Digital Libraries in the Classroom: Project videos
This video provides an opportunity for the project teams to tell their own stories and describe their work and experiences in their own words. It highlights some key issues and illustrates some of the tools and approaches taken by the four DLiC projects. Download the full video or project segments
Spoken Word Services
At Glasgow Caledonian University they have collaborated with the BBC and two US partners to transform the educational experience they offer through integrating digitised spoken word audio and video into learning and teaching.
The video includes interviews with:
- David Donald (Political Scientist & Senior Lecturer) Glasgow Caledonian University
- Richard Wright (Technology Manager ) BBC Information & Archives
- Iain Wallace (Digital Development Services Librarian) Glasgow Caledonian University
- Douglas Chalmers (Economics Lecturer, Cultural Business Division) Glasgow Caledonian University
- Alan Hutton (Political Economist & Lecturer) Glasgow Caledonian University
DialogPlus
The DialogPlus project brings together geography lecturers, education specialists and computer scientists from the Universities of Southampton and Leeds and two US institutions to work together collaboratively to create, reuse and deploy digital learning materials in four different areas of geography.
The video includes interviews with:
- Hugh Davis (University Director of Education responsible for e-Learning) University of Southampton
- Samuel Leung (e-Learning Research Assistant, Geography department) University of Southampton
- David Martin (School of Geography) University of Southampton
Digital Anthropology Resources for Teaching (DART)
At the London School of Economics, ICT is being used to explore the potential of digital resources for the teaching of undergraduate anthropology. The project is investigating digital-library technologies that allow the flexible delivery and customized use of these resources. With their US partner they have developed digital tools to aid in delivering the curriculum.
The video includes interviews with:
Distributed Innovative Design, Education and Teamwork (DIDET)
The DIDET project is being led by the University of Strathclyde and two US institutions to enhance learning opportunities by enabling students to participate in global team-based design engineering projects that give them experience of working within multi-cultural contexts and enable them to develop global team working skills.
The video includes interviews with:
- Andrew Wodehouse (Design Lecturer) University of Strathclyde
- Bill Ion (Head of Department DMEM) University of Strathclyde
- Hilary Grierson (Studio Tutor) University of Strathclyde
- Neal Juster (Pro Vice Principal) University of Strathclyde
- Stuart MacDonald (Design Student) University of Strathclyde