Making it easy

 Newly published: an article about learning technologies at Oxford by LTG colleagues Melissa Highton, Jill Fresen and Joanna Wild. Making academic OER easy: Reflections on technology and openness at Oxford University

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Open Advent

  In celebration of a good year, and in the spirit of giving, re-using and sharing we have created an online advent calendar chock full of tasty online resources  free to download. Click a number each day in December.

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Can anything of academic value ever be said in just 140 characters?

Lunchtime session 15th February, OUCS This session explores the relevance of Twitter to university teaching, research and engagement activities. Come along to find out how to get started, grow your following, and hone your tweeting style to maximise your impact.

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Make a movie in a week

Campus MovieFest is an Apple sponsored event that invites groups of students to make a film in a week as part of a national competition. We are hosting the participants this week in our IT training rooms.

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Busy, but not too busy to help you

Last year 2727 individuals enjoyed our courses, so you can see we get very busy; make sure you don’t miss out by signing up today to the courses that could help you with IT.

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Digitally mastered

Liz Masterman and Joanna Wild, researchers in the LTG, presented a paper at the annual  BERA conference . They argued for the importance of considering cultural, historical and institutional context when researching how teachers and learners engage with learning technology, giving … Continue reading

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unlocking value

Digital literacy is key to unlocking the value of online resources  LTG researchers have authored a report on the impact of Open Educational Resources. Findings highlight the need to support learners and academic staff alike in the referencing and the … Continue reading

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Events and venue

Another successful year for ITLP courses, with around 3400 people, coming along to an average of 3 topics each, with one determined individual attending 65 different sessions. 2500  people attended our special events and inductions.

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Summer give away

The LTG Services team has had a busy summer with a range of OER projects designed to explore all the issues around open release of content.  Keep up with all the news on the OpenSpires blog.

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European Computer Driving Licence (Advanced)

Courses in LTG help you to work smarter. Our AECDL course is popular every year.”Since taking the spreadsheets and word processing courses I am now able to use these programmes much more effectively in my work.”  Book now

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