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The following workshops will be running this September to support staff with preparing their teaching for the next semester. You can join us face-to-face in FG04 or online via Zoom. (Please note there are no computer facilities in the room so you might want to bring your own device if joining in the room). Online… Read more » about Workshops and drop-ins for September
The Brightspace Staff Resources area is being updated with a new look and feel to help make it quicker and easier for you to find the help and guidance you need, when you need it. What’s new? The online guidance has been rearranged into three different categories: A-Z by tool Guidance by Theme (reflecting the… Read more » about Updated Brightspace Staff Resources area – Aug 2021
On 27 August we are releasing an update to the assignment experience which brings several improvements to the tool, including a cleaner layout of the marking screen. This will apply for the the marking of large/multiple file submissions and for feedback on presentations, practicals and portfolios etc… There will be no changes to marking or… Read more » about New Assignment Marking Experience in Brightspace
Mentimeter have introduced a new feature which means you can now collaborate on your Mentimeter presentations. Use this feature to: Work simultaneously with colleagues to create and edit Mentimeter content Present Mentimeter slides produced by other colleagues How does it work? Once you have set up the beginnings of your presentation, click on Share >… Read more » about Collaborating on Mentimeter presentations
Thanks to new publication Generation Z: A Century in the Making by Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, below are some key findings to help us to better understand this core student demographic, and so enhance the effectiveness of our teaching. Dr Martyn Polkinghorne – Education Excellence Theme Leader in FLIE
The last of our Unit Preparation Basics workshops is running on Wednesday 25th August at 11:00-11.30. Join us for an introduction, or a refresher, on preparing your Brightspace unit for teaching next semester. A Learning Technologist will talk through some of the common tasks, such as adding staff to units, the different content experiences available… Read more » about Unit Preparation Basics – workshop and resources
One of Mentimeter’s lesser known features is the ability to temporarily hide your presentation slides. It’s natural to start reading the content of a slide as soon as it appears on the screen, but maybe you would rather your students focused on what you’re saying before considering their response to the next question. You can… Read more » about How to momentarily hide your Mentimeter slides
Zoom now has the functionality to provide live captions during a session. There are many reasons that students might want to use this feature; where English is not their first language, where students are situated in a noisy environment, or to help students who may require additional learning support. You can use this feature to… Read more » about Live captioning with Zoom
