Flipped Learning

SALT’s latest CPD offering is centred around the Flipped Classroom approach.  Flipped Classroom, Flipping the Classroom and Flipped Learning are all terms used to describe the concept, and each term is interchangeable. “The flipped classroom describes a reversal of traditional teaching where students gain first exposure to new material outside…

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Dickens, The Beatles and Beowulf

What have the subjects in the title of this post got in common ? Well, they are all part of the offerings in the new app from the British Library (£2.39 iPhone and Android, £3.49 for the iPad). The Treasures app is designed to enable you to interact with over…

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Google App Inventor. So easy a cat can do it?

According to Google, the Google App Inventor is built on the idea that you do not need to be a developer to build great mobile applications. Instead of code, App Inventor allows you to visually design applications and use blocks to specify application logic.Use the GPS-location sensor to build location…

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