Category Archives: MELSIG

Creative Assessment – what is it?

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Andrew Middleton

In higher education assessment is recognised as a driving force for student engagement and curriculum design. How does this tally with a desire for active student-centred learning? How can it accommodate the artistry in the academic practitioner who seeks to … Continue reading →

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Revisting the 5Cs to discover value for different times

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

I have had an immense feeling of warmth and solidarity this evening as good thoughts and memories have been triggered by Sheila’s post on How Sheila Sees It ‘Bring your own device for learning or bringing learning to your device?’ … Continue reading →

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Who is the FAB academic? Thinking about engaging the future academic (team)

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

FAB academics Introducing FAB – Flipped Active & Blended Learning FAB is a playful idea I am using in my MELSIG work. Graham McElearney and myself will be leading the development of a toolkit for academics focused on curriculum innovation … Continue reading →

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Global #Twalkday

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

Global #Twalkday Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Theme: Doing, being, becoming, belonging and connecting Time: 3pm GMT (but options for other time zones to be decided) What is Twalkday? The Twalk will be co-ordinated globally and is planned to coincide with … Continue reading →

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Voices of Innovators #Twalk #audiofeedback

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

Two new toolkits have been developed on the Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group site for which I am responsible. They signal a good shift for the nebulous group of innovators that comes the way of MELSIG according to it current … Continue reading →

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Twalking as digital placemaking #twalk #socmedhe17

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Andrew Middleton

This 10 minute screencast introduces the key ideas of the twalk concept – learning walks with integrated tweetchats – and the pedagogic rationale underpinning walking, talking, tweeting and thinking. The video is part of the Twalk Toolkit being developed on … Continue reading →

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Stretch your legs #lssig #twalk #TwalkBoundaries

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Andrew Middleton

Join us for a Twalk tomorrow, Friday 28th July between 14:15 and 15:30 BST If you joined us at the end of May on the #MELSIG #SIGCLANS Twalk you will undoubtedly want to join us again – wherever you are. You will … Continue reading →

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