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12 principles of multimedia learning

Meyer’s Multimedia Learning theory suggests we can design multimedia materials to best effect by adhering to 12 principles: Coherence Principle – exclude extraneous words, pictures and sounds. Signalling Principle – include cues that highlight the organisation of the essential material Redundancy Principle – exclude redundant material which interferes with rather than facilitates learning. Spatial Contiguity […]

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Making video content more engaging using VideoScribe

Needs Review, Stories / Mike Cameron

As part of the pivot to online teaching (see separate story) Kaitlin Wade and Penny Whiting created short videos on particular topics as a complement to face-to-face teaching. Students engaged with the concepts through the Videos, which were also covered in classes. To make these more engaging and effective, they used VideoScribe – software designed

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Three uses of Padlet in undergraduate dental education (Julie Mallinson)

Needs Review, Stories / Mike Cameron

Lockdown offered time to be more creative and inventive with teaching, which has proved rewarding for both teachers and students. Julie Mallinson used Padlet thoughtfully in three different ways. Her approach to Padlet is uncomplicated and accessible, and her results have been refreshing and effective. Full story Julie was new to Padlet, but found different

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Community

Needs Review / Mike Cameron

Staff Digital Champions Our faculty has a number of digital champions who, with digital champions in other Faculties, contribute to the university’s continuing developments in blended and online learning. This is an informal network with staff contributing their own expertise and perspectives, informing the DEO and BILT of challenges in their disciplines and supporting colleagues.

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Using Teams to deliver a GP academy day

Needs Review, Stories / Mike Cameron

The highlight of the year 3 GP placements is the Academy Day, which is intended as a fun day for the students, consolidating and celebrating their learning and representing the icing on the cake of the teaching block. One of the major challenges Simon Thornton and Ciaran Conway (year 3 GP leads) faced in 2020

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GP teaching with Microsoft Teams

Needs Review, Stories / Mike Cameron

Simon Thornton and Ciaran Conway organised year 3 GP teaching using Microsoft Teams. They used a Teams space with a channel for each GP practice to connect home-based students with their assigned placements. The spaces worked well, with interaction increasing as the placements progressed. Some elements, including weekly GP drop-in sessions, will be retained in

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9 events of instruction (Gagné)

Design, Needs Review, Top Tips / Mike Cameron

Robert Gagné outlines 9 events of instruction which can be used to design learning materials and activities or as a checklist. According to Gagné, when these steps are present and completed, learning is more likely to occur. Gaining Attention Informing Learners of the Objective Stimulating Recall of Prior Learning Presenting the Stimulus (Selective Perception) Providing

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6 learning types (Laurillard)

Design, Needs Review, Self Study / Mike Cameron

Professor Dianna Laurillard proposes 6 basic types of learning that apply to online or offline learning. These learning types can helpfully inform when we use technology and what for. These types are used in the ABC approach to learning design.

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5 stage model (Gilly Salmon) for designing e-tivities

Design, Needs Review, Top Tips / Mike Cameron

Gilly Salmon’s simple model can be applied to the development of online activities and courses. It provides a framework or scaffold for a structured and paced programme of e-tivities. The model entails essential support and development to participants at each stage as they build up expertise in learning online. The stages are: Access and motivation

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Self-Study

Needs Review / Mike Cameron

The Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT) have a self-study version of their Digital Design course they ran summer 2020. You can Enrol in the self-study version of the course: UoB staff External staff with a Blackboard login The Health Sciences TEL team ran a couple of courses throughout summer and early autumn 2020

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