Gamification: What you can ultimately achieve by making learning fun
The chances are you’ll have heard of the term ‘gamification’ by now. The art of applying games-based elements to teaching; it was the educational technology buzzword of 2012 – and saw teachers both dive in with joy, and groan at the thought of games in the classroom, in equal measure. But with 5 million people […]
4 challenges international schools face with e-learning providers
Over the past 15 or 20 years, we’ve watched as the Internet has made the world a smaller place. There’s no reason to have to wait days or weeks for information or correspondence. In fact – there’s no reason to have to wait minutes any longer. The world wide web has provided us with the […]
5 key benefits to teachers when using a VLE
We’ve written a lot on this blog about the benefits of using a VLE from the learner’s point of view, but another crucial aspect of implementing a learning platform is the positive effect it can have on teachers’ day to day lives. In this post we’ve looked at five main areas in which your VLE […]
GUEST BLOG: Flipping Education!
Today, we’re pleased to feature a guest post from Mick Flaherty, ICT Coordinator at Stockport Grammar School, Cheshire. Just the very use of ‘buzz’ words in education is enough to make me want to cover my ears. There are many bandwagons to jump on but what it seems to come down to is simply trying […]
GUEST BLOG: 5 steps to implementing Moodle at your school
Over the coming weeks and months we’re fortunate enough to be publishing a series of guest blog posts by a number of industry experts. Our first post in the series is written by Brad Philpot, founder and owner of Philpot Education, a licensed provider of worldwide IB teacher training. I was introduced to Moodle in 2005, when I […]
Titus Learning at the 34th COBIS Annual Conference 2015, London
A couple of weeks ago we headed down to London for the COBIS Annual Conference at the Park Plaza in Victoria. The theme this year was “Measuring Success: Wellbeing, Resilience, Education and Leadership”. Over the three days we heard a range of inspiring and instructive speakers give presentations on the current hot topics affecting international […]
Tips on keeping VLE users engaged and active
If you’re reading this blog, it’s likely that you’re at least partly convinced of the value that a well designed learning platform can bring to teaching and learning within school. We all know, however, that convincing every colleague, student and parent of this can feel like an uphill struggle at times. At Titus, we see […]
ECIS Leadership Conference, Brussels
On 9th April we headed to Brussels for the 2015 ECIS Leadership Conference, coinciding with ECIS’ Golden Jubilee year. We were pleased to find a good deal of interest in Titus Learning Platform and ideas on bespoke development. One area we spoke about with several groups of visitors was the concept of dynamically linking content […]
School closures: when the VLE comes into its own
Perhaps the most obvious difference between classroom based and online learning is the latter’s availability from any location at any time. One particular benefit of a VLE in this regard is the ability to use it to support teaching and learning if the school is forced to close, whether that’s due to extreme weather, security […]
The 2015 ECIS technology conference, Munich
At the end of March we travelled to the 2015 ECIS conference hosted by the Bavarian International School in Munich. We were delighted to be asked to give two presentations, on boosting participation in e-learning, and on getting the best value out of Moodle. It was great to meet up with so many e-learning enthusiasts, […]
