• e-portfolios for teaching and learning

    What is an e-portfolio?   An e-portfolio is a digital presentation of student learning experiences and/or evidence of learning achievements, across a single or multiple modules, projects or an entire programme. The digital presentation of student learning experiences and achievements may include: Written or audio-recorded reflections Evidence of attainment, such…

  • Blackboard Organisations

    Blackboard Organisations What are Blackboard Organisations and when are they used? How are students enrolled into Organisations? Requesting an Organisation Organisation design: good practice guidance Update to Organisations for 2023/24: Organisations are moving to Blackboard Learn ULTRA for the start of the 2023/24 academic year. See Migrating to Blackboard Learn…

  • Tools for Learning Activities: Socrative

    This article refers to a third party free/freemium tool. Please refer to University guidance for considerations when using third party apps for teaching and learning.  What is Socrative?   Socrative is a quizzing/polling app, it may be referred to as a Student Response, Audience Response or Classroom Response System. You can create teacher paced…

  • Tools for Learning Activities: Mentimeter

    This article refers to a third party free/freemium tool. Please refer to University guidance for considerations when using third party apps for teaching and learning.  What is Mentimeter ?   Mentimeter is a quizzing/polling app, it may be referred to as a Student Response, Audience Response or Classroom Response System. You can use live…

  • Teams meeting Live Transcript

    Teams meetings provide a Live Transcript feature that creates a downloadable record of audio as text, with speaker attribution. You should be aware of the following:  There is no way to technologically restrict students starting / downloading a copy of a Teams meeting Live Transcript during a Teams meeting.  Once started, a text transcription of…

  • Teams meeting types

    There a several types of Teams meeting.   Scheduled meeting  Scheduled meetings are for pre-organised online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular tutorial, seminar or lecture. They will usually cover just a single topic and may involve active learning and breakout rooms.  What are they for?  1 2 1 online meetings  Sessions with external student groups  Live…

  • Learning Science

    Learning Science   What is Learning Science? Learning Science is a resource library of interactive virtual lab simulations, videos, guides and worksheets relating to common STEM topics. It is particularly useful for helping students prepare for laboratory classes or developing student lab skills remotely. University colleagues can deploy the resource…

  • Teams meetings: Moderator’s checklist

    Microsoft Teams meetings is a web conferencing tool. For a quick tour: Teams meetings: Interface overview   How to use this checklist This checklist is designed to be a quick guide to help you get started with Microsoft Teams Meetings for teaching. The checklist includes links to useful resources and…

  • Tools for Learning Activities: Kahoot!

    This article refers to a third party free/freemium tool. Please refer to University guidance for considerations when using third party apps for teaching and learning. What is Kahoot! ?  Kahoot! is a game-based online quiz platform. Kahoot’s main option is to run live real-time quizzes with students. It’s quizzes and learning…