Author: Fiona MacNeill

I have been working in the Educational Technology field within Higher Education for eleven years. A big part of my job is finding new and innovative ways of integrating technology into current teaching and learning methodology. This can include assisting academic staff with Virtual Learning Environments/Learning Management Systems (Blackboard), implementing specific software packages, maximising current technologies and championing new ones. I find this profession both riveting and rewarding. I really enjoy life on the cutting edge, but I also enjoy being able to help staff achieve small and meaningful efficiencies; sometimes that makes all the difference.

Methods for adding some visual links to your module in studentcentral

By Fiona MacNeill Posted on March 12, 2014 Posted in News Tagged with Blended Learning, studentcentral news, Teaching Tools, Tips

Ever wanted to make a Camtasia Relay video look like it was embedded? Or perhaps make a weblink look a little bit more inviting? Here are some quick tips for using screenshots to add visual punctuation to your module. …

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Connect Pages, Numbers & Keynote to your My Files area

By Fiona MacNeill Posted on March 3, 2014 Posted in News Tagged with App Swap, Apps, external tools, mobile, Sharepoint

In a recent update of the Apple productivity apps for iOS WebDAV support was added. The productivity apps, known as the iWork suite, include: Pages – similar to MS Word (edits .docx) – £6.99 Numbers – similar to MS Excel …

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Blooms Taxonomy of Apps for iOS

By Fiona MacNeill Posted on February 28, 2014 Posted in News Tagged with Android, App Swap, Apps, blooms, devices, external tools, iOS, iPad, iPhone, mobile, pedagogy, taxonomy, Tips

Link to page I have added a page to this blog featuring a Blooms Taxonomy of Apps for iOS. This new diagram is inspired by app lists based on the Blooms App Taxonomies by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano and Dave Mileham. …

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iAnnotate and Goodreader – a class act when that file is JUST too big

By Fiona MacNeill Posted on February 21, 2014 Posted in News Tagged with App Swap, Apps, email, external tools, files, goodreader, iannotate, iPad, large, mobile, Teaching Tools, Tips, workflow, zip

A few folks who are iAnnotatePDF enthusiasts, using it for formative feedback and audio commentary, have asked me if there is a workaround when the PDF file produced by the annotation process is too large to send by email. There …

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