A blog for students on the FDLT and BALT courses at the University of Northampton

at Leicester and UON

December 21, 2017
by Jean
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Good deeds!

I came across this great idea from Action for Happiness on Twitter. Its a calendar encouraging people to be kind throughout December (and beyond). Its also available in Italian, French and in a decoration free version. The organisation Action for … Continue reading

August 3, 2017
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Getting ready to study digitally

Using your computer, laptop or tablet will be essential to your success and efficiency as a student. Managing resources: Whilst you may receive paper copies of some materials, most will be in digital form for you to open as links … Continue reading

July 10, 2017
by Jean
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Starting dates, FDLT and BALT courses, September 2017

FDLT Year 1 week beginning September 11th. Monday September 11th UN group Wednesday September 13th Leicester group. Please note that the first day of this course is taught at Park Campus, Northampton for both groups.   FDLT Year 2 week … Continue reading

June 12, 2017
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Stop motion animation

Last week Sophie Burrows, from Into Film, came to work with the FDLT year 1 groups to introduce stop motion animation as a technique for engaging learners. Sophie introduced the group to the basic principles that underpin stop motion animation: … Continue reading

June 1, 2017
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30 days wild!

Its June, its Spring and its half term: the perfect time to start a new challenge! The 30 days wild challenge asks us to make room for nature. You can sign up here to receive a wallchart and ideas pack. … Continue reading

May 17, 2017
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Ideas for supporting learning from children’s book illustrators

On Monday I was lucky to attend a creative session in the School Experience Library, at Park Campus, University of Northampton. This session, arranged by Academic Librarian, Hannah Rose and Library Learning Services, brought two author illustrators to share with … Continue reading

May 12, 2017
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Y1 visits to Newton Field Centre

This week both FDLT Year 1 groups visited Newton Field Centre in Northamptonshire. They explored how a visit to a Field Centre could support learning in geography, science,history and art. The Field centre teacher, Georgina Hand and a University of … Continue reading

April 5, 2017
by Jean
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DLAB Erasmus free online course

Some of us who teach on FDLT, BALT and other education courses along with students and local teachers are part of an Erasmus+ project called Digital learning Across Boundaries – DLAB for short. We are working with educators in Belgium, … Continue reading

March 27, 2017
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International ‘Mystery Skype’ Conversations

Last week two Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching (FDLT) groups took part in conversations with students in Mexico and UN alumni in Brazil. The first part of the conversation was focused around asking and answering yes/no questions to find out … Continue reading