7 Ways to (Almost) Ruin Your Tech Implementation
In a collaboration with our partners at Engageli, the DMLL has helped to write an article on tech implementation projects based on our recent experience with the Engageli proof of concept here at the Coventry University Group. The piece features in...
What Data Doesn’t Matter?
What data doesn’t matter? Are we looking at the right data in Higher Education? In a recent interview with our partners at Vygo, our Director Jonathan Shaw talks about the importance of leveraging data and the systems that sit around it to improve student support and...
GameChangers wins GOLD at the Global QS Reimagine Education Awards!
The GameChangers initiative, led by Professor of Game Science Sylvester Arnab won the ‘Science of Learning’ Gold award at the 2022 QS Reimagine Education Awards. Also known as the ‘Oscars of Education’, the QS Reimagine Education Awards are the largest global awards...
Digital Skills Workshop
We invite Year 1 students to join a workshop on the 23rd of March 2022 (2.00-5.00 pm) to learn key digital skills through a series of hands-on learning activities, focusing on topics such as digital content creation and handling misinformation. Participants completing...
Coventry University Game-based Learning research shortlisted for Global Reimagine Education Award
A Coventry University practice-led research initiative, led by Professor of Game Science Sylvester Arnab from the Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC), has been nominated to receive the ‘Science of Learning’ award. The QS Reimagine Education Awards, also known as the...
Escape Racism – Escape Room Testing
GameChangers (GChangers.org) as an initiative has been prolific in experimenting various play and game-based approaches for supporting active experiential learning at Coventry University and beyond. Our approaches include escape rooms methodology. Example escape room...
Escape Racism – Fast Fashion
In recent weeks, the Escape Racism project partners have begun work on the creation of materials for inclusion within the Escape Room Catalogue. One of the first of these is the teaser trailer for the Virtual Escape Room ‘Fast Fashion’ created by partners from...
The DMLL on Vygo’s Champion’s Coffee Podcast
Our fearless director, Jonathan Shaw, recently made an appearance on Vygo's Champion's Coffee Podcast to talk all things peer mentoring and student experience in higher education. Vygo is a peer mentoring platform where students can connect to one another to give and...
Escape Racism – Project Update
In 2020, when the Escape Racism partners met in Palermo, the global COVID-19 pandemic was in its infancy. Few of us could have imagined the events that would occur over the following year; repeated national lockdowns, the compulsory wearing of facemasks, and the...
‘Coventrypedia’ – A series of public Wikipedia events for the City of Culture
We're excited to announce a new series of Coventry-specific Wikipedia editing events as part of the 2021 City of Culture. These events, led by experienced Wikipedia editors, are open to students, residents of the city, and anyone with interest in shaping Coventry's...