2017 July Archive | Disruptive Media Learning Lab

Blog : Sprinting a course for Leadership in Global Social Development

24th July 2017

This week has seen the Beyond Flipped team of Alan Richards, Alex Masters and myself, working with staff from the Faculty of Health and Life Science to develop an innovative new course, MSc Leadership in Global Social Development. Throughout the five day SPRINT process, academics and professional services staff worked together to identify the core competencies..

Blog : Visit to MediaLab UGR

19th July 2017
Tags: MediaLab UGR, other labs, visit

This June I had the pleasure to spend one week at the MediaLab of the University of Granada (Spain), so I could get to know in more detail the impressive catalogue of initiatives they have developed in their still short – but already very intense – history. The ultimate goal of MediaLab UGR is “to..

Archive Event : European Literacy Network Training Event

4th September 2017 @ 9:30 am — 13:00pm

The DMLL will be hosting a Training School (TS) of the European Literacy Network (ELN) in September (4th-6th), with a special focus on approaches to assessing literacy skills in a digital world. The three-day TS will include a variety of presentations, round-table discussions, poster exhibitions and workshops aiming to both share expertise and envision new..

Blog : Training Sixth Forms to Use LEGO

12th July 2017

Thanks to the excellent work of the Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL), I recently had the opportunity to train staff from two local sixth form colleges in the use of LEGO as a teaching delivery tool. Twelve staff members from Cadburys Sixth Form College and King Edward VI College visited the DMLL to explore..

Blog : LEGO Lands at CU London

12th July 2017

Last week, Alan and myself took a day trip down to the CU London Campus, near Liverpool Street Station. With a suitcase full of LEGO in tow, and a heap of enthusiasm we arrived bright and early at Coventry Railway Station to be faced with a one hour delay - on the plus side, a..

Blog : Celebrating the end of term with the Arts Gymnasium participants!

5th July 2017

Katherine Wimpenny, Lead Researcher Arts Gymnasium, On 4th July participants from across all the Arts Gymnasium weekly workshops taking place in Coventry, came to the DMLL for an end of term sharing event. This was the first occasion in which the project participants shared aspects of their creative work in front of peers, family..

Blog : ELT Training School: assessing literacy skills in a digital world

4th July 2017
Tags: digital fluency, digital skills, event, literacy

DMLL will be hosting a Training School (TS) of the European Literacy Network (ELN) in September (4th-6th), with a special focus on approaches to assessing literacy skills in a digital world. The three-day TS will include a variety of presentations, round-table discussions, poster exhibitions and workshops aiming to both share expertise and envision new ways..

Blog : Shaping the Future of the Arts and Humanities

3rd July 2017

Last Monday, Alan Richards and myself took part in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) away day. Hosted at the Ricoh Arena, the day bought academics, professional services, and the deanery together in one room to explore what the future faculty might look like, and the implications on teaching and learning. Alan and myself..