MELSIG’s second special focus event looking at innovation in the use of smart phones, tablets and apps for learning is taking place tomorrow at the University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West York HD1 2RD. Follow activities on twitter keeping an eye on #MELSIG As usual, resources produced on the day will appear on this site.
You may find this YouTube clip titled “Increasing student engagement using podcasts – Case study” useful. It is produced by COFAonline at the University of New South Wales and features an interview with Dr Ray Randall from the University of Leicester.
MELSIG are planning to run a series of webinars. We’re currently deciding on format and topics. Please leave a reply if you have any thoughts about webinar formats that work for you or topics you’d like to see or offer.
You can order Digital Voices in print from Lulu now at http://ar.gy/3vuK for £14.97.
This new MELSIG site is getting better all the time. The research papers section is looking like the de facto bibliography on educational podcasting now. The publications section lists publications produced by SIG members working together.
The BUFVC have announced the publication of their Audio Visual Citations Guide (2013) http://bufvc.ac.uk/projects-research/sharedservices/avcitation/guidelines
A new book has been published which might be of interest to the MELSIG community. Laura A. Wankel and Patrick Blessigner have edited Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies published by Emerald (2013) as part of the Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education series. (ISBN: 978-1-78190-509-8). Chapters use case studies,…
Ola Aiyegbayo, who atttended the MELSIG Smart Devices for Learning event on 8th February, has asked if members of the MELSIG community interested in this area will complete a survey on the use of iPads for his research project. Ola says he will share his research findings with the community later in the year. To find out more information…
Following the success of the event at Sheffield Hallam we continue to upload videos, audio, handouts, Slideshare presentations etc on the event page.
Podcast of the MELSIG event