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The JISC LA platform will be updated on 12/03/25 with an improvement which will slightly change how ‘unexpected students’ are presented on the system. What are ‘unexpected’ students? Students are able to check in for any session where the code has been shared with them. They can do this from 10 minutes before the start… Read more » about Attendance capture: Improvement to better handle ‘Unexpected’ students
Each Jisc attendance register has a set of attendance statuses that can be set for students per session. For attendance at timetabled unit sessions, you only need to use the Attended and Not attended statuses. Authorised absences Authorised absences are not recorded on Jisc – they are recorded on the Engage App by Programme Support Staff. Authorised… Read more » about Jisc Attendance capture – recording Notified absences
The key to following up on student engagement appropriately is to understand the attendance statuses on Jisc and how that data feeds into the Engage app. A session is activated on Jisc either through students using the code, or through staff adjusting the register. The timetabled sessions which feed into Jisc are considered to be… Read more » about Attendance capture- important information for all academic staff
We recently shared guidance on the process for capturing attendance at Supervisor meetings on project/dissertation units for UG and PGT students. Just a reminder that it’s important to follow the guidance and populate the name of your event with the title ‘Supervisor meeting’ followed by your initials: If the Event name isn’t updated, JISC LA… Read more » about The importance of the ‘Event name’ for Supervisor meetings
As we head into Semester 2, a reminder to checkout our recently updated guidance on capturing attendance for supervisor meetings (UG and PGT only). The Academic Engagement Framework sharepoint site provides more details on monitoring attendance at these sessions, including how to update the project team with a list of project/dissertation units, when attendance needs… Read more » about Capturing and managing attendance at project and dissertation sessions
Here’s a quick recap of the attendance capture steps for staff who maybe weren’t teaching in Semester 1, or for those who just need a quick refresher after the xmas break. Jisc is now used to log all student attendance at timetabled teaching sessions (not including optional drop-in sessions) and core supervision sessions on project and… Read more » about Jisc Attendance capture – Semester 2
To capture student attendance at timetabled teaching sessions, staff share a 6 digit code with students to check into the session. But did you know…? Codes are available 2 weeks in advance So you can pop over to Jisc, navigate to Events, pick up your codes for the next two weeks and get them added… Read more » about Top tips with Jisc attendance capture codes
Thank you to everyone who has been using the Jisc attendance capture system this year to log student attendance at Timetabled teaching sessions and Core supervision sessions on project and dissertation units. As capturing attendance at Supervisor meetings is new this year, we thought we would share some FAQs to help you along with the… Read more » about Capturing attendance for Supervisor meetings
Up until now, programme leaders of undergraduate programmes will not have been able to view students who are on a Foundation route but now studying at levels 4, 5, P and 6. We have now made some changes which will allow these students to be visible. This article shows you how to view these students… Read more » about Improved access on JISC LA for PLs to view students on Foundation programmes
There’s a few steps to remember when logging into teaching spaces and accessing the platforms you need to deliver your teaching, such as the Jisc attendance capture system, Brightspace and Panopto for lecture capture. Checkout our ‘Start of Session’ workflows which provide the most efficient way for you to get set up to start your… Read more » about Managing the start of teaching sessions
