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From Tom Foster
The central tenets of the Programme Level Approach (PLA) require staff to 1) take a team approach, 2) articulate programme aims clearly, 3) engage students, 4) provide… -
From Tom Foster
Nigel Smith is Managing Director, Courses & Learning at FutureLearn. As a key member of the senior team since March 2014, Nigel and his team are responsible for… -
From Tom Foster
The use of computer-based exams (CBE) is becoming increasingly popular in Higher Education. Research has shown that grades achieved in computer-based exams are… -
From Tom Foster
The learning of research methodology and skills is an integral part of a degree in the Social Sciences. Unfortunately, engaging students in methods modules can be… -
From Tom Foster
This session will consider the virtues of new lecture recording technologies now available in HE and will explore how extensively this is currently being used in the… -
From Tom Foster
Work has been underway at the University of Sheffield during the past academic year to develop two novel approaches for recording hand drawn demonstration. This session… -
From Tom Foster
In the Medical Teaching Unit (MTU), human brain anatomy is taught via practical dissection to a very large numbers of students. Annually, within the Medical School… -
From Tom Foster
As part of an engineering drawing and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) course for approximately 400 first year engineering students, I produced a series of explanatory videos… -
From Tom Foster
Discover the power of Extended Reality (XR) Technologies with this short presentation from WondaVR. -
From Tom Foster
An Introduction to TurningPoint: the flexible audience response and engagement tool available to all members of staff at The University of Sheffield. -
From Tom Foster
In recent years the Modern Languages Teaching Centre (MLTC) at the University of Sheffield saw a sharp increase in student numbers mounting up to 1,600 registrations per… -
From Tom Foster
This session will look at how PebblePad has been utilised to help both staff and students document, track progress, and complete a higher level degree apprenticeship. We… -
From Tom Foster
For three years, the iPGCE at the School of Education has employed "Reflective Nudges". A "Nudge" can be an article, a specific activity or section… -
From Tom Foster
TELFest Gameshow: Would I TEL A Lie To You?‘Would I TEL a Lie to You?’ is a specially adapted gameshow for TELFest, continuing a tradition that in previous… -
From Tom Foster
Inclusivity in learning and teaching is critical to allow students from a variety of backgrounds, with different strengths and support needs, to succeed in their…