Annabelle the sheep

This is a part of a collection of materials developed by the HEAcademy Subject Centre for Languages, linguistics and area studies. The materials provide reflective activities designed to engage teachers with some of the key issues in working with international students and practical ideas for ways in which these can be addressed. They will be of particular interest to new staff or anyone new to working with international students.

Methodolology for writing protocols

Animation considering all key things to consider. Includes audio.

INFO2009 The Evolution of Business Models (an audio podcast) Group 5: Team Moreau

An irreverent sideways look at new business models and their effect on the world around us. Designed with Years 9 and 10 in mind.

Planning essays and assignments

This is a 13 min 10 second audio recording produced by the University of Southampton. The podcast is designed to help students develop their skills in planning their academic work in writing assignments and essays. You can choose from an MP3 version or WMA version of this item. A transcript of the audio recording is also provided.

Writing essays

This is a 13 min 29 second audio recording produced by the University of Southampton. The podcast is designed to help students develop their skills in planning their academic work in writing assignments and essays. You can choose from an MP3 version or WMA version of this item. A transcript of the audio recording is also provided.

TU Graz: Course: 707.000 Web Science and Web Technology: Lecture 10: Text Mining

This class introduces basics of web mining and information retrieval including, for example, an introduction to the Vector Space Model and Text Mining. Guest Lecturer: Dr. Michael Granitzer Optional: Modeling the Internet and the Web: Probabilistic Methods and Algorithms, Pierre Baldi, Paolo Frasconi, Padhraic Smyth, Wiley, 2003 (Chapter 4, Text Analysis)

iTunesU - open educational content in audio and video formats available via iTunes

There is a wealth of open educational content in audio and video formats available via iTunes U, one of the services offered especially for education via iTunes. There are details of how to get started as well as an informative video to help you. Details of how to get started with sharing content can be found for developers.

Changing text and background colours in Adobe Acrobat

A 4-minute video that shows how students with dyslexia or visual stress can change the text and background colours in Adobe Acrobat Reader to suit their needs.

Digital Economy USRG podcast - Twitter

A video podcast plus MP3 of a 30 minute presention on the use of Twitter to build a digital presence.

How to highlight selected text on a PowerPoint slide

This short 7-minute video shows two methods which can be used to highlight selected words or phrases on a PowerPoint slide.

Turning Point zapper test of moment by moment voting

This short 3 min video shows how Camtasia Studio can be used to record the audio of a lecture alongside the moment-by-moment votes recorded using Turning Point.