We are holding an event on Student Engagement with TEL on the 22nd July 2013, 12 – 4, with contributions from external facilitators from NUS, HEA and Liverpool John Moores University. Places on this free event are limited to 50, and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We’ve designed the event to help participants consider…
We will be running another series of demo sessions to introduce Blackboard Collaborate, a new virtual classroom tool. Blackboard Collaborate provides staff with a modern, powerful tool to facilitate synchronous (at the same time) learning activities. Its features include sharing audio, webcam video, presentations in a white board, and a chat window which includes a…
Tuesday 16th April 12.00 – 13.30 Cantor 9228 Dr Mira Vogel, Education Developer, elearning Environments, University College London Social learning is an important aspect of the move from didactic to more constructivist approaches to learning. Well-conceived group work promises to contribute to the graduate attributes agenda, bring personal contact and companionship to courses, and provide…
The HEA have teamed up with ALT and JISC to offer a series of free staff development events. These include a series of one-day events around technology enhanced learning which focus on specific disciplines and more general online webinars covering a range of topics. We wanted to highlight these opportunities to any staff that might be…
This is a reminder that there are still places on the remaining face-to-face sessions to discuss the consultation to make Blackboard processes more automatic. If you are interested, please book by clicking on the links below: Thursday 7 Feb, 14:00-15:00 – Main Building D006, Collegiate Friday 8 Feb, 11:00-12:00 – Owen 1032 Tuesday 12 Feb,…
Last week we announced a consultation about changing Blackboard processes to align them with the new minimum expectations for e-learning, and reduce the admin burden on staff preparing Blackboard sites. We have scheduled a series of workshops to introduce the new expectations and get feedback on the proposed changes in the consultation. The sessions will include a short presentation on the new minimum expectations…
We wanted to highlight an upcoming PhD research seminar that may be of interest. It is looking at constructivist models for online educational resources involving getting students to create and share them. 4 December – 12:00-13:00 at Unit 7 Science Park (no booking required) Further information
We wanted to draw attention to this upcoming seminar, which will be delivered both face-to-face and in Blackboard Collaborate (online, you can access from anywhere such as your office or home). Tony Smith has been doing problem-based learning in an online environment, using Blackboard Collaborate as part of this. Blackboard Collaborate is now available for…
We will be running demo sessions to introduce Blackboard Collaborate, a new virtual classroom tool. Blackboard Collaborate provides staff with a modern, powerful tool to facilitate synchronous (at the same time) learning activities. Its features include sharing audio, webcam video, presentations in a white board, and a chat window which includes a polling feature. It…
The following staff development sessions around online assessment and feedback are available to book throughout October: Blackboard Assignments & Feedback Rubrics. Learn how setting Assignments and using Feedback Rubrics in your Blackboard site can enable efficient and effective assignment management and feedback online. Click the link to book: Wednesday 17 October 2012, 11:00-12:30, Owen 332,…