Tests and quizzes – which tool do I choose?
Compare the different tools for running asynchronous tests and quizzes.
interactivity
Tests and quizzes in the (virtual) classroom
Options for running a synchronous test or quiz in a classroom or webinar.
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.
Interactive seminars, tutorials and drop-ins using Blackboard Collaborate
Using breakout groups, polling and feedback icons for interaction in Collaborate.
Three ways to add quizzes and interactivity to Panopto recordings
Add interactivity to your videos using Panopto quizzes, Mentimeter or Xerte.
Getting started with Mentimeter
A quick guide to help you find your way around the Mentimeter polling tool.
Using video to flip the classroom
Case study on flipped learning and using desktop recording to provide teaching materials, by Senior Research Fellow Juliet Jain.
Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Read on for tips on how to create well-written, reliable and valid multiple choice questions.
Three great things about Xerte
Find out more about this browser-based tool for creating interactive and accessible online resources.
Give new life to your online topic material with Xerte
If you have teaching and learning material in an online topic, Xerte offers you a great way to republish it.
Getting ‘In the Zone’ on the St Fagans field trip, in rural Wales
(by Fabia Jeddere-Fisher) After some initial exuberance with the idea of using an app to lead the students round the … Read more
Using Collaborate Ultra for one-to-one sessions
The term ‘webinar’ is perhaps mostly associated with meeting with a group of people, however the technology used for webinars … Read more
Feedback Icons in Blackboard Collaborate webinars
Encouraging students to use the feedback icons not only keeps them engaged, it gives you feedback too
Piazza (collaboration tool)
Piazza is a Q&A and discussion platform designed to simulate real class discussion. It aims to get high quality answers to difficult questions, fast.
Using Polling in a Blackboard Collaborate Webinar
One way of making webinars more interactive, engaging and useful for learners is to use polling
Using Augmented Reality to teach Civil Engineering
Nick Simpson, part of the civil and environmental engineering cluster at UWE, has developed Augmented Reality (AR) models for use in the classroom
Interactive learning resources in Xerte for equipment in labs and studios
Make sure students know how to use equipment safely with an interactive online guide.
Flipped classroom approach used in Engineering, Design and Maths (EDM) department
Catherine Hobbs and Ben Drew have been using the flipped classroom approach in their teaching for several years now.
What’s the difference between wikis and blogs?
A discussion of two ways of facilitating student-created content.