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List formatting in blogs and wikis

List formatting in the text editor There is currently a known problem with the way that list formatting displays in blog posts and wiki pages. When you apply list formatting (e.g. bullets or numbers),...

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Supporting the First Year Student Experience through the Use of Learning...

This guide is based on discussion and contributions by the E-learning and the First Year Student Experience (ELFYSE) special interest group (SIG). Bringing together the areas of e-learning and student...

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A blog post about blogs…

Why have I suddenly got two blog tools appearing in my NILE site? The blog tools that we have always had in NILE are actually plug-ins (that is, they are made by a different software company to the...

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Problem with saving posts in wikis & blogs – Win7 & IE9

Please note this bug has now been rectified and no longer exists. We’ve become aware of an issue affecting the use of blogs and wikis, when the user is working in Internet Explorer version 9, on a...

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Learntech Changes and Updates Summer 2012

During the next few weeks, there will be a number of changes to the systems which the Learntech team supports. Many of these changes have been made as a direct response to feedback which has been...

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Learner generated contexts – mobile for anytime anywhere learning

This case study reports findings from a pilot run in stage 2 of Foundation Art and Design (Nov 2011-Feb 2012) by Jayne Corfield in the School of Arts. Online spaces in NILE, which are easily accessible...

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Learning across contexts – mobile for fieldwork

This case study talks about a pilot run by Janet Jackson and her students in Environmental Sciences from the School of Science & Technology, whilst on 2 field trips to Wicken Fen and Stonehenge....

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LearnTech Training Sessions October to December 2013

  SaGE Essentials This session is for both staff who are new to Submission and Grading Electronically (SaGE) and those who need a refresher on the current process. The event will cover the SaGE...

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Nominations from the University of Northampton for EduBlog Awards

Nominations for the Edublogs Awards from the University of Northampton: Best new blog http://mypad.northampton.ac.uk/iodim/  Images of Disability (Kyffin Jones). New Blog created in November 2013 for...

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Training Sessions January to April 2014

All sessions have now been mapped to the UK Professional Skills Framework as attendees may include these as evidence for Fellowship applications or ongoing professional development. The list below...

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The NILE Suite 2014

Have you ever wanted to do something in NILE, but been unsure which tool to use or how to do it? If so, then this breakdown of the core technologies that comprise NILE may be of help! The core NILE...

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Blogging and BA Fashion

First year fashion and surface design students have been given a fantastic opportunity to receive a substantial scholarship of £15,000. The Maggie Barwell Scholarship is awarded for ‘excellence’ and...

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Using WordPress to communicate with students – LearnTech Podcast Episode 4

In this forth episode Al Holloway, Learning Technologist at University of Northampton talks to School of Education staff member Jean Edwards on her use of WordPress for student communication. listen to...

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Blogs for Assessment in History with alternating ‘classroom’ and ‘online’...

In this associated blog post, Matthew Mccormack details the team approach to the redesign of the MA History, and how the use blogs aligned to evidence one of the key subject benchmark statements. “Our...

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‘Blogging for students’ case study video

Teaching Students at University of Northampton, along with Helen Caldwell (Senior Lecturer in Education) describe how well and how effectively they feel blogging has become a way to record and assess...

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LearnTech Lunchtimes – Summer-Autumn 2017 schedule

Summer is fast approaching and it’s business as usual in the the LearnTech Team. As this academic year draws to a close, we are already looking ahead and preparing for next year’s teaching. With this...

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Important Update for MyPAD Users: Automatic archiving of inactive MyPAD blogs...

During the week commencing 12th December, 2022, the University will begin a process of archiving inactive MyPAD blogs and websites. The criteria for determining if a MyPAD blog/website is active is...

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