Category: Learning Technologies

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Considerations For Transferring Face-To-Face Activities Online

How to do you modify tried and tested face-to-face activities for the online environment? Dr. Kim Wilson shares her experience.

/ 6 June, 2018
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FBE’s Operation Excel – from MOOCs to ModelOff

To raise awareness and the literacy level of Excel use, FBE embarked on a campaign which included the Excel for Business specialisation on Coursera and the Macquarie ModelOff Competition in the new Financial Decision Lab.

/ 1 June, 2018

What Goes In A Unit Guide? What Goes In Your iLearn Unit?

A do's and don't list of what goes in your unit guide and what goes in your iLearn unit.

/ 30 May, 2018
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Learner-Generated Digital Media: Fostering Prosumers In The Post-Truth World

A sneak peak into the Archaeology of Death & Burial (ADB-TV) Project team's exploration of three arguments advocating for bringing digital media into curriculum, assessment and learning activities – inspired and funded by the Professional Digital Competencies project.

/ 25 May, 2018
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Embedding iShare Images Directly Into iLearn Is Here

You can now embed iShare images directly into iLearn! This saves on duplication and storage, better structures copyright attribution and makes using images in iLearn easier.

/ 25 May, 2018
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Live Streaming and Echo360 Recordings – Latest Troubleshooting Questions and Answers

Here we troubleshoot some technical questions that have arisen of late regarding live streaming and Echo360 recordings.

/ 17 May, 2018
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Most Online Students Are NOT Satisfied – And 3 Practical Ideas on How to Improve This

Delivering units to external students online shouldn't mean just taking face-to-face content or activities and putting them online. Here are 3 ideas to improve the online experience for external students.

/ 17 May, 2018
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Connecting Literacies Portal Launched

Connecting Literacies, a central online repository where you can both share and find quality teaching and learning support resources, has just launched as a community unit in iLearn.

/ 15 May, 2018
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What Makes Good Educational Media? We Asked Macquarie Students

What makes good educational media? Our recent Media Production interns weighed in on the matter.

/ 10 May, 2018