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Click on our blog posts below to view what the team have been up to, where we’ve been and what inspires us in learning and teaching. We are always looking for keen bloggers to contribute to our site, if you are a University of Portsmouth member of staff and interested in writing a post for Tel Tales then please get in touch with your ideas.

Back in 2005, Gráinne Conole and Karen Fill developed a learning design toolkit. Conole and Fill were concerned that, despite
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From January 2018 to September 2018, The University of Portsmouth will run the Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment
Anonymous or blind marking is an important part of the assessment and feedback process. For a student it ensures work
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In some classroom situations your lecturer might decide to use interactive tools that require you (the student) to have access
A hand with a mobile in it and part of a keyboard on a laptop
Ankur Shah Technical Manager – Faculty of Business and Law (BAL), UoP Tech vs Powerpoint Over the years within Higher Education
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For its student and other surveys, the University of Portsmouth (UoP) uses a variety of tools and research platforms including
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What’s this about? I joined the University as an OCD about five years ago, and have worked since then in
The four areas you cover in the digital experience
From January 2018, the JISC Student Digital Experience Tracker survey will once again be available for Level 4 students. The
A view of two rocks, one has 2017 the other rock has 2018 on it. There is a man leaping from the 2017 rock to the 2018 rock
It’s that time of year again when we get chance to have some time out, recharge our batteries, reflect on
Zombie run tile
What is Zombies, Run? Today's app is Zombies, Run!, a quirky alternative to your ‘normal’ free health and fitness app.
Using augmented reality on a handheld device
Introduction My first dealings of Augmented Reality within an educational context came with an attempt to engage 4-year-old boys with
Nearpod logo
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is a fantastic collaboration tool for staff and students, which is available on iOS, Android and

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