Following last weekend’s Blackboard upgrade, a refresh of shuspace is now underway. You may have noticed some of the changes already, others are still in the process of being implemented and are expected to be finished by the end of the week. This refresh has been driven by student feedback on shuspace which highlighted a need…
We’d like to find out what you think about shuspace and how we can improve it. We’ve made a survey at https://shu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/shuspace-student-survey to get your views. It will take about 5 minutes to complete. The survey will close on Friday, 12 May. Thanks for your time!
At Sheffield Hallam University, there’s now a new way to access software. We’ve launched AppHub, a platform that gives you access to a range of applications that you can launch as you use them. To use AppHub, launch the app from a university PC or laptop. You can browse through the apps or use the search…
RefMe, the online referencing app that some of you may have used is undergoing some changes. RefME has been acquired by Chegg, an education company that operates another citation tool, Cite This For Me. So now, RefMe will become Cite This For Me from 28 February onwards. For students who have an account with RefMe, your…
Have you heard of Sensus Access? It’s basically a program that let you convert documents into a variety of other media. This also includes audio books, eBooks, and Braille. It can be also used to convert some of those problematic files into easily accessible formats. You can choose between plain text, a file or even…
There is a potential issue affecting students who submit their assignments to Blackboard using the Microsoft Edge browser. Students who submit their work using Edge and who have a copy of the work open whilst the submission is in progress are encountering an issue whereby the content of the file that is submitted becomes blank…
Your in-text citations and full references should look like this: One author Reference list: Philips, D. (2006). Quality of life: concept, policy and practice. London: Routledge In-text citation: Philips (2006) states… Two authors Reference list: Kimball, R. & Ross, M. (2002). The data warehouse toolkit: The complete guide to dimensional modelling. New York: Wiley. In-text citation: Kimball and Ross…
While referencing a book, you need to note down the following information: Surname and initials of author Title of book and subtitle [if any] Place of publication: City not country Name of publisher Your reference should look like this: For an electronic book, you will also need to include the web address or DOI. It…
The Summer of Student Innovation 2016 is back again this year and this time’s challenge is: could your students make an impact? Jisc’s Summer of Student Innovation competitions are an opportunity for students to have an impact on life and study in work based learning providers, colleges and universities across the UK. Do you have a…
Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference 2015 is an international one-day conference hosted by Sheffield Hallam University on Friday, December 18th. The aim of this conference is to develop our understanding of good, sustainable practice by sharing accounts of emerging innovation in the pedagogic use of social media. The conference will present speakers from…