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Dr Paul Campbell appointed Director of Leicester’s new Institute for Inclusivity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/liihe-director
Dr Paul Campbell has been appointed as the Director of the Leicester Institute for Inclusivity in Higher Education (LIIHE), an interdisciplinary research institute that will seek to lead a transformation in higher education through innovative research new.
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Expert opinions cover Zuma masculinity Facebook data railway reforms the NHS and social media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/expert-opinions-cover-zuma-masculinity-facebook-data-railway-reforms-the-nhs-and-social-media
James Hamill from our School of History, Politics and International Relations wrote an article for The Conversation discussing how Zuma’s presidency may be over, but his toxic legacy seems likely to haunt the ANC.
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New 5-volume open-access study on Antisemitism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/22/new-5-volume-open-access-study-on-antisemitism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2021 De Gruyter have just made free to download : An End to Antisemitism! the outcome of an international high-level conference that was held in Vienna in 2018 as a collaboration...
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Peace and Security Data Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/01/peace-and-security-data-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2021 This new data site is a direct outcome of the Secretary General’s Data Strategy , which calls for ensuring everyone, everywhere can discover, access, integrate and share the...
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The Impact of Mega-Constellations on Astronomy – Zooniverse Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/05/the-impact-of-mega-constellations-on-astronomy-zooniverse-project/
Leicester undergraduate Megan Perks is part of an ESA internship group researching the impact of mega-constellation satellites on space-based telescopes.
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Create your own QuickMark set in GradeMark
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/11/create-your-own-quickmark-set-in-grademark/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 11, 2016 The default QuickMark sets in GradeMark may not have the sorts of comments that you want to make on assignments.
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Embed a YouTube video in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/27/embed-a-youtube-video-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 27, 2016 Adding YouTube videos to your Blackboard course is a good way to provide engaging content.
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Getting started with Padlet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/07/getting-started-with-padlet/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 7, 2016 Padlet is a free online tool that allows you to collaborate with students or colleagues. It is like an online pin board.
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Hide marks from students in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/05/hide-marks-from-students-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 5, 2016 When you set up a Turnitin assignment you have to choose a Post Date. This is the date that students will be able to see their grades and comments via GradeMark.
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Reflections on the ALT conference 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/10/21/reflections-on-the-alt-conference-2016/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 21, 2016 In September Alex Moseley, Matt Mobbs, Stephen Walker and myself attended the ALT (Association for Learning Technology) Conference at the University of Warwick.