https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE more effectively en-us 2019-02-28 11:42:54 UTC 2025-12-09 02:30:39 UTC hello@padlet.com mjg55 https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336343049 We have fortnightly listening tasks which are embedded into Blackboard.  Students watch the YouTube videos embedded on BB and download a pdf to answer questions as they watch/listen.  Evidence that students have completed the tasks is obviously through handing in the completed pdf document.  See screenshot. ]]> 2019-02-28 11:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336343049 mjg55 https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344103 2019-02-28 11:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344103 mjg55 https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344381 We have also created some Blackboard tests which help students to review and consolidate learning points from classes each week. See screenshot.]]> 2019-02-28 11:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344381 mjg55 https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344690 2019-02-28 11:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/336344690 https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356573216 Reading Speed Wiki = On a weekly basis, the students can log their reading speed on a wiki, and at the end of term they can work out their best record - this is based on the texts in the Exam Preparation Booklet, so the number of words is set for all students. ]]> 2019-05-03 12:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356573216 rfera https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356576303 This is something I had set up, but never completed as I stopped teaching that particular group - perhaps something to try out with a higher ability level.  I created an online magazine through MadMagz and embedded it on the VLE as a sample for the students. I then divided the class in three groups, and each group decided on a title and various topics to write about. I then created three separate groups on the VLE, where the students could peer-edit their work, without being able to see the other groups' articles. This is something I would like to complete with the students, however perhaps doing something more academic with the same sort of set-up. The best magazine would get a prize. ]]> 2019-05-03 12:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356576303 rfera https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356581549 When the students practise their seminar skills/techniques, we film them, then upload the videos on Youtube, then embed the videos on the VLE, so they can watch themselves again and reflect on their performance. More emphasis could be placed on peer-feedback - this is sometimes tricky to achieve.]]> 2019-05-03 13:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356581549 rfera https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356584820  After reading a subject-specific source, each student in a group of 5 must choose a criterion on which to focus (currency, authority, etc.) and complete their specific section on the Wiki table. The idea is to then discuss in class the different sources and for the students to give feedback on one another's Wiki.]]> 2019-05-03 13:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356584820 rfera https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356587135 This is something that just does not work for us, if you have any suggestions, please let me know - the students just won't engage with them, not even when the fora are used for communicative purposes...]]> 2019-05-03 13:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356587135 rfera https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356587874 2019-05-03 13:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mjg55/usingVLE/wish/356587874