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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
*This post was sent to all teaching staff as a Bb-Users’ email in August 2021* To help you prepare for teaching in the new academic year and to set up your Blackboard module(s) ready for your new students, please see the following essential guides: Prepare your Blackboard module(s) for the new year The Prepare your Blackboard […]
Help finding your way around Blackboard – for staff and students A reminder that our staff help pages at https://sites.reading.ac.uk/tel-support/ contain a wealth of information about how to use Blackboard, Turnitin, Stream and other technologies used in teaching and learning. If you’re still getting used to the new Blackboard navigation, please check out our Ultra […]
Blackboard Collaborate and Teams meetings offer a variety of platform features to engage students and facilitate interaction. Read on for a quick overview and links to further information. If you have queries arising from this blog post, please raise a Service Desk ticket or see ‘How to’ guides for further Blackboard Collaborate and Team meetings support […]
Stream auto-captions: how accurate do they need to be? Are you making effective use of the Stream caption editor? Whilst checking auto-captions for accuracy is important, you also want to make best use of your time for the maximum benefit of your students. W3C say that “Automatically-generated captions do not meet user needs or accessibility requirements, unless they are […]
Thinking about repurposing your screencasts for the next academic year? See the following practical tips to effectively prepare and edit your recordings for reuse in teaching and learning. Should I re-record instead of repurpose? Check the accessibility of your screencast before deciding to repurpose or update. Review the content for accuracy and relevance; it may be quicker to re-record rather than make extensive edits, or perhaps […]
Should I overwrite existing Stream videos? Pros: When updating your screencasts for your new student cohort, there are advantages to overwriting the original video located in Stream: The embed link is retained (meaning you do not have to update the embed locations in your rolled over Blackboard module) Video details, like name and description are retained. Comments, likes, and view history are retained. […]
