Why you should launch your Panopto quizzes from Blackboard
If you use Panopto quizzes, make sure you understand how to link to the Panopto recordings correctly.
Beth Hammond
Attendee roles in Collaborate
Understand the different roles in Collaborate webinars and how to assign them.
Using Blackboard Collaborate across modules and programmes
Learn how to get a link for your live Collaborate session and a link for the recorded session, for students who can’t enter through the Blackboard module site.
Delivering webinars: Guides for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
This article provides written and video guidance material for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually). For an overview and related articles, see our … Read more
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.
Editing recordings from Blackboard Collaborate using Panopto
If you want to edit a recording from Blackboard Collaborate, you will need to download it and upload it into 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.
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.
Mentimote: control your Mentimeter slides from your mobile device
Learn how to use Mentimote to control your Mentimeter presentations remotely from your smartphone.
Tests and quizzes in the (virtual) classroom
Options for running a synchronous test or quiz in a classroom or webinar.
Tests and quizzes – which tool do I choose?
Compare the different tools for running asynchronous tests and quizzes.
Notification settings in Teams
Make Teams work better for you by learning how to use notification settings.
Captions in Panopto
Make your desktop recordings more accessible by using Panopto automatic captioning.
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.
SafeAssign file limits
While a Blackboard submission point can accept file sizes of up to 100MB, they will not be processed by SafeAssign unless they are below 10MB. This is because SafeAssign is … Read more
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 there is a limit on the file size it can … Read more
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, online interaction can be done through Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Here … Read more
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 to work in groups in a classroom. In a breakout … Read more
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.
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.
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 you need, point you to the essential information and set … Read more
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.
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. The key thing is to make it clear to your … Read more
Mentimeter – converting previous polls
If you have previously used a different in-class polling system such as TurningPoint, here are some things to consider when converting your polls to Mentimeter.
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 and 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.
Mentimeter – sharing and access
Learn how to manage your Mentimeter presentations in and outside of class: how to hide results, close a poll and share both the results and the presentation itself.
Adding a YouTube caption file to your video using Panopto
If you have a self-created video resource, this post explains how to improve accessibility by associating a caption file with it using Panopto.
Creating captions using YouTube
This article explains how to improve accessibility on your self-created video resources by creating a captions file in YouTube.
Adding a YouTube caption file to your video using Kaltura
If you have a self-created video resource, this post explains how to improve accessibility by associating a caption file with it using Kaltura.
Getting started with Mentimeter
UWE has adopted Mentimeter as the new polling tool for the university. Here is a quick guide to help you find your way around.
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 Word documents In our previous post on Word styles, we … Read more
Day 7 – The joy of (plain) text: fixing funny formatting
Have you ever copy-and-pasted text from Word into a different piece of software, for example a Blackboard post, and found it looked… wrong? Maybe there were unnecessary spaces in words, … Read more
Day 5 – Naughty or nice? Splitting a list into first names and surnames
Oh deer! Santa’s elves have given him an Excel list of children to deliver presents to. But the addresses are ordered by surname, and the list of children can only … Read more
Day 2 – Christmas content-ment: why Word styles are a gift to yourself
You may have heard about using styles in MS Word to make your documents more accessible. That means defining your headings in a way that a screen reader can understand, … Read more