Resources

• What are the benefits of using resources in learning and teaching?
• Creating resources
• Finding resources
• Related pages and websites

Resources for learning and teaching

There is a plethora of resources available to incorporate into learning and teaching which can be discipline specific, shared with colleagues and with other Universities.

Creating and sourcing resources can take time and effort but can offer a rich variety to the learning and teaching experience.

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What are the benefits of using resources in learning and teaching?

Incorporating different resources into learning and teaching both online and face-to-face can:

• Add variety and interest
• Motivate students
• Encourage the application of knowledge
• Encourage debate
• Encourage interaction
• Encourage feedback and reflection
• Support students with additional learning needs
• Support students with different learning styles

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Creating resources

Here are some examples of resources that can be created - some of which link to further information:

• Word documents, images, PowerPoints, video, podcasts etc...

Educational Development Services can provide help and advice with the above and using resources available.

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Finding resources

Instead of creating your own resources...

• Why not ask colleagues whether they have created something similar for their subject-discipline that could be adapted?
• Why not post a message on a discipline specific website/discussion board or locate resources yourself on the web. Try not to invent the wheel!

Below are some websites to get you started.

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Related web sites

• BBC learning website
• HE Academy
  • Glossary - L&T Terms (HE Academy)
  • Guides for e-learning
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• JISC
  Joint Information Systems Committee.
• JISC Collections Archive
  JISC Collections archive containing over 500 hours of film and 56,000 photos documenting modern history
• JORUM
  JORUM will be a repository service for all Further and Higher Education Institutions in the United Kingdom, providing access to materials and encouraging the sharing, re-use and re-purposing of them between teaching staff.
• MIT Open Courseware
• Personal Development Planning website
• TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images)

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