Supporting Language Teaching with H5P

Posted on 26th November 2021 by Gosia

Loiana Leal Pavlichenko – Lecturer in Portuguese School of Modern Languages Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Loiana has been using H5P to create formative exercises for students studying Portuguese at a range of levels in the School of Modern Languages. Using H5P Loiana has authored resources to support reading, writing, grammar, listening and pronunciation. Loiana uses H5P to present new material and to give students short activities to self-evaluate, Read more about Supporting Language Teaching with H5P[…]

Screenshot of the Zoom meeting of the Sociology Teaching Online Group: Pauline McCormack, Mwenza Blell, Daniel Goodman, Janice McLaughlin

Online Collaborative Teaching Support During the Pandemic

Posted on 15th November 2021 by Gosia

Sociology, like all other teaching units at Newcastle during the pandemic, faced massive challenges adapting teaching practice and approaches to the rapid switch to online teaching. In the summer of 2020 a working group, which became the Teaching Online Group (TOG), was created to develop an approach to helping colleagues prepare for the new academic year. The group and its activities became a continued point of much needed collaborative advice and sharing across the year.

Learning Through International Encounter: US/UK Virtual Anthropology Exchange

Posted on 5th November 202111th January 2022 by Claire Burnham

This virtual exchange proved to be a fantastic opportunity for students to meet with other students living in completely different places and learn more about their experiences and their lives.

Professionalisation and practice-based learning

Posted on 2nd November 20215th November 2021 by Claire Burnham

With a focus on professionalisation and practice-based learning, these Masters programmes demonstrate a successful multimedia and mobile first approach to journalism.

Using structural and stylistic domains within formative feedback to enhance students’ writing and communication at Level 3

Posted on 21st September 202122nd September 2021 by Claire Burnham

Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves used formative feedback extensively with final year students to improve professional skills.

Laptop screen with the ARCCIS Storyboard page open

Virtual GPS: Online fieldwork using ArcGIS StoryMaps

Posted on 4th August 202123rd August 2021 by Gosia

Dr Louise Callard from Geography used ArcGIS StoryMaps to produce virtual fieldtrips: narrative, interactive map, photos (including 360o), videos, activities and questions.

Blending grammar delivery in the School of Modern Languages using short videos and online exercises

Posted on 3rd August 20218th September 2021 by nsf102

A new approach to grammar teaching in SML replaced lectures with short explainer videos followed by exercises. Positive student feedback and high engagement with the model has resulted in the method continuing for academic year 21/22.

Speech Cloud for independent learning of MA Translation and Interpreting students

Posted on 2nd August 20218th September 2021 by Claire Burnham

Dr Fred Wu developed Speech Cloud, a series a short video clips that allowed students to personalise their learning. He also made the most of Teams, Zoom and Canvas to successfully integrate learning materials.

Equitable Assessment Framework for today’s Digital Learners

Posted on 23rd July 20214th August 2023 by Claire Burnham

This collaborative project supported instructor’s adoption of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework to help structure and communicate their assessments.

Informed dynamic changes to teaching practice using Panopto (ReCap) Analytics

Posted on 7th July 202117th January 2022 by Claire Burnham

Dr David Grundy used Panopto (ReCap) Analytics to inform changes and alterations to teaching approaches and activities for Executive MBA students.