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   Padlet – a new era for assessing the development of technical skills with greater validity First some context…  According to the awarding organisation’s specification you need to define and describe the benefits of circuit training in a written answer in a booklet. Now imagine, you are a gym instructor and different customers are asking for more information about a group circuit training session. They would like to speak to you and have a conversation. This is the norm. How do I better prepare my learner to be a successful gym instructor? How do I capture the development of technical skills? How can I make assessment more realistic and valid? Enter Padlet. For those unfamiliar with Padlet, it is a digital notice board to upload text, images, links, audio, videos, and documents, all collated on a "wall" that can be made public or private. Switching from paper to digital… By transforming the traditional printed booklet into a ‘shelf’ layout on Padlet I was able to ‘post’...

  PowerPoint – the days of boring presentations are long gone!   As a student , I was exactly the same as you were, and the same as some of our students – terrorized and put to death-by-PowerPoint Thankfully those days are long gone . PowerPoint has grown up, evolved and put on its best “going out” suit to woo a new generation of educators.    During the lockdown, I took a long, hard look at my practice and realized that I needed to “get down with the kids”. They didn ’t just want to learn any more, they wanted to be engaged, entertained and enthralled by lesson content fit for the 21 st Century . I must admit that at first I hunted the internet for the all-singing and all-dancing platforms such as Prezi , Genial.ly, Peardeck and Ed p uzzle (you name it, I tried it) and, though each one had its own merits, it would have cost a fortune to embrace them all.   I had to look for a cheaper, more accessible alternative , and this is where PowerPoint comes in....

Facilitated by Academic Services DN Digital Skills is initiative to support Digital Skills and recognise achievements of staff members. DN Digital is a hub for active collaboration and knowledge exchange. It is a community of practice around digital approaches to learning, teaching and assessment for teaching staff and productivity and collaboration for business support. DN Digital Skills Incorporates A Community of Practice A Digital Self-Assessment A Digital Skills Program A Digital Recognition Scheme Join DN Digital is voluntary and open to anyone with an interest in developing skills and knowledge in digital tools & educational technology. Support staff and Teaching staff are encouraged to join and participate in the community, access resources and training as well as earning DN Digital badges and recognition. To Join the Community Please Click Here The Community of Practice Hosted in Microsoft Teams the objective of the community is to foster a community of practice around dig...

Using ClickView I use ClickView a lot on the L3 film course. Many students do not have TV licences or subscriptions to VOD services. So, I can set them weekly homework to watch a classic film e.g. back to the future on ClickView and then I get them to reflect on the film and do a mini review for the week after. The watching of the film is homework and the write up is done as part of their scheduled online learning. Its massively helpful as students do not need to pay or subscribe for all these other services so it breaks any barriers there and allows all the students to access content that is good for their development.   There are also some excellent filmmaking master classes by Philip Bloom, which if purchased on MZED would cost a few hundred pounds and the second years have found those to be extremely beneficial to their learning. You can get started with ClickView using this guide on Teachblend Ollie Reeve - Lecturer Screen  Art