12 Days of Digital Capability
watch this space for top tips in the coming days
Teaching Practices
Using video to flip the classroom
Earlier this year Senior Research Fellow, Juliet Jain, made her first desktop recording. Interested in using timetabled sessions for active learning, she talks to the LIU about the results.
Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Read on for tips on how to create well-written, reliable and valid multiple choice questions.
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.
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.
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Teaching Technologies
Pebbles of wisdom: PebblePad authoring tips from experienced users
Learning Technology colleagues in the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences share their lessons for smooth authoring in PebblePad.
Mentimeter – sharing and access
Once you have started creating polls in Mentimeter, you may want to know a bit more about how to manage…
Adding a caption file to your video using Panopto
In our post Creating captions using YouTube we talked about using YouTube to get a .srt file to add captions…
Creating captions using YouTube
Do you have a self-created video resource that you use regularly on your module? You might want to consider adding…
Adding a caption file to your video using Kaltura
In our post Creating captions using YouTube we talked about using YouTube to get a .srt file to add captions…
Getting started with Mentimeter
As you may be aware, UWE has adopted Mentimeter as the new polling tool for the university (TurningPoint will be phased out by the end of the academic year).
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
Materials & Resources
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.
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.
Recording students for assessment
A guide to recording live student presentations for assessment purposes.
Grade Mapping in Blackboard
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step, visual guidance which will only take a few minutes of your time to follow.