by admin_tony | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
How long should video lectures be? Shorter than six minutes, according to the largest ever study of engagement with online videos. So why is it that tutors continue to produce long video lectures? Last week, I had the opportunity to host a webinar with the fantastic...
by admin_tony | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The loss of the familiar My colleague Phil recently wrote about how many tutors in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are dealing with a form of bereavement. The shift to online teaching during 2020 has forced tutors to leave behind many of the reasons why they got...
by admin_tony | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Learning happens everywhere, and online learning is no different. So why do so many universities only permit tutors to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)? Prior to the Covid pandemic, university students learned in a range of spaces such as lectures,...
by admin_tony | Dec 3, 2020 | technology, The Ding-O-Meter Podcast
Tom Whitford is Head of Learning Design at Curio, a global learning consultancy, and he has a research background in designing social online learning experiences and communities. He also has a lot of experience of working with clients to solve problems arising from...
by admin_tony | Nov 2, 2020 | curriculum, The Ding-O-Meter Podcast
A few episodes back, we talked with games designer Emma Henry about the overlaps between games design and learning design. In this episode, we return to this relationship and are honored to have the opportunity to talk with a researcher who has spent her career...
