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 …
Webinars relating to digital learning: Advent Calendar #20
December 20, 2022
One benefit of the pandemic is that webinars became a routine part of professional development. I particularly like series of webinars which cover a variety of topics in learning technology and Higher Education. Here are some series of webinars that others might find useful. The University of Kent’s Digitally Enhanced Education webinars With contributors from …
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 …
Universal Design for Learning: Advent Calendar #15
December 15, 2022
Universal Design is a well-known principle in, for example, the built environment. One example is where buildings that have been designed for wheelchair access are also more accessible to older people with mobility issues, people with pushchairs or bikes, or the person who fell off their bike yesterday and temporarily injured their knee. It tends …
Join our team! Advent Calendar #14
December 14, 2022
Today is the best opportunity you’ll see this month – come and join our friendly and professional team in Learning Technology at the University of Nottingham. There’s an advert out at the moment for at least one Learning Technology Officer (Deadline 08 January 2023) but keep an eye out for others coming up. The Faculty …
The MHS Faculty Digital Learning Hub: Advent Calendar #8
December 8, 2022
There are a number of dedicated media hubs popping up around the University. For example, we have one in our own office on the ground floor of Pope Building, and the Faculty of Engineering have one on the ground floor of Coates building. On the Ningbo campus you can find, in the library, a Lego …
Timed document release in Moodle: Advent Calendar #7
December 7, 2022
Here’s a new feature in Moodle you might not have noticed, Timed Document Release. This resource was developed in direct response to the needs of students during take-home online exams. It allows anyone with an Editing Teacher role in Moodle to make a document (or set of documents) available to students, on or after a …
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