Observations on using Microsoft Teams as a backchannel
Does Microsoft Teams work as an effective backchannel? Read more to find out Scott’s reflections on using it at a recent workshop. Read more
Digital Diamonds
Esther Barrett tells us about a new community of practice for Essential Skills Wales Digital Literacy practitioners and managers in Wales. Read more
Crafted Teaching, Splendid Learning
Esther reflects on the nature of teaching as a craft and why we must thread digital skills through the objects and activities that we create. Read more
Writing for the Digital World
Scott shares news of a new Jisc training course designed to help those whose role is to publish to the web. Read more
Is Teams a VLE killer? That’s the wrong question
Many of Jisc’s member institutions are looking at the potential of of MS Teams to be a core system in the support of learning and teaching. Here Chris takes a look at the fundamental difference between Teams and the traditional VLE to ask whether one could be a direct replacement for the other. Read more
3D scanning for immersive content
Scott discusses Jisc’s new 3D scanning service and what it involves for members at the recent Introduction to 3D scanning and photogrammetry for immersive content creators event at our Fetter Lane office in London. Read more
Looking after yourself – digitally.
In response to Jisc’s revised definition of digital wellbeing Scott explores what this means to him. Examples from across the sector are included as well as useful links to Jisc’s developing work in this area. Read more
Engagement and attention: recognising the difference
We use the word engagement a lot in education. Chris reflects on whether what we often think of as engagement is actually more like attention and why it’s important to be clear about the distinction. Read more
Reflecting on future practice – #ConnectMore19 and beyond!
As the #ConnectMore19 events draw to a close the digital practice Subject Specialists in Jisc share some of their highlights. Read more
Innovation is all about keeping up with the tech, right?
What does it mean to “innovate”? Just because you’re using “innovative” technologies doesn’t automatically mean you are being innovative yourself. Conversely, you don’t need to use cutting edge technology to transform your practice in innovative ways. It’s tempting to think that in the field of education technology, if you’re not keeping up with the latest … Read more