News: LEI Grants

Extending Canvas/H5P to support adaptive learning in large programming courses

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Following a successful application for a Learning Enhancement and Innovation (LEI) Grant in 2020, Dr Cheryl Pope, School of Computer Science, shares the new Parsons Puzzles H5P learning activity built collaboratively with students as partners.

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Establishing best practice on the use of recorded lectures: a Q&A with Associate Professor Dimitra Lekkas

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Associate Professor Dimitra Lekkas shares聽findings from her 2019聽Learning Enhancement & Innovation Grant:聽鈥淒oes attendance at live lectures and use of recordings matter to student learning?鈥

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2020 Learning Enhancement & Innovation Grants Announced

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The Learning Enhancement and Innovation Grant scheme is designed to support small-scale pilots and initiatives, fostering investigation and dissemination of best practice approaches in learning and teaching.

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Flipping the Cellar Floor

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Following a successful application for an LEI Grant, we spoke with Beth Loveys and Imogen McNamara, both a student and academic who were involved in the Student as partners program. Hear about their journey on the Flipping the Cellar Floor project and how it impacted both students and staff.

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A summary of the 2018 Learning Enhancement & Innovation Grant Scheme

The聽Learning Enhancement and Innovation Grant聽Projects for 2018 have officially concluded. After collating the final reports, we can now share a summary of each of the nine projects that were part of this scheme.聽The 2018 LEI grant scheme facilitated projects that aimed to enhance and develop new and better approaches to achieving student learning outcomes.聽The funds enabled projects to extend beyond normal teaching activities and show innovation in aspects of teaching, learning and assessment.

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Understanding the importance of inclusive learning design

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In 2018, Elizabeth Yong was awarded a Learning Enhancement & Innovation (LEI) Grant for her application entitled: 鈥淰ideo captions and inclusive learning design鈥.

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Discovering new ways to convey complex concepts to students

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Dr Mark Dodd and Dr Jamie Botten were awarded a 2018 Learning Enhancement and Innovation Grant for their application titled: 鈥淟earning Experience Design (LXD): An end-to-end evaluation of learning objects, from co-creation to learning impact鈥.

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Enhancing student experience through the adoption of Echo360 Active Learning Platform

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Joy McEntee, Jessica Viven-Wilksch & Rebecca Vivian were awarded a 2018 LEI grant for their application titled:聽鈥淓ncouraging 成人大片 staff to use the Echo360 Active Learning Platform and evaluating effectiveness in formally assessing鈥.

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