Five minutes with… Claire Storr
January 27, 2023
We asked Claire Storr: what is your job role? Learning Technology Consultant supporting Placements. What 3 words describe you? Friendly, helpful and adaptable. Tell us something ‘unusual’ about yourself When I studied abroad in Virginia, I attended an Barack Obama rally at the University. What excites you about learning technology? Probably the different opportunities available. …
Five minutes with… Nigel Owen
January 20, 2023
Today, we are with Nigel Owen. What is your job role? I head up the Learning Technology Section and it’s my job to enable a bunch of very talented pedagogists, media specialists and technologists support the University in improving its teaching and assessment using their expertise in technology and media. I do this through listening, …
Learning Technology new SharePoint site: Advent Calendar #24
December 24, 2022
Learning Technology have created a new SharePoint site. It is designed to help staff get support quickly, find training sessions to book onto, and read case studies for inspiration. It’s very early days as yet, and content hasn’t yet been migrated from Moodle, other Sharepoint sites and Workspace (which eventually it will replace). Now is …
Help available from Learning Technology: Advent Calendar #23
December 23, 2022
Here are some sources of help to staff (and some for students) The Moodle Help website (on Workspace) is comprehensive and searchable Try one of our training courses: Training Schedule There are also a number of Faculty resources including Arts, Social Sciences, Engineering, FMHS, Science Get support from a live person: there are regular live drop-ins in A09 Coates (for Engineering) and in …
Christmas Quiz: Advent Calendar #22
December 22, 2022
OK, so we may be the only team who still have an online Quiz every week, but we are keen quizzers in Learning Technology! So here is our Christmas Quiz if you’d like one to try amongst your own team, family or friends or just for fun. Christmas Quiz (Powerpoint) 2022 (Self-enrol on the Moodle …
Creating MS Teams breakout rooms in advance: Advent Calendar #18
December 18, 2022
Did you know that you can save some vital time during your online session by setting up and populating MS Teams breakout rooms ahead of your teaching session or meeting? It’s easy to assign participants to these rooms in advance. As the organiser of the meeting, click on it in your Calendar (if a stand-alone …
How to use Xerte 360° image viewer: Advent Calendar #16
December 16, 2022
Xerte Toolkits has a number of different types of pages and interactivities to include in learning resources. The new 360 Image Viewer combines the immersion and interactivity of virtual tours with the power and versatility of Xerte Online Toolkits. Virtual tours created on commercial platforms are often standalone objects but, because 360 Image Viewer is …
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