30 Minute Tech Takeaways: Round Two

Come and join us in The Qube for the second round of 30 Minute Tech Takeaways. Discover a new tool and create a new resource to use with your students.

Featuring over the next fortnight is Zaption, the interactive video tool, and a second round of Thinglink for those that missed out last week. For session times, check out the flyer below.

To see a simple example of what you can do with Thinglink, take a look at this one.

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/723634124148965378

30 Minute Tech Takeaways

The TEEL Team will be running several 30 minute sessions in The Qube over the next two weeks on a couple of cool and easy to use tech tools. First up will be the interactive image generator Thinklink and animated presentation tool Powtoon.

The aim of these sessions is to give you the skills to create a resource you can takeaway with you (virtually speaking) within half an hour.

Check out the info sheet for details. If you can't make the session times listed, come and see us anyway to schedule an alternative time.

The Qube is Opening

The new Technology Enabled and Enhanced Learning Space, The Qube, will open in the Rex Williams building on Monday 2nd November. We have a range of technology tools for you to try and we are here to assist you in any way to enhance your teaching with technology.

Look out for TEEL focussed workshops in upcoming weeks.

To kick things off we are running 15 minute familiarisation sessions everyday next week at 12.15 and 3.15, so come and have a look, or feel free to drop in anytime between 9am and 4pm. Chocolate and lollies on us!

Teaching to Large Groups

Wednesday the 14th of October saw the Teaching Development Seminar Series move to Bongard Campus with a focus on teaching to large groups. Anne Bradley and Greg Bold shared their experience with us and offered some great strategies for larger classes. Have a look at their presentations below.

Strategies for Teaching Speakers of Other Languages

At our recent lunchtime Teacher Development Seminar, the English Language Team gave an excellent talk on strategies for teaching students who's first language is not English. They made the interesting point that these students are not necessarily international students studying English, but also New Zealand citizens and domestic students who grew up speaking another language.
Take a look here.

The Qube is Coming....

Teaching and Industry Interface

The focus of the presentations from the lunchtime seminar session held on 16 September was the importance of the teaching and industry interface and the importance of developing and maintaining strong relationships with local industry.

Have a look at these videos to see what Betty Ormsby, Brian Dillon and Lee Pearce had to say about the importance of industry liaison for their programmes and their students.