Teaching Practices
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,
Replacing face-to-face lectures with recorded lectures – good practice
Delivering content outside the lecture theatre – tips for desktop recordings.
Interactive seminars, tutorials and drop-ins using Blackboard Collaborate
Whether you’re using a flipped learning model, facilitating group work or just wanting to give your students some individual support,…
A guide to take-home exams
Advice for staff on setting take-home exams and advice for students on hand-written and hand-drawn answers
Setting up breakout groups in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Breakout groups allow multiple linked Collaborate sessions to happen at the same time; the online equivalent of students splitting off…
Active Learning with Mentimeter
Mentimeter for Teaching Part 2. This series of articles explores how Mentimeter can be used to enrich the student experience and boost engagement.
Using Panopto to create desktop recordings – video guides
5 short videos from the LIU covering how to make, edit and publish a desktop recording.
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.
Contingency assessments – a guide to resources
As there have been a number of communications about assessments, this guide is designed to pull together all the information…
Creating an Assessment Submission Point in Blackboard
These instructions cover setting up a submission point for an online exam (as part of the contingency plan).
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Teaching Technologies
Captions in Panopto
Make your desktop recordings more accessible by using Panopto automatic captioning.
Statistics from Blackboard Collaborate sessions
The Interactive Tutorials Report in Collaborate shows you who joined your live sessions.
Replacing face-to-face lectures with recorded lectures – good practice
Delivering content outside the lecture theatre – tips for desktop recordings.
Using Panopto to capture meetings in Microsoft Teams
A workaround for recording your meetings in Teams.
Recording presentations in PowerPoint
The recording feature in PowerPoint presents a convenient alternative to using Panopto to create desktop recordings. The main benefit of…
SafeAssign file limits
While a Blackboard submission point can accept file sizes of up to 100MB, they will not be processed by SafeAssign…
Accessibility
Captions in Panopto
Make your desktop recordings more accessible by using Panopto automatic captioning.
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
SafeAssign file limits
While a Blackboard submission point can accept file sizes of up to 100MB, they will not be processed by SafeAssign…
Compressing images in a document
Sometimes you or your students may need to attach a document to an email, discussion board, submission point etc. where…
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.
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.