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In response to Covid 19, immediate action had to be taken to move the English Language Centre's courses online. We had less than 1 month to prepare for student induction. This involved redesigning the student experience, implementing widespread pedagogical changes, and, beyond the initial phase, reflecting on and improving our processes and product. In this case study podcast, Gary, Katie & Seán discuss and reflect on the development and implementation processes. They are joined by Michelle & Aldona who give further insight from the management and teacher perspectives. Gary Ellis & Seán Timon are teachers and technology enhanced learning specialists at the ELC. Katie Hudson is a Pre-sessional EAP teacher & course developer. Aldona Norkus is a Pre-sessional EAP teacher. Michelle Dwyer is the ELC Director. You can view a full transcript here: Taking the Pre-Sessional English courses entirely online during a global pandemic Transcript

We talk to our four invited guest lecturers from around the University about how they have found the transition from Vital to Canvas. Discussing what they love about Canvas, could not do without and what hiccups they have encountered on their journey so far, as well as sharing advice, practical tips and resources.

The Centre for Innovation in Education celebrates BAME people during Black History Month and beyond by creating an interactive podcast that aims to gather the collective voices on the definition of decolonising the curriculum. Listen to this a real-life story* from a BAME student perspective to find out why she suffers from 'academic inadequacy' and unbelonging as a new student in the United Kingdom. Send a short message (1 minute max) in the link below to answer: What does ‘decolonising the curriculum’ mean to you? https://anchor.fm/decthecurr/message *This story is based on real-life events but names have been changed to protect the person’s privacy. Narrated by Dr Monica Chavez, PhD in Applied Linguistics (University of Liverpool), Educational Developer (TEL) at the Centre for Innovation in Education.

In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our four invited lecturers identify a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands, for the cherished face to face contact time with students on campus, together with a luxury item for a bit of downtime from teaching. Episode 2's discussion mostly focuses around returning to teaching in the new academic year during the pandemic.

Inspired by Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, we asked our four guests, all lecturers at the University of Liverpool, to talk about a lightbulb moment with their students: when they felt that students ‘were getting it’ and they were part of this. To put a twist in the story, instead of being cast away to a desert island, they were asked to conjure up a Treasure island representing the precious synchronous contact time (whether face to face or virtual) and what items they would take with them. Hosted by Dr Tunde Varga-Atkins, Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool. If you require a full transcription please email cie-drt@liverpool.ac.uk

In Part 2 of Treasure Island Discs , Anna, Diana, James and Stuart, lecturers at the University of Liverpool, discuss their thoughts and plans about moving towards hybrid active learning in autumn 2020. How might we preserve and carry on these lightbulb moments for our students in a social distancing campus? Hosted by Dr Tunde Varga-Atkins, Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool. If you require a full transcription please email cie-drt@liverpool.ac.uk

In this second podcast on remote teaching, four lecturers from the University of Liverpool continue to discuss remote teaching during the #COVID pandemic, including student engagement, the pedagogical considerations to remote teaching, their advice and some of their highlights. Hosted by Dr Tunde Varga-Atkins and produced by Chris Loxham, Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool. (Note: VITAL is the University’s VLE.)

What do Beatles pop songs and experimental jazz by Captain Beefhart & His Magic Band have to do with remote teaching? Please tune in to our podcast to find out as we talk to four lecturers from the University of Liverpool talking about their experiences as a result of the #COVID pandemic since March 2020. Hosted by Dr Tunde Varga-Atkins and produced by Chris Loxham, Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool.

Our new podcast episode is a stimulating conversation on what digital fluency mean in different disciplines – with Kerry Traynor, Jon Hogg and Rob Treharne, three academics across the University of Liverpool. Hosted by Tunde Varga-Atkins. Listen to find out: What object our guests brought to the Studio that represent digital fluency. How a historian, a communication & media specialist and a physicist views digital fluency? What has Aristotle got to do with digital technologies? Students’ digital capabilities and considerations for course design. How we can support students and academics in developing students’ digital capabilities. Tips for digital fluency. Find out more about digital fluency as a graduate attribute and the Curriculum Framework at the University of Liverpool at : https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/curriculum-resources/digital-fluency/

CIE had an inspiring conversation with Dr Chris Edmonds, one of the University of Liverpool's Microsoft Teams Champions. Listen to our latest podcast to get ideas on how to: Implement project based learning using Teams. Manage the different available digital tools in the student journey. Get started with Microsoft Teams for teaching and learning. Find out more about the University of Liverpool Microsoft Teams Champions Programme: https://flipgrid.com/9eb5323e https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/digital-education/office-365-in-education/microsoft-teams-champions-programme/ Hosted by Dr Monica Chavez  @drmonicachavez

Our first Podcast starts with a look at what CIE is and does.  We chat with Simon Thomson and Ceri Coulby and look at how you can expect to work alongside CIE in the future. For a downloadable transcript of the podcast, click here.