Get Ready for the New Academic Year: Moodle 4.3 Resources and Drop-In Sessions
September 23, 2024
New Moodle 4.3 resources for staff and students Following the recent upgrade to Moodle 4.3, the Learning Technology team has been hard at work updating and creating new resources to support both staff and students for the upcoming academic year. We’ve developed a series of helpful guidance videos, including Introduction to Moodle for Students: Login …
Moodle 4.3: Enhanced Features and Improved Usability
September 18, 2024
Since the last academic term, Moodle has been upgraded to version 4.3. While there are no major changes, this new version includes several usability enhancements, making certain features more accessible within your module site. Below, we have highlighted some of the key features introduced in Moodle 4.3. Additionally, based on feedback from students and staff …
Reflecting on the 23-24 Faculty Takeover
July 29, 2024
In our final post of this academic year before our summer break, we want to reflect on the many wonderful posts we received from colleagues across the University during our Faculty Take Over feature earlier in the year. These posts were curated by colleagues in Faculty and School Support within the Learning Technology Section, and …
Moodle 4.3 Upgrade – 17th July 2024
July 5, 2024
Moodle will be upgraded on Wednesday 17th July 3pm UK time (10pm China/Malaysia) for approximately 2 hours. This is for some minor changes – no big changes to look and feel or to functionality. While there are no significant changes, the new version of Moodle (4.3) brings some key usability improvements and makes certain features of …
Bulk Editing Moodle Question Banks
July 1, 2024
In today’s post, I want to discuss the process of making of bulk editing Moodle question bank questions, primarily to make them more accessible. This is a topic we have been discussing for a number of months in the Faculty of Science. We are currently in the middle of the Moodle Rollover ahead of the …
Re-launching the iTeach Online Podcast
June 25, 2024
Exciting news! This week we have re-launched the iTeach Online Podcast with a new presenting team, after a few years off air. The podcast re-launches with a special episode focusing on work to support digital accessibility at the University of Nottingham. Your new hosts, Ben and Claire introduce the in studio guest, Nicholas Cameron (Learning …
Ensuring Inclusivity in Moodle: The Importance of Testing Accessibility
June 24, 2024
(Reading time 3m 29s) As I mentioned at the start of this month, our June blog focus is all things accessibility-related, due to our free-to-attend upcoming Digital Accessibility Conference. Well, it has come around fast, and it’s now just a few days to go before the 2024 Digital Accessibility Conference: Transforming the Culture! With almost …
Hybrid sessions with the OWL camera
June 21, 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 …
Digital Accessibility Conference at UoN: Transforming the Culture
June 17, 2024
(Reading time: 1m 44s) Almost there! It’s just over a week until our highly anticipated Digital Accessibility Conference on June 26th, 2024, which will be taking place online and is free to attend. Why not make a day of it and book out a few rooms for your staff to watch the presentations and take …
Empowering Researchers with Data Skills: Insights from Data Fest 2024
June 14, 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 …
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