As the Refreshing e-learning initiative draws to a close this month, we’re going to restructure both the Bb-support tab in shuspace and this blog. For the last year we’ve focused on supporting staff through the initiative’s changes, such as introducing Blackboard version 9.0. Now that the initiative is ending, we’re looking at how we can improve these tools to best support…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. This article continues our look at some local Sheffield Hallam terms by explaining what we mean by Remote Desktop. The Remote Desktop…
Below is a list of upcoming e-learning sessions, the final ones as part of the Refreshing e-learning at SHU initiative’s programme of staff development. Over the last twelve months these sessions were designed to help support staff through the transition to Blackboard 9 and encourage refreshment in e-learning practices. Of course we’ll continue to have staff…
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Below is a list of the upcoming e-learning sessions for the next two weeks (follow the link to see the complete list of scheduled sessions). Please click on the date/time below to book a place: Supported time for preparing your 2010/11 sites Tuesday 25 January, 12:00 – 1:00pm, Owen 333, City Campus SHU Assignment Handler enhancements Wednesday…
Below is a list of upcoming e-learning sessions for the next two weeks (follow the link to see the complete list including ones scheduled through Feb). Please click on the date/time below to book a place: Getting your grades and feedback online Monday 17 January, 2:00 – 3:00pm, Harmer 2203, City Campus SHU Assignment Handler enhancements Tuesday…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Today we’re looking at the F drive and G drive. One staff member mentioned to us that it was…
Did you know you can see when your students last accessed your Blackboard site? In Blackboard, it is possible to get complete usage statistics about how many clicks have been made on specific dates. However it is difficult to derive much meaning about the quality of a student’s online experience based on how frequently they visit a Blackboard…
There are many Refreshing e-learning sessions scheduled throughout January, including supported time to begin preparing your semester two Blackboard sites and time to get support with adding grades/feedback to the Grade Centre. Please click on the date/time link to book and for further information: Good practice in Blackboard 9 site design and preparation Wednesday 19…
Some staff have begun preparing their Blackboard sites for modules which start during semester two. To support this process we have arranged a number of sessions whose purpose is to provide a space for you to work on your Blackboard sites and help you with any queries you might have while doing so. Remember that this year…