Learning Solutions Newsletter June
TEACHING & ELEARNINGAdobe Connect Tutorial for Participants
For an optimal preparation of the students or external participants for webinars you can now use the following video tutorial in addition to the Adobe Connect quick start guide:
INNOVATION & INITIATIVEEffective learning and teaching with MindMap!
Today we would like to introduce a very special tool with which your students can easily work collaboratively work, brainstorm, develop new ideas and visually present their knowledge.
MindMeister is a mind mapping software that can be used efficiently in teaching and learning:
Brainstorming
ToDo Lists
Group work
Collect material, plan and structure texts
Visualize information and communicate effectively, and much more.
The tool has many advantages:
is a freeware (with PRO version)
no installation necessary
students do not need to log in or create an account to work collaboratively and interactively with the tool
is very easy to operate
mobile friendly
attractive user interface and templates
Try it out! Here you can find the link to the tool and here is a short guide for the tool. If you have any questions – we are always here for you!
Your MCI Learning Solutions Team.
Developments in the field of digitisation of higher education teaching
The digitization of university teaching is progressing - both at the MCI and internationally. Enclosed are two highly topical sources that deal with this topic:
Blended Learning Dossier:https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/de/dossiers/blended-learningThis dossier, compiled by the German “Hochschulforum Digitalisierung”, contains a series of contributions on the subject of blended learning, which deal both with the various formats of blended learning and with the transformation from teaching to learning. Perhaps also interesting: the article "Why eLearning failed".
2nd NMC Horizon Report Preview 2018 (Higher Education Edition):The annual NMC Horizon Report provides an overview of trends, challenges and developments in relation to the digitisation of higher education. In this year’s issue, topics such as learning analytics, digital literacy, organizational development & change management, adaptive learning, artificial intelligence and the changing role of teachers are addressed.
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