• Expiry and retention of Teams recordings

    Introduction This guidance applies to recordings of Teams meetings made since 10th July 2022, which are stored in the ‘Recordings’ folder of your institutional OneDrive (or a corresponding folder in a shared Team). It does not apply to Teams recordings made before this date which are stored in Stream. For…

  • 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…

  • Annotating PowerPoint slides in a Teams meeting

    There is no in-built annotation feature in MS Teams for presenting PowerPoint slides. However, you can work around this and still present PowerPoints effectively in your teaching by sharing the window on your screen displaying the slides, and using MS PowerPoint’s annotation features while presenting the slides. See below for instructions and guidance:…

  • 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…

  • MS Teams: Welcome slides

    When students join a webinar, it is good practice to have a welcome slide that introduces them to the session you are about to hold.  It can be displayed before the start of the session to provide useful information and set expectations.  What information should a welcome slide contain?  This…

  • Inviting Guests to a Teams meeting

    Invite through calendar The simplest way to make sure that your guest is able to join and have the permissions that they require in the session is to include them on the invitations of the calendar. You can invite them with their personal, or external organisation email address. If they…

  • MS Teams Meetings: Preparation

    Prepare your equipment You will need a PC (or Mac), desktop or laptop: Ideally with an Ethernet connection – or at least very strong Wi-Fi signal. Microphone – recommended part of a headset to reduce chances of audio feedback. Webcam – Built in or external, optional requirement but can create a more personal environment between you…

  • Recording in Teams Breakout Rooms

    Important: Both Blackboard Collaborate and Microsoft Teams Meetings have the option to record live online interactive sessions.  If you want to make a recording of an online session you need to follow the Policy for the Recording of Teaching and Learning Activities (Learning Capture).  Start a recording in a breakout room To start a recording, click on…

  • 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…