educational technologies

Learning about autism through immersive VR

HSS Faculty Learning Technologist Jakob Rossner recently filmed and produced a 360 experience with colleagues within the Nursing department. The short film, designed to be experienced using a VR headset, was created to demonstrate the experience of a a young person with autism in a hospital environment. The aim was for student nurses to gain… Read more » about Learning about autism through immersive VR

The FLIE year 2024

FLIE logo with holly and snow

It’s been another busy year for the FLIE Team! Along with the routine work of supporting staff in using technology enhanced learning tools and Brightspace, the Learning Technology team has also been hard at work creating innovative learning objects for teaching, such as interactive 360 films and H5P presentations and videos, introducing students to VR… Read more » about The FLIE year 2024

Sustainability in higher education – call for proposals

Dear colleagues, apologies for cross posting: ======== The Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology invites manuscript submissions for the following special issue:  Sustainability in higher education: What is the role of educational technologies? Guest editor: Dr. Linda Price (Professor & Chair), University of Bedfordshire, UK Call for submissions: On a global scale, we have seen shifts… Read more » about Sustainability in higher education – call for proposals