Tag: engagement

Augmented and Virtual Reality: A Practical Approach from Coleg y Cymoedd

Post author By Kathryn Woodhead
Post date December 2, 2021
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From left to right: Catherine Evans, Esther Barrett, Kathryn Woodhead and Richard Fullylove

After a year and a half of virtual meetings, we were delighted to attend Coleg y Cymoedd in person to receive a practical demonstration of the college’s applications of VR and AR from their Strategic ILT Manager, Richard Fullylove.

Tags Augmented reality, engagement, further education, innovation, learning resources, Virtual Reality, Wales

Good practice

Crafted Teaching, Splendid Learning

Post author By Esther Barrett
Post date November 13, 2019
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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.

Tags Blended learning, craft, craftspeople, employability, engagement, learning, student experience, teaching

Myths and Misconceptions Reflections Reimagining teaching and learning

Engagement and attention: recognising the difference

Post author By Chris Thomson
Post date July 18, 2019
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Students wearing head-mounted brain monitoring devices

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.