Learning & Teaching related case studies and policy documents
A recent research project led by the CSM DLt showed how beneficial live captions in face-to-face teaching can be. Captions are designed to improve access to verbal content, and studies have shown them to have broad benefits. For example, Gernsbacher (2014) highlighted over 100 studies not only showing benefits for students with disabilities or those with […]
This resource captures key points on cross cultural collaborations online, which are an opportunity to internationalise learning in a variety of ways. Once on the page linked above, scroll to the end for resources used in an introductory session for UAL staff in July 2022, including: examples of COIL projects that have taken place at […]
Getting off to a good start Do you need a bit of help to gear up to the new term? Do you feel Moodle is there to support you and your students? Are you confident using Collaborate Ultra and Teams? Are you planning to record sessions this year? This Autumn term we have three strands […]
As part of the Digital Learning season, I met online with Jonathan Kearney in celebration of his Outstanding Teaching Award this year again. We talked about the course he runs at CSM and what makes it so successful. Can you explain your course? In its current form, it is a Masters of Fine Art delivered fully […]
a blog post by Martin Weller. As part of the launch of the new Digital Learning Season, Jorge Freire organised a reading group to discuss Online Learning Environments. Colleagues at CSM met to talks about their experience of the constrains and benefits of both instution-led VLEs (Virtual Learning Environments) and PLEs (Personal Learning Environments). We discussed the […]
Preparing your Moodle page checklist There is a lot of preparation that takes place in order to get your Moodle page ready for your students. Some of this is done by the administration team and some by academics. The Digital Learning team (CSM DLt) have put together a checklist to support you with this. We […]
Focus: accessibility and inclusion Our focus in March staff development week is accessibility and inclusion. We all know this is important, but are we really taking action? Do all our students and staff feel included and supported? Join the CSM Digital learning team to consider these questions and more. How can we make our materials […]
Amita Nijhawan (chair), Zuleika Lebow, Cally Blackman, Tegan Rush and Alex Parkin take part in a roundtable discussion about ethics, student agency, compassionate teaching, and the changes they would like to see in their various industries.
Kieran Mahon and CSM students Mitali Atkins, Alexis Grigoriou and Olga Peral I Perez talk us through the socially engaged practices and ethical questions they encountered on Creative Unions, CSM’s collaborative unit across undergraduate courses.
Jeremy Till and Rathna Ramanathan open the second Curriculum Activisms with their thoughts and reflections on ethics and care.