How can iPads revolutionise the teaching experience?

With the news announced recently that students will be using iPads on the International Business Diploma programme at INTO University of East Anglia, London, Tim Powell Jones, a teacher on the course gives his opinion on why this approach is the way forward.

This September, as all students on the International Business Diploma programme at INTO UEA London head into their new classes equipped with iPads, our teaching staff will be using the devices to develop new ways of helping them understand the content in their subject classes and engage with English language and culture. Continue reading “How can iPads revolutionise the teaching experience?”

Student Employability: Using Social Media to Enhance Careers

Students using computerAs reported in the Guardian Education blog, students should be using social media to enhance their employability, and universities have a duty to encourage this.

Not only are students expected to use social media in many of the jobs they get after graduating, they should be using it to increase their online presence and chances of getting a job. Continue reading “Student Employability: Using Social Media to Enhance Careers”