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*Apologies for cross-posting* <<This communication provides information about a new MOOC designed for teaching staff of all levels to help them develop engaging online courses. The MOOC, which has been created by the BLE, is on Coursera and will serve well as a staff development activity. Please forward on to your teaching colleagues>> Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology The Bloomsbury Learning Environment<http://www.ble.ac.uk> (BLE) is excited to announce its new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) launching on 1st May 2017. The course is a 3-week romp through some of the popular technologies that educators use to make their learning engaging, interactive and dynamic. [cid:image002.png@01D2BFFC.476D3990]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiuezZuQryQ>Each week will focus on a particular topic: 1. Using multimedia for teaching and learning 2. Encouraging student collaboration 3. Formative assessment and feedback Participants will read, watch videos, research, do activities, discuss and complete a practical, peer reviewed assessment each week. The emphasis is on gaining a wide range of experience. Although a few concepts are introduced along the way, this is a hands-on course, and participants should find many ideas to incorporate into their teaching. This course is aimed at teachers, lecturers and instructors who have some experience using online tools and technology for teaching purposes but who have basic familiarity with the Internet and online learning environments. Register at https://www.coursera.org/learn/getinmooc Further information at http://ble1.weebly.com/getinmooc.html