Education Technology

Some more advanced use of the Eleventy static site generator.

Exploring using WondaVR to create a virtual exhibition space with students on the EDU61004 Media Making and Creativity module.

The MA Digital Literacies, Culture and Education has been working to integrate Virtual Reality content into our teaching, such as getting students to critically discuss 360° footage of Hillsborough Park during the pandemic, which Dr Becky Parry wrote about here. Now that the university is open again for face-to-face teaching, I arranged a session around my current VR research for the module "Digital Culture and Childhoods."

A-frame is a Javascript WebVR framework. Read how I've set up a development environment to create VR experiences

This is how I made a site using the static website framework, Eleventy.

In my last blog I described the way 360 content can provide students with a distinct opportunity to experience learning spaces (an early childhood setting) and research data (an episode of play.) In this one, I am staying with a focus on play to share an account of a resource we created when faced with the realisation that we would not be able to take our students on a face to face visit to a local park.

When we first proposed to colleagues that we could use virtual reality in our higher education teaching, it is fair to say there was some healthy scepticism. Some colleagues had early experiences of VR headsets and worried about feeling sick. Others couldn’t see how it might relate to their work.

There are lots of ways you can use and make video to present your ideas. Here are some of those that are widely available to you at Sheffield.

We use a lot of technology at work so I've put together some tips, tricks and hacks that might save you some time or just make work a bit simpler. This post focusses on Gmail and explores some of the tricks you can use there. I don't promise to revolutionise your working day, but if you can find at least one of these hacks useful, then that's progress! There are loads of hidden features and tricks inside Gmail. Here are just a few.

We use a lot of technology at work so I've put together some tips, tricks and hacks that might save you some time or just make work a bit simpler. This post is all about Google Calendar.

Voice is a vitally important part of any video. If the sound quality is poor, it can be a distraction for the viewer and make it difficult to generate captions for your video (a crucial part of ensuring your video meets accessibility requirements). This post will give some advice to help you get the best quality sound for your video.

Video is an incredibly effective format for delivering blended learning. There are lots of reasons for creating video and many different formats to choose from. This post will give you some ideas of easy-to-use tools you can use to make videos.

You can use the Course Room in Blackboard Collaborate to provide a private space for your student meetings or tutorials. Each Blackboard site has a Collaborate Course Room. The Course Room is permanently open and can be accessed by you and your students at any time.

If you've created and uploaded video to Kaltura, it's really easy to embed it into your Blackboard Content.

If you're filming yourself on a webcam or any camera, it's important to get your lighting right. Here are a few handy tips to help you.

You can embed media from lots of places like Kaltura, YouTube, Twitter, and more into your Blackboard content.