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Barbara Newland
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Evaluating the impact of a VLE on learning and teaching
Barbara Newland
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 601–603
During the last few years there has been widespread adoption of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) in many countries. This research is a longitudinal study of the impact of a VLE on learning and teaching within one institution in the UK. In...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Virtual Environments, Evaluation
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Threshold Concepts and Implications for E-learning
Barbara Newland
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2586–2592
A threshold concept is similar to "a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something", which is a transformed way of understanding without which a student cannot progress (Meyer and Land, 2003). Threshold...
Topics: Students
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Embedding digital literacies within faculty professional development in Higher Education
Barbara Newland; Fiona Handley
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1704–1707
Digital literacies have been embedded within faculty professional development at the University of Brighton following the design and development of the University’s Digital Literacies Framework (DLF). Digital literacy is defined as “those...
Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)
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Changing Academic Teaching with Web 2.0 Technologies
Barbara Newland; Linda Byles
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 51, No. 3 (2014) pp. 315–325
Academic teaching can change with the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs and wikis, as these enable a different pedagogical approach through collaborative learning and the social construction of knowledge. Student expectations of their...
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Developing the Digital Literacies of Academic Staff: An Institutional Approach
Barbara Newland; Fiona Handley
Research in Learning Technology Vol. 24, No. 1 (2016)
Institutional engagement with digital literacies at the University of Brighton has been promoted through the creation of a Digital Literacies Framework (DLF) aimed at academic staff. The DLF consists of 38 literacies divided into four categories...
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HOW EMBEDDED IS E-LEARNING? BENCHMARKING e-LEARNING IN THE UK HE SECTOR
Maria-Christiana Papaefthimiou; Barbara Newland
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 231–234
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is currently undertaking a sector wide exercise to benchmark e-learning in the UK. This paper will present the experience and outcomes of two UK Universities, Reading and Bournemouth, which have participated in...
Topics: Learning Outcomes
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Innovative Problem Based eLearning Using eResources
Kathryn Cheshir; Barbara Newland; Christopher Benjamin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3656–3660
Four years ago, problem-based learning (PBL) was introduced to Final Year Bournemouth University Design Engineering students as a method of encouraging independent learning. The student process of working in small groups to carry out PBL activities...
Topics: Students
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Exploring eSubmission: Drivers and Impact
Barbara Newland; Alice Bird; Lindsey Martin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 1696–1702
There is increasing use of eSubmission in Higher Education (HE) institutions in the UK. Initially it has been implemented by individual academics and occasionally across sections of a department. However, there is growing interest in the development ...
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Enhancing the Student Learning Experience with Captured Lectures
Barbara Newland; Corrina Dickson; Tim Galling
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1826–1834
Lecture capture was introduced with the aim of enhancing the student learning experience. Some lectures were captured in real time as they occurred with students and others were pre-recorded and made available at the appropriate time. In both cases...
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ALERT - modifying the role of teachers to support disabled students’ learning in Learning Management Systems
Barbara Newland; Juliette Pavey; Victoria Boyd
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4844–4847
Guidelines developed by the ALERT (Accessibility in Learning Environments and Related Technologies) project identify ways of supporting students with a wide range of disabilities in their learning through an electronically accessible Learning...
Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Disabilities, Learning Management Systems, Students
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Electronic Management of Assessment – Critical Success Factors in Institutional Change
Barbara Newland; Lindsey Martin; Neil Ringan
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 200–203
Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) is growing rapidly in prominence within UK Higher Education (HE) Institutions. The UK Heads of eLearning Forum (HeLF) has identified critical success factors relating to institutional change with EMA from...
Topics: Teaching/Learning Strategies, Country-Specific Developments, Implementation Experiences
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eSubmission – Institutional Policies and Academic Attitudes
Barbara Newland; Lindsey Martin; Andy Ramsden
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 194–199
eSubmission is being implemented in universities within the UK. It is not a new initiative but has developed on an ad hoc, experimental basis within individual institutions across the sector. There is a sense of being on the verge of a step-change...