Research digital image
Three prizes were awarded this year for Best Research Image. The 1st prize went to Agnese Abrusci (Department of Physics) for her striking photograph of multicolor solar cells using dyes as light antenna. The reduced thickness of this photovoltaic technology … Continue reading
Infographic
Information can be beautiful. This year we have launched a new award category for Best Infograph: visual representations of information, data or knowledge, these graphics communicate complex information quickly and clearly to audiences. Wikipedia is one of the world’s largest … Continue reading
Research poster
Each year the IT Learning Programme at OUCS run courses on creating conference posters, a process which requires excellent design skills and good information management to present complex ideas to audiences in more interactive and social contexts. Best Research Poster … Continue reading
Student podcasting
You may be familiar with the term ‘student as producer’, it is a movement across several higher education institutions to support and encourage students to create materials which reflect their experience within their University; whether thats about learning and studying, … Continue reading
Academic podcasting
Oxford is one of the largest producers of academic podcasts in the UK. 2nd only to the Open University in the number of recordings we publish into ItunesU. This success is entirely due to academic colleague being willing and enthusiastic … Continue reading
Use of WebLearn to support a course or programme of study
It has been another good year for the WebLearn service at OUCS. We have seen take up across the university and pilot projects with colleagues Exam Schools, Clinical trials, Said Business School and Blavatnik School of Government. We are delighted … Continue reading
OxTALENT Awards 2012
OxTALENT, in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Group at OUCS, organises an annual competition and awards ceremony for innovative use of IT in teaching and learning at the University. The 2012 awards ceremony (by invitation only) will be held 4-6pm … Continue reading
University Outreach Awards
European Competition for Best Innovations in University Outreach and Public Engagement As part of the EC-funded ULab project, the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford is organizing an online competition to identify the most innovative outreach and public … Continue reading
Expenses paid trip to the USA?
Each year the Sakai Foundation runs a competition to recognise and promote innovation in using Sakai (WebLearn at Oxford) for teaching and learning. The winners have travel expenses and conference registration paid to attend and present their innovations at the … Continue reading
OER Case Studies Series
In association with JISC, the Higher Education Academy is pleased to invite the submission of abstracts for case studies on a range of topics pertaining to Open Educational Resources. Funding has been provided by the Higher Education Funding Council for … Continue reading