TEL Blog - Technology Enhanced Learning

Why is PowerPoint a preferred recording tool for making screencasts?

June 9th, 2021

Have you been using Teams meeting recordings to make screencasts? We recommend switching to PowerPoint for any future recordings. Our 2020/21 experiences and staff feedback indicate key advantages. Why is PowerPoint a preferred recording tool? Compared to Teams meeting recordings, PowerPoint provides: Enhanced accessibility for students Additional recording features Suitable for future-proofing recordings The quality of the […]

Welcome to Learning Capture at Reading

September 28th, 2021

Welcome to Learning Capture at Reading Welcome to the first of our Learning Capture-themed blog posts. Over the coming months, we’ll keep you updated with project news and developments. We’d like to start with an exciting update on the outcome of the procurement process, what the project team is currently working on, and provide […]

Course copying & creation of new Blackboard courses has taken plac...

July 11th, 2022

Course copying and the creation of new Blackboard courses took place on Saturday 9th July 2022. Colleagues in the DTS Teaching & Learning Technology team successfully carried out Blackboard Course Rollover on Saturday, copying forward courses for use in the coming year. Please note that there are still a number of Rollover tasks to be completed […]

Microsoft Stream changes: T&L video content

May 12th, 2022

DTS sent out a comms on 11th May 2022 informing staff of the changes to Stream from 10th July 2022. You can read the Stream on SharePoint update on the DTS website if you missed it. What does this mean for my Teaching and Learning video content? New T&L recordings made after 10th July 2022 […]

Course Rollover 2021 and Microsoft Stream videos – guidance for staf...

June 3rd, 2021

Blackboard course rollover for 2021 takes place on Saturday 3rd July. Stream Groups will be set-up as a separate process and should be available to you no later than Monday 12th July 2021. After this date you will be able to add your Stream videos to your 2021/22 modules. This is the first time that […]

Digital Accessibility: Global Accessibility Awareness Day

June 15th, 2022

Thursday 19th May saw the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) designed to “get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people with disabilities/impairments.” (GAAD, 2022) Recognizing that that we have a diverse range of students with different learning needs, styles and preferences, and […]

GAAD – 19 May 2022: How accessible are your T&L resources?

May 10th, 2022

Thursday 19 May 2022 sees the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) when “we get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people with disabilities/impairments.” (GAAD, 2022) Here at the University of Reading, we recognise that we have a diverse range of students with […]

Learning Capture Timeline

November 12th, 2021

LEARNING CAPTURE TIMELINE In our previous post, Welcome to Learning Capture at Reading, we introduced you to YuJa, the University’s newly-procured Learning Capture system. If you haven’t yet had a chance to see our brief video introduction in that post, do take a look. In this post, we’d like to provide further details around […]

Use PowerPoint Live to share your presentation slides

September 29th, 2021

Why use PowerPoint Live? PowerPoint Live provides features that are unavailable when simply displaying your presentation slides via a classroom whiteboard or online screen-share. Using PowerPoint Live will allow students access to a range of interactive and inclusive tools that enhance engagement with your slide content. *note, PowerPoint Live is currently unavailable for Blackboard Collaboate. […]

Running live online interactive sessions with new & returning stud...

September 15th, 2021

The following guidance contains practical steps to aid the smooth running of your first live online session and support student participation. Share session joining links via Blackboard If you haven’t already done so, start to set up your live online sessions for the coming weeks and post joining links via Blackboard. You must use a […]