books by educators to use with their pupils or by pupils supported by their teachers and TAs. Exploring some examples was a useful … Continue reading
November 23, 2016
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You might like to go beyond your classroom and school this Christmas and make contact with children and schools around the world. Kyle Calderwood, a teacher from New Jersey, USA, has put this appeal out on Twitter. He is … Continue reading
August 24, 2016
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Using Google to support your learning at university There are many tools available through Google that will support your learning at university. In order to access and use these you will need a Google account. You can easily sign up … Continue reading
July 18, 2016
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As schools break up for the summer thought will be given to encouraging children to keep learning over the holidays. Local libraries run the Summer Reading Challenge each year and this year it is part of the year long celebration … Continue reading
May 27, 2016
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Announcing the University of Northampton and IntoFilm Playdate and TeachMeet. This event, for educators across primary and secondary education, combines an interactive Digital Playdate with an informative TeachMeet to provide an inspiring opportunity to tinker with new tools and technologies … Continue reading
May 17, 2016
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Radio 4 Start the week Monday 9th May 9am Technology in education Listen to it here In this programme several academics explored the impact and implications of technology on education – an interesting listen if you are working in education … Continue reading
April 29, 2016
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This week the FDLT Y1 group at Park Campus worked with Sophie Burrows, from IntoFilm, to make short stop motion animations. In the module they have been developing their science subject knowledge so they each chose a science idea to … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
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Over the last few weeks I have been talking with Y1 students about using images to support learning and with Y2 students about choosing and using images to make a ThingLink. One important aspect of this has been to consider … Continue reading
March 24, 2016
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This week all three Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching (FDLT) groups took part in conversations with Teaching Assistants and students in other countries. Julie Jones, Estelle Tarry and Emel Thomas used their contacts to set up Skype conversations with schools … Continue reading