Walk the line: A teacher’s guide to digital Copyright
Found great materials online but unsure if you can legally use them in lessons? Check out this graphic for 4 simple rules to help you navigate the Copyright minefield.
Q&A summary: A data-driven approach to improve retention
A summary of the Q&A webinar on using analytics for student retention and success, including a short video overview of emerging findings.
Call me (maybe) – what is Zoom?
Spending more and more time in front of a webcam? Dispersed staff, teachers and students want to focus on learning and teaching, not blurry pixels. Say hello to Zoom…
Lizzio’s positive perspective on retention
A 3-minute summary of Lizzio’s ‘5 senses’ student lifecycle model, looking at retention through a positive, student-centred lens.
eBooks: What is there to love?
A few years ago eBooks overtook print loans in our NPI library for the first time. This article and infographic looks at some trends and implications for learners.
Bringing design thinking to (real) life
Can Design Thinking offer us a concrete process to capture a richer understanding of the student experience? A former Centre Manager in ELICOS shares some practical reflections.
Re-thinking retention: Getting started with orientation
What gets students to stick with their study and complete their course? Find out what UPD Australia have been doing with their retention analytics project…
Revise and rewind: video for academic support
Research by Student Learning Support staff in NPI examines how video can help students build academic skills as part of their course.
Catalyst for change: designing a student technology vision
How do our students want to engage with technology in their learning and study experience? ELICOS Australia undertook a project to find out, with surprising results.
Breaking down barriers: piloting iPads in the classroom
What can tablets bring to a classroom where learners face barriers to both learning and technology? We look at a pilot project in collaboration with Navitas English AMEP staff and students.
How to (re)design for independent learning
Considerable planning is needed to nurture independent learning and enable students to drive their own learning agenda. This animated summary looks at a re-design of the myStudySpace tool in ELICOS Australia.
Piloting iPads in the classroom [infographic]
How do you run a successful pilot to introduce iPads to a classroom of AMEP learners? This infographic takes us through some of the steps involved.