Sessions for 9th – 21st December

There are many Refreshing e-learning sessions scheduled until Christmas break (plus more scheduled through Feb). The current focus is on supporting staff with queries around preparing semester two Blackboard sites and adding grades and feedback to the Grade Centre. There are also sessions on e-portfolios and site design.  Please click on the date/time link to book and for…

Sessions for 30th November-13th December

There are many Refreshing e-learning sessions over the next couple weeks (plus more scheduled through Feb), including supported time to begin preparing your semester two Blackboard sites and time to get support with adding grades/feedback to the Grade Centre.  We also have a new session on e-Portfolios that we have added to the list of…

Check how your site looks to your students

Most Blackboard sites will have been in use for a few weeks.  That makes now a good time to double-check the structure of your site and ensure that it is meeting your students’ needs in terms of being easy to navigate.  You can see how your site looks to students by turning off Edit Mode (the…

Sessions for 13-24 September

The following are upcoming staff development opportunities for the next couple of weeks.  Click on the time for a booking form and description: Supported time for preparing your 2010/11 sites Monday 13th September, 10-11am, Adsetts 6624, City Campus (accessed from inside the library) Tuesday 14th September, 2-3pm, Learning Centre CO33, Collegiate Campus Wednesday 15th September,…

Sessions for 2-10 September

The following are upcoming staff development opportunities for the next couple of weeks. Click on the time for a booking form and description: Supported time for preparing your 2010/11 sites Thursday 2nd September, 1-2pm, Adsetts 6624, City Campus (the room is accessed from inside the library) Friday 3rd September, 1-2pm, Learning Centre CO33, Collegiate Campus…

Sessions for 18-30 August

The following are upcoming staff development opportunities for the next couple of weeks.  Click on the time for a booking form and description: Supported time for preparing your 2010/11 sites Wednesday 18th August, 12-1pm, Adsetts 6624, City Campus (accessed from inside the library) Thursday 19th August, 3-4pm, Adsetts 6624, City Campus (accessed from inside the…

Sessions for 2-16 August

The following are upcoming staff development opportunities for the next couple of weeks.  Click on the time for a booking form and description: Supported time for preparing your 2010/11 sites Monday 2nd August, 3-4pm, Adsetts 6624, City Campus (accessed from inside the library) Tuesday 3rd August, 10-11am, Learning Centre CO33, Collegiate Campus Thursday 5th August, 2-3pm,…

Don’t forget: Free e-learning brownies

This is a reminder about the ongoing e-learning brownie programme, as we’ve had a lot of interest but not many forms returned so far.  The ‘brownie points’ programme rewards staff who engage with refreshing their e-learning practice this summer by giving them free homemade brownies (actual brownies pictured here). To earn your brownies, you need to attend…

Sessions added to support preparing your 2010/11 sites

We have had several requests from staff for supported time where they can prepare their 2010/11 sites.  In response we’ve added some sessions to give you time where you can add new content to your 2010/11 sites and copy existing content from 2009/10 sites with someone on hand for support. If you’ve already been to a refreshing e-learning session and you…

2010/11 Blackboard sites available now

All the 2010/11 sites have now been imported into the live Blackboard system, so you can continue preparing them for next year.  Remember that the process for preparing your sites is different this year, so you will need to copy over any content from existing sites that you want to have in your 2010/11 site.  However, you can copy…