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Setting up a Blackboard Test Course
A Blackboard Test Course can be useful. Read on for more information.
New Accessibility Regulations and what it means for you
To help you make a start, we have pulled together some resources on creating accessible documents.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2019/20: Copying Content to a New Module Run
IMPORTANT: Please read before setting up your new 2019/20 Blackboard module runs.
FET Blackboard Module Template for 2019/20
Please note: for this year we are recommending that staff do not perform a ‘course copy’ but instead follow the new guidance below to create an uncluttered module site.
Desktop recording (using Panopto)
To find out more about creating resources for your students using desktop recordings, please read on.
Panopto (Event Capture)
Use Panopto to record your lectures and classes while they happen or to record presentations at your desk.
Recording students for assessment
A guide to recording live student presentations for assessment purposes.
*New Aug 19: Kaltura submissions – what do I need to tell my students?
If your students need to record their presentations, please ensure they receive this guidance about the new Kaltura Capture recorder.
Unenrolling from Blackboard module runs
Do you need to declutter?
Current Events
This is a list of current TEL-related training events at UWE.
Blackboard Programme Sites – guiding principles
These guiding principles are here to support Programme Leaders in setting up new programme sites or reviewing their existing programme,
Kaltura (desktop recording)
Record, upload, manage and deliver video and audio files. Enable students to record and submit video assignments
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Help students develop their academic writing skills with SafeAssign
Find out how Blackboard’s originality checker can be used to embed good referencing practice.
Grade Mapping in Blackboard
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step, visual guidance which will only take a few minutes of your time to follow.
Panopto: What to do if you record to the wrong folder
Step by step instructions from Blackboard Support for copying your recording(s).
Creating a PowerPoint Presentation with Narration
Read on to find out how to add a narrative to your PowerPoint presentation.
Adding Quizzes in Panopto
A simple way to add quizzes into your Panopto recordings.
Using third party content in teaching materials and recordings
For information on the different licences available, exceptions and examples of using copyright content in your teaching material and recordings.
Panopto recordings – The safe and effective way to include YouTube content
Use the ‘Add a YouTube video’ button to safely, and seamlessly, include YouTube content in your learning resource.
Accessing the Panopto Statistics
If you are using Panopto, you might be interested in viewing the statistics for your recordings.
Give new life to your online topic material with Xerte
If you have teaching and learning material lying dormant in an online topic, Xerte offers you a great way to give this content new life.
Slime in the spotlight at CSCT Open Forum
Rather than focusing on traditional laboratory based experimentation the PhySense project enables the general public (Citizen Scientists) to conduct biological experiments and share their experimental results.
Student tips for watching Panopto event capture recordings
Here are some tips that students might find helpful when watching Panopto event capture recordings.
Using PowerPoint Presenter Mode
We show you how to use Presenter Mode to hide your PowerPoint notes from your audience.
Six staff describe how PebblePad has enhanced their module
In this video academics from FET tell us how they have used PebblePad to deliver authentic and innovative assessments to students from foundation to masters level.
Three great things about PebblePad
There are lots of good things about PebblePad (and a few not so good, too!) and in this article I will share with you my top three.
Summative Blackboard MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) Exam
If you want to run an online multiple choice questions exam under controlled conditions in an exam room, here are step by step instructions.
Panopto (event capture)
Use Panopto to record your lectures and classes while they happen or to record presentations at your desk
Four examples of the FET Blackboard module template in action
Watch a short video tour of a module site from your department to see how the FET module template can improve student and staff experience.
Programmatic Blackboard View
For information about the new Programmatic Blackboard view, please read on.
Technical support in the classroom
Knowing who to contact if you experience any technical difficulties in the classroom can save you considerable time and minimise any disruption to teaching.
Kaltura: Four essential ‘how to’ guides from the LIU
To help you get started with Kaltura this September, the LIU has produced a collection of videos and instructions covering four essential tasks.
FET Blackboard Programme Sites – Example
This is an example of a FET Blackboard programme site.
Dewis tests v Blackboard tests: which one do I choose?
The first consideration would be the type of questions your test needs to have. Blackboard has a wider variety of question types and, depending on the subject matter of the test, this may be the deciding factor.
What is Dewis?
Have you come across references to Dewis and were unsure of what it is? Does the module you teach involve numeracy and maths?
Learning Technology workshop for academics
Experiment and learn in tailor-made learning technology workshops.
Panopto on a lectern PC routine
Following these tips should help your Panopto experience in the classroom go smoothly.
How Panopto can benefit our students – a personal story
Written by Danny Elvidge [Senior Lecturer in Building Physics and Services] I’ve fallen in love with Panopto since being trained up two years ago.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2018/19
The new FET Blackboard Module Template for 2018/19 is now available for you to apply to your new module runs.
Discussion Boards
When you first use discussion boards with your students, it is a good idea to give them some guidance around the etiquette of using these.
Tips for Distance Learning Delivery
The Learning Innovation Unit has pulled together some tips based on recent experience (2017) of supporting the delivery of postgraduate distance learning programmes
How to record student presentations – installing Kaltura ‘CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder’
Kaltura is the system UWE uses for storing and publishing videos on Blackboard but Kaltura can also be used by staff and students to make recordings, making it ideal for when you’d like students to record a presentation.
Getting ‘In the Zone’ on the St Fagans field trip, in rural Wales
(by Fabia Jeddere-Fisher) After some initial exuberance with the idea of using an app to lead the students round the outdoor museum, St Fagans;
Annotate slides while presenting PowerPoint slideshow
We are often asked for advice about annotating slides and pointing out things on slides during a lecture. This is often in connection with
Copyright-free images for use in teaching activities
There are websites that offer copyright-free images, but you still need to check the terms of use on each site, and on each image.
Using Collaborate Ultra for one-to-one sessions
The term ‘webinar’ is perhaps mostly associated with meeting with a group of people, however the technology used for webinars can also be used
In The Zone – a new app for field trips
Learning materials and tasks designed are delivered to students’ smartphones when (and only when) they physically visit locations specified beforehand by the lecturer.
Adding a Kaltura file to your Blackboard course
For students to be able to view your recording, you most likely want to add it to the relevant part of your Blackboard module or programme site.
How do I make a film for use in my teaching?
So you have an idea, process or concept that you want to get across to your students but it isn’t physically possible to demonstrate it in the classroom and just talking to them about it doesn’t do it justice…