Learning technologies @ Leeds podcast

A Masters in Social Work is using the Ning social networking tool to provide a secure online location for students to meet and get to know more about each other before the course starts. Featuring Ros Day and Bruce Holliday.

Views on podcasting from participants at the recent UCISA masterclass in Fresh ideas in successful IT training.

Professor Alison McKay describes how she has used screencapture technology to quickly create learning objects demonstrating essential skills for students to practice at their own pace.

Carol Elston discusses how the Skills@Library team have all been able to use Articulate Studio to create media rich interactive learning objects.

Quick video tour demonstrating the basic processes of video editing using Windows Movie maker as an example. Taken from the blended learning delivery of Creating video resources for learning and teaching.

Ian Haslam talks to Simon Davis about how he has used Wimba Create and digital audio recordings to create training materials for safe handling of radioactive materials.

Dr Ruth Swanwick talks to Simon Davis about the ways that her distance learning Master's students have used video to communicate, collaborate and reflect. For more details see www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/podcast

Jocasta Williams talks to Simon Davis at ALT-C 2009 about the launch of lecturecapture.com the support site for the lecture capture community with discussion forums, research, conference proceedings etc.

Tony Jenkins from the School of Computing speaks to Simopn Davis about 2 approaches for creating video for LUTube.

Julie Laxton talks to Simon Davis about the ALPS (Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings) program and its use of mobile devices for delivering learning and assessment to students on placement in the NHS.

Mark Reed, Neil Morris, Karen Lee and Aisha Walker talk to Simon Davis about podcasting and audio for learning and teaching.

Sarah Sherman from the APT-STAIRS project speaks to Simon Davis about the use of Google Docs for collaborative learning.

Participants from a SDDU video training session reflect on some aspects of using video to suport learning and teaching.

If you need to record audio then there is a range of equipment available to you. Some of it will be fine for making quick recordings on a computer while other tools are perfect for recording interviews. This podcast episode gives examples of four commonly used tools and discusses their pros and cons in ease of use, portability, cost and quality. For more details see www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/podcast

Jane Wardman and Paula Lancaster talk about using student created journals to create links between research and teaching. For more information visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/podcast

Dragos Ciobanu talks about the Dragster drag and drop quiz tool. For more information visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/podcast

Dr David Marples talks about his experiences using the BlackBoard quiz tools in a first year Biosciences core module. For more information visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/podcast

A whistle stop tour of the functionality of LUTube, introducing you to some of it's many features such as; * Upload and convert videos for online delivery * Control access to videos * Embed videos in other locations * Comment on videos * Bespoke user channels

Kris Moodley talks about how he has used the VLE to enhance the submission of assessments and a tablet PC and stylus to speed up and improve his marking process.

Paul Arnold from Healthcare talks about how he has used the electronic voting system (handheld "clickers") to increase student interaction and provide formative assessment in his lectures.

Dr Nick Robinson from POLIS talks abiout how he uses audo files to give in depth feedback to his students.