Presentation by Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo and Dr Jamie Wood of University of Lincoln for Xerte Talking workshop at University of Lincoln, 24th and 26th June 2014: http://makingdigitalhistory.co.uk/projects/xerte-talking-students-producing-interactive-learning-resources/art-design-and-media-workshop-26th-june-2014/

1. Xerte Talking
24th and 26th June 2014
Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo
Dr Jamie Wood
School of Humanities, History

2. Context
• HEA/JISC Digital Literacies in the
Disciplines programme
• Project in History at Lincoln: Making Digital
History
• Follow-on funding from UoL Fund for
Educational Development: Xerte Talking
• To extend and share learning from Making
Digital History project and other DLinD
projects

3. Programme
(24th June)
• 11.00: Introduction (ALS and JW)
• 11.10-11.30: Dr David Lewis and
students (University of Leeds)
• 11.30-12.15: delegate producing
resources with Xerte
• 12.15-13.00: showcasing
resources and discussion
• 13.00: lunch
• 13.25-13.40: Student
Ambassadors from Lincoln
presenting their experience with
Xerte
• 13.40-14.00: discussion and
conclusions http://makingdigitalhistory.co.uk/

4. Programme
(26th June)
• 11.00: introduction (ALS and JW)
• 11.10-12.10: Sarah Atkinson,
Adam Bailey and students
(University of Brighton) – Media
• 12.10-13:00: Bob Ridge-Stearn
(Newman University) – Health
Psychology
• 13.00-13.20: lunch
• 13.20-13.40: hands-on with
Xerte
• 13.40-14.00: discussion and
conclusions
• Homework! http://makingdigitalhistory.co.uk/

5. Xerte @
Lincoln
• Open Educational
Resource
• Individual and/or
group projects
• Compulsory or
optional
• Level 1 and 2 and
MA (for 2013-14)

6. Approaches

7. 1st Year Module: East meets West

8. Some results
Skills No.
Team working 67/81
Ability to present information 57/81
Knowledge of the subject 59/81
Ability to find and use both primary and
secondary sources
60/81
Ability to use internet for research
purposes
33/81
For project report see: http://bit.ly/1nxKu72

9. Other student comments
- Xerte was one of the strength of this module
- Xerte helped to enhance independent and
creative ways of thinking
- Improved ability to use different computer
programmes and developed technical skills
- More training would be useful (we only had a
50 min session at the beginning of the course)

11. https://xerte.lncd.lincoln.ac.uk/