An introduction to hybrid teaching
A guide for teaching in situations where some of your students are in the physical classroom and others are online.
Teaching Practices
Using Mentimeter with Collaborate to facilitate questioning in hybrid teaching
Using Mentimeter in hybrid teaching so that questions and answers can be shared with both on-campus and remote audiences at the same time.
The Collaborate Assessment Tool
This is a series of short videos on how to use the new Blackboard Collaborate Assessment tool with your students.
Use of Guest links in Blackboard Collaborate
There have been a number of people causing disruption to webinars after accessing sessions using Guest links. Guest links allow…
Blackboard Announcement subject headings
Why does my Blackboard Announcement email not include my subject heading? Read on for the solution.
Setting up folders in Panopto for assessment purposes
Important information for staff recording student presentations using Panopto
UWE’s four principles of learning design
A resource to help you implement UWE’s four principles of learning design.
Laurillard’s learning types for online and blended learning
Learn which tools can help you implement Laurillard’s six learning types online.
Designing your teaching sessions using Laurillard’s learning types
Plan your lessons using a variety of activities to help your students learn.
Active learning using Bookmarks, Notes and Discussions in Panopto
Suggestions for active learning activities using Panopto tools.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2020/21
Find out about the changes to the 2020/21 FET Blackboard Module Template and other support to help you create an accessible module site.
Teaching Technologies
Creating captions using YouTube
This article explains how to improve accessibility on your self-created video resources by creating a captions file in YouTube.
Using the Focus and Cut tools when editing in Panopto
Advanced Panopto editing working with different streams, including how to add and remove slides.
An introduction to hybrid teaching
A guide for teaching in situations where some of your students are in the physical classroom and others are online.
The Collaborate Assessment Tool
This is a series of short videos on how to use the new Blackboard Collaborate Assessment tool with your students.
Captions in Panopto
Make your desktop recordings more accessible by using Panopto automatic captioning.
Accessibility
Captions in Panopto
Make your desktop recordings more accessible by using Panopto automatic captioning.
Blackboard Announcement subject headings
Why does my Blackboard Announcement email not include my subject heading? Read on for the solution.
Making your content items accessible in Blackboard
Some archived, but still useful, content from the old Blackboard Support pages.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2020/21
Find out about the changes to the 2020/21 FET Blackboard Module Template and other support to help you create an accessible module site.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2020/21: Copying Content to a New Module Run
IMPORTANT: Please read before setting up your new 2020/21 Blackboard module runs.
New Accessibility Regulations and what it means for you
We have pulled together a range of resources to help staff create accessible content for Blackboard sites.
Digital Capability
Sharing files using OneDrive – Working in breakout groups
Use shared documents in breakout rooms for students to record the results of collaborative activities.
Sharing files using OneDrive – Sign-up lists
Use shared OneDrive files to create sign-up lists for your students.
Sharing files using OneDrive – Sharing to a module
How to share a file with students on your module using a distribution list or through Blackboard.
Sharing files using OneDrive – The basics
Understand sharing in OneDrive – creating live links to your files.
How to download an audio-only file from Panopto
This article outlines how to download an audio-only file from Panopto. You may want to use audio files in Xerte…
How to automatically start and stop YouTube videos at specific times
Have you ever wanted to show students just part of a YouTube video but had difficulty finding the start of…
Materials & Resources
A Guide for New Teaching Staff
For teaching staff who have joined the Faculty recently, or existing staff who’d like a reminder…
UWE’s four principles of learning design
A resource to help you implement UWE’s four principles of learning design.
Student Presentations in PowerPoint
Some instructions for your students on using PowerPoint to record if they are unable to use Kaltura.
Using Panopto Bookmarks, Notes and Discussions tools
Understand how your students can make use of the tools in Panopto to get more from your video recordings by adding bookmarks, taking notes and discussing with classmates.
New Accessibility Regulations and what it means for you
We have pulled together a range of resources to help staff create accessible content for Blackboard sites.
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.