Using Panopto to create desktop recordings – video guides
5 short videos from the LIU covering how to make, edit and publish a desktop recording.
Teaching Practices
Using Mentimeter to check progress
Mentimeter for Teaching Part 3. This series of articles explores how Mentimeter can be used to enrich the student experience and boost engagement.
Three ways to add quizzes and interactivity to Panopto recordings
Add interactivity to your videos using Panopto quizzes, Mentimeter or Xerte.
Contingency plan for move to online delivery
An article on using Panopto for desktop recording and running webinars using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.
Contingency plan: Delivering webinars
Guidance material from the LIU for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually).
Desktop recording (using Panopto)
To find out more about creating resources for your students using desktop recordings, please read on.
Delivering effective feedback in higher education
Learn more about current feedback practices using our guide to effective feedback in HE.
Using Mentimeter in and out of the classroom
Mentimeter for Teaching Part 1. This series of articles explores how Mentimeter can be used to enrich the student experience and boost engagement.
Virtual Office Hours
If you are working from home due to University closure, it could be useful to set up virtual office hours….
Delivering effective feedback in PebblePad
Our new resource introduces you to six effective HE feedback practices, their benefits and how you can implement them in PebblePad.
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Teaching Technologies
Using Panopto to create desktop recordings – video guides
5 short videos from the LIU covering how to make, edit and publish a desktop recording.
Uploading videos to Panopto
You can use Panopto to provide video content from guest lecturers to your students on Blackboard.
Using Mentimeter to check progress
Mentimeter for Teaching Part 3. This series of articles explores how Mentimeter can be used to enrich the student experience and boost engagement.
Installing Panopto
As a UWE member of staff, you can use Panopto on your work or home computer. Here’s how to do it.
Three ways to add quizzes and interactivity to Panopto recordings
Add interactivity to your videos using Panopto quizzes, Mentimeter or Xerte.
How to change your assignment deadline in Pebblepad
A short video guide to changing your assignment dates in PebblePad.
‘Access request’ to Panopto recordings
If you or your students are denied access to a recording, please read on for the solution.
Accessibility
Practical guides for improving digital accessibility
New interactive resources to help you make your Blackboard content more accessible, including step-by-step guides for Word an PowerPoint.
How to check colour contrast for accessibility
Learn how to use an accessibility checker on your document and test colours with a contrast checker.
Three great things about Xerte
Xerte is an open-source browser-based tool that allows educators to develop rich, interactive and highly accessible content quickly and easily and to seamlessly publish that content online
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.
Digital Capability
Contingency plan: Delivering webinars
Guidance material from the LIU for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually).
Virtual Office Hours
If you are working from home due to University closure, it could be useful to set up virtual office hours….
Day 12 – Don’t watch Panto, watch Panopto!
Top tips for how to include YouTube in your Panopto videos
Day 11 – Spruce up your Blackboard posts
Here are two ways you can add interest to your Blackboard posts. 1. Styles are for life, not just for…
Day 10 – Noel need to scroll with the PebblePad search tool
The search tool in PebblePad lets you quickly and effectively find the file you need.
Day 9 – Forget gifts, it’s all about the cache
Use this keyboard shortcut to access and clear cached data.
Day 8 – Colour Contrast Checker: useful for documents, not your Christmas jumper
You may have heard about the importance of contrast when it comes to the accessibility of your learning resources. This…
Materials & Resources
Contingency plan: Delivering webinars
Guidance material from the LIU for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually).
Delivering effective feedback in higher education
Learn more about current feedback practices using our guide to effective feedback in HE.
Recording students for assessment
A guide to recording live student presentations for assessment purposes.
Three great things about Xerte
Xerte is an open-source browser-based tool that allows educators to develop rich, interactive and highly accessible content quickly and easily and to seamlessly publish that content online
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.