Projects 2010-11

DPR review Jan to Aug 2011

Objectives:

  • Explore new e-Learning Technologies; especially related to accessibility
  • Deliver workshops on Moodle to Coventry University staff
  • Develop and deliver my expertise on accessibility
  • Link the above to Moodle activities
  • Attend networking activities related to the list

See the following review that I have put onto a Mahara page in Foliospaces:
http://ta.gd/anne-dpr2011

Other achievements 2011

Consultations

Oct - Dec 2010

Moodle issues

Moodle Student guide… challenge completed: single sheet of A3, plus A4 variant for printing
http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/cu/items/6576f247-f59c-1994-1b78-cf366c4567b0/1/InductionGuide2010_A4.pdf

Saved thousands of pounds - over £6000:
• This year we have had 14,700 Moodle Guides printed costing £1,617
• Last year we had 13,000 guides printed costing £7,994.80

Essential Module/course information: created videos and guides about how to add them to Moodle. Uploaded them to Curve and linked to them from Moodle help:
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/moodletutorhelp/organise/essential/

Updated the web site that introduces new colleagues to CUOnline
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/cuonlinesupport/

Updated corresponding pages in CUOnline help
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/cuonlinehelp

Groups in Moodle: created videos about the organisation of groups. Uploaded the videos to youtube, added captions and linked to them from Moodle help:
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/moodletutorhelp/organise/groups/

Added quicklinks to Moodle help:
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/moodle

Created a request form for groups of tutors to ask for bespoke Moodle workshops:
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/moodleworkshops/bespoke/

Accessibility issues

Updated the Disability leaflets to comply with the new Equality Law, in time for the Learning Support Co-ordinators’ Meeting:
Teaching Disabled Students series
http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/cu/items/51419979-625d-40cc-f1ab-861846bae5bf/0/
Inclusive e-Learning leaflet
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/naked/guidelines/

Continuing to update my accessibility site to reflect the change in Law
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/naked/

Prepared a lecture on accessibility for Masters’ Degree students:
Do you see what I mean?

Creating a video on how to add captions to youtube videos
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/naked/youtube-captions/

Leonardo Project

Had a preliminary meeting.
Investigated uploading audio only to youtube
Will be preparing for a visit by people from the other countries involved in the project.
Continuing to investigate free applications in e-learning.

Other items

Investigated Mahara for potential. Used the Mahara e-portfolio demo web.

Created a list of tips on using SoftChalk and briefed members of the Flying Squad
http://cuba.coventry.ac.uk/cuonlinehelp/extras/softchalk/

Submitted workshops via Learning and Development
Prepared a podcast for the Creativity Day for the Palliative Care project