Creating a Community and Scaling-Up Feedback in a Degree Apprenticeship
April 12, 2024
Throughout the 2023–4 academic year, we are running a new feature on the Learning Technology (LT) blog: a faculty takeover month! Each month, we will feature posts from different faculty members at the university. Every Friday, posts will highlight interesting work and ideas related to technology in teaching and learning and showcase unique projects from within …
Unlocking Potential: The success story of our Advanced Clinical Practice Team
April 5, 2024
Throughout the 2023–4 academic year, we are running a new feature on the Learning Technology (LT) blog: a faculty takeover month! Each month, we will feature posts from different faculty members at the university. Every Friday, posts will highlight interesting work and ideas related to technology in teaching and learning and showcase unique projects from within …
Arts Faculty Takeover: The Language Learning Rollercoaster: Weekly Tests to the Rescue!
January 19, 2024
Throughout the 2023–4 academic year, we are running a new feature on the Learning Technology (LT) blog: a faculty takeover month! Each month, we will feature posts from different faculty members at the university. Every Friday, posts will highlight interesting work and ideas related to technology in teaching and learning and showcase unique projects from …
Be Prepared For Your Online Exam
January 15, 2024
As we head into another exam period, students will be gearing up to undertake exams on Moodle and ExamSys platforms. At this time of year it’s often useful to keep in mind some top tips which can help the process of undertaking an exam run more smoothly. Here are some some of the common questions …
Marking and Feedback in Turnitin
January 8, 2024
At this time of year, you are likely preparing to mark assessed work submitted over the winter break, or releasing marking that has been completed during this period. Below we outline some of the ways you can mark work and provide feedback using Turnitin. Accessing and marking a Turnitin submission Marking a Turnitin submission involves opening …
Peer Assessment in Moodle 4.1
December 21, 2023
As part of the 2023 upgrade to Moodle 4.1, a new activity will be introduced which allows academics to run peer assessment tasks in their Moodle module. The new activity is called Peer Assessment. The Peer Assessment activity is essentially a group assignment submission combined with peer grading, allowing students to assess each other for …
Unlocking the potential of the Moodle Board activity
December 19, 2023
The introduction of the Moodle Board activity in the 4.1 upgrade brings new possibilities for student interaction. Columns are set up on the board, creating an organised framework where students can contribute using virtual post-it notes. The Board activity serves as a platform for both synchronous and asynchronous activities with a user-friendly interface that is …
Students: How to Upload Turnitin and Moodle Assignments
December 18, 2023
Uploading Assignments Despite the upgrade to Moodle 4.1, the process for submitting a Moodle or Turnitin assignment remains unchanged. There are some slight changes to the iconography, so we have created this guidance just to ensure you are familiar with the submission process. Moodle Assignments The icon for Moodle assignments has changed from …
Five things you can do in Mahara you might not have known about
December 16, 2023
🎄🌟 Today, on the 16th of December, a special shout-out to Claire Storr, our Learning Technology Consultant for Placements! Thanks for authoring this blog post and sharing your Mahara expertise with us all 🎅🎁 As 2023 comes to an end, it is time to celebrate the ePortfolio platform: Mahara. In the past year, there has …
Moodle Gradebook tips
December 15, 2023
A festive shout-out to Alvaro Roberts, our Senior Learning Technology Consultant, for writing today’s advent calendar post! Alvaro shares three great tips when using the Gradebook in Moodle. 🎄🌟 As teaching comes to an end for 2023, there may be assignments to mark before the next semester begins. This post touches lightly on the Moodle …
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