‘Appy staff at the App Cafe try out the new Turnitin iPad app
Monday saw the second iteration of the App Cafe – a new drop-in lunchtime session in the Tpod, run by the Learning Technology team and looking at how we can use apps in the learning and teaching...
View Article2014 Mobile Survey – response and actions
The summary of the 2014 mobile survey has now been published and we are really grateful to the 444 respondents who took their time to complete this. As part of the survey, we gave staff and students...
View ArticleNew release of iNorthampton now available
We are pleased to announce the release of the new version of iNorthampton, currently available in the App and Play Stores. This release has addressed some of the feedback that we received about the app...
View ArticleStudent presentations using video
Karl Flowers, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Creative Leather Technology assesses his students through presentations and has often found that it is difficult to schedule face-to-face time slots where...
View Article2015 Mobile Survey – Response and Actions
The report for this year’s mobile survey has now been published where we look at the way that mobile devices, apps and interactions are used and carried out at Northampton. There were 322 respondents...
View ArticleParamedic Science students use videos to support peer-assessment of applied...
In the Paramedic Science division we use Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to assess practical application of skills. For example, advanced life support can be demonstrated on...
View ArticleTurnitin App Upgrade
On the 4th August Turnitin updated their iPad app to version 1.3.0 The main change that could affect users at Northampton is the ability to force the version of the submission on the server to...
View ArticleCollaborating using annotated images with thinglink
Images and interactivity encourage students to explore content more willingly that a list of links and anything that can facilitate students to generate and share content themselves outside of the...
View ArticleWhat’s ‘appening? – Mobile Apps at Northampton – August update
The University has a number of relevant mobile apps which have built upon initial developments from 2007. These continue to be updated and evolve – this blog posting will give you a quick update on the...
View ArticleAre you interested in using an interactive online tool to engage your students?
Mentimeter – a mobile-friendly online tool to engage students Learn Tech and Learning Design recently reviewed some popular online voting/polling tools to investigate which offers the best options for...
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