What is Xerte? Why are we going to use it?

Researching the Social World B (pilot module)

Level 9 interdisciplinary research-based module

Engaging authentic assessment with Xerte

• Embracing uncertainty• Enabling self-direction• Encouraging creativity• Empowering the learner• Embedding learning in partnership

Neil McPherson

16th Jan 2014

"We have spent enough time condemning consumerism in education, and now

we need to articulate the alternative. Student engagement is a great concept but

it needs to be deployed to radical ends. Students as partners is not just a nice-to-

have, I believe it has the potential to help bring about social and educational

Transformation

(Wenstone, 2012)

Students as partners and change agents

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Engaging interdisciplinarity, active learning & co-creation

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What is Xerte?

• Xerte is a free open source tool developed by the Information Services team at the University of Nottingham

• Xerte allows materials to be authored quickly and easily

• Xerte is an interactive learning resource

• Xerte contributes to the development of digital literacies

• Xerte promotes accessibility and inclusivity

• Xerte can be used to produce re-useable and re-purposable learning objects

Source: adapted from the Xerte Homepage at:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/index.aspx

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Lets have a look

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Username: Banner No.

Username: Banner No.

Password: Moodle password

Password: Moodle password

http://xertestudents.uws.ac.uk/http://xertestudents.uws.ac.uk/

What is Xerte? What does it do? Xerte Learning Object

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http://xerteonline.uws.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=476http://xerteonline.uws.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=476

What is Xerte? What does it do? Xerte Learning Object

16th Jan 2014

http://xerteonline.uws.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=476http://xerteonline.uws.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=476