Digital Accessibility Workshops Running Throughout September 2023
September 8, 2023
Throughout September colleagues in Learning Technologies will be running a series of training workshops on digital accessibility. These workshops will be led by the Learning Technology Consultants for each of the five faculties at the University, leading up to the start of term. These training sessions align with the launch of the Brickfield Accessibility+ Toolkit …
Brickfield Accessibility+ Toolkit
September 4, 2023
Guest author: Dr Christopher Ward (Digital Accessibility Consultant) What is the Brickfield Accessibility toolkit? A new tool for accessibility is now available to editing teachers in Moodle at the University of Nottingham. The Brickfields Accessibility+ Toolkit is an extensive accessibility checker that will help recognise and fix issues with accessibility in Moodle. It only operates …
Five minutes with…Laura Nicholson
August 15, 2023
We asked Laura Nicholson: What is your job role? Learning Technology Officer in the Faculty and School Support team, working with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. What 3 words describe you? Friendly, Organised, Creative. Tell us something ‘unusual’ about yourself I love a good challenge! My current interest is walking challenges. I’ve walked …
The Digital Accessibility Conference: Sessions Review Part 3
August 4, 2023
On the 29th of June 2023, Learning Technology hosted a Digital Accessibility Conference at the University of Nottingham. In this series of blog posts, we are reflecting on the conference and sharing reviews written by members of the team who chaired panels during the 2023 conference. In this final post in the series, Sally Hanford …
The Digital Accessibility Conference: Sessions Review Part 2
August 3, 2023
On the 29th of June 2023, Learning Technology hosted a Digital Accessibility Conference at the University of Nottingham. In this series of blog posts, we are reflecting on the conference and sharing reviews written by members of the team who chaired panels during the 2023 conference. In this post, Ben Atkinson reflects on the short …
The Digital Accessibility Conference: Sessions Review Part 1
August 2, 2023
On the 29th of June 2023, Learning Technology hosted a Digital Accessibility Conference at the University of Nottingham. In this series of blog posts, we are reflecting on the conference and sharing reviews written by members of the team who chaired panels during the 2023 conference. In this post, Dave Corbett reflects on the lightening …
The Digital Accessibility Conference: An Overview
August 1, 2023
On the 29th of June 2023, Learning Technology hosted a Digital Accessibility Conference at the University of Nottingham. It was in person and free thanks to libraries and the Teaching and Learning Committee, who supported the conference financially and were key backers in putting the event on. Throughout the rest of this week, we will …
Moodle 4.1: Introducing the Peer Assessment Activity
July 25, 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 …
Facing the Future of Teaching in Higher Education
July 21, 2023
The Learning Technology Team recently had the pleasure of supporting Teachfest (University Park), and the theme for this year was ‘Facing the Future of Teaching in Higher Education’. The Teachfest events have an informal atmosphere and provide opportunities for educators to share their practices, discuss and reflect on teaching and learning experiences, and exchange ideas in …
Moodle 4.1: Moodle board and the opportunities for teaching and learning
July 18, 2023
Moodle board introduces new opportunities for interaction, providing students with a versatile tool for sharing ideas and group work. Columns are set up on a virtual board to create a structured framework for students to add their contributions, in the form of post-it notes. The board provides a platform for synchronous and asynchronous activities, featuring …
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