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Author: Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

I am a Learning Technology Researcher and the Chair of the Online Learning Research Centre at the University College of Estate Management. My principle research interests lie in the area of social implications of information and communication technologies, especially eLearning. Tharindu's profile on LinkedIn Tharindu's personal website 
Emergency Remote Education: Experience from Sri Lanka during Covid-19
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Emergency Remote Education: Experience from Sri Lanka during Covid-19

Posted on June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

This article is reposted from Tharindu’s MOOCs Blog   This piece of work looks at Emergency Remote Education (ERE) in Sri Lanka during the Covid-19…

Creating Accessible Presentations with PowerPoint
Accessibility

Creating Accessible Presentations with PowerPoint

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

In our Accessibility: Basics webinar series at UCEM, many participants ask questions about creating accessible presentations. Many Microsoft users utilise PowerPoint software to create slides…

eLearning in Challenging Times UK – Comparison Survey Launch
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eLearning in Challenging Times UK – Comparison Survey Launch

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

Yesterday at the Online Learning Research Centre meeting, we launched the second survey of our eLearning in Challenging Times UK study available at https://ucem.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/elearning-in-challenging-times-comparison-uk. eLearning…

Accessibility Awareness Basics – Webinar
Accessibility

Accessibility Awareness Basics – Webinar

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

Today I ran the first Accessibility Awareness: Basics webinar, first of a series of webinars intended to fill the gap left by abandoning our in…

eLearning in Challenging Times: What children missed most
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eLearning in Challenging Times: What children missed most

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena and Shirley Williams (Professor Emerita, University of Reading) When the UK went into a lockdown in March to reduce the spread of…

Interpreting Moodle Statistics
Learning Technology

Interpreting Moodle Statistics

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

We have been looking at course statistics on our Moodle learning platform. If “Statistics” option is enabled in a Moodle learning platform, you are able…

Accessibility Tips: Accessible Links
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Accessibility Tips: Accessible Links

Posted on October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

Have you seen “click here” links while browsing? I think this is one of the most common inaccessible elements I have seen. Why is “Click…

eLearning in Challenging Times: Homeschooling UK
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eLearning in Challenging Times: Homeschooling UK

Posted on September 29, 2020October 1, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

This is a shorter version of the original blog posted in Tharindu’s MOOCs Blog under the same title eLearning in Challenging Times: Homeschooling UK. Homeschooled…

Research in Distance Education (and eLearning) Conference RIDE2020
Events

Research in Distance Education (and eLearning) Conference RIDE2020

Posted on March 16, 2020March 27, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

This was originally posted in Tharindu’s MOOCs Blog on 16 March 2020. Every year I look forward to the RIDE Conference hosted by University of London.…

Accessing Moodle Quizzes with NVDA
Accessibility

Accessing Moodle Quizzes with NVDA

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

At UCEM we use both H5P and Moodle to create quizzes to engage our students. H5P quizzes are used within learning activities (formative) and Moodle…

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