This case study describes how an academic at the University used technology to overcome challenges faced when developing paralysis in his right hand. The tutor wanted to continue as an active member of his department, maintaining consistency in lesson planning and providing feedback to students. It was suggested to the tutor that voice recognition software…
This case study looks at how incorporating multimedia, and in particular YouTube clips, into lectures and pre-lab activity has improved student learning and academic performance. The tutor felt that the most recent research and up-to-date developments relating to her subject could be easily sourced and were more accessible to her students via YouTube. In order…
Does your Blackboard site meet the minimum expectations for e-learning? Are you going beyond the minimum and using innovative approaches to teaching in your module? Technology Enhanced Learning would like to develop a number of video case studies to promote the minimum expectations and highlight good and innovative practice in e-learning. The videos would be…
This case study focusses on the use of Skype to support students who are away from the University for their study or placement. The use of this technology was considered to improve supervision and isolation while away from the university. Two modules were identified by tutors as particularly benefiting from online student support and after…
This case study explores how a tutor in Health and Wellbeing encouraged students to present and record their work using screencasting software. As part of their module students were required to understand principles associated with digital media. By engaging in the process of developing and delivering a recorded presentation the tutor felt the students would…
In this case study, the tutor of a languages module provided feedback to students through sound recordings rather than in written form alone. The project arose from the tutor’s observation that students undertaking the module were sometimes struggling with pronunciation, and that text-based feedback on formative assessments may not help them to overcome this. Using…
Do you have external users (non-SHU staff) who need access to Blackboard? Then you might be interested in a consultation paper we have written about redesigning the way we handle external user accounts. Currently we handle all external user accounts through a manual request and creation process which can be time consuming and makes managing the accounts difficult. We would…
This article is the last of a series of articles explaining the new features and changes that will be introduced as part of the Blackboard upgrade coming up 20-21 July. The Blackboard upgrade includes various other changes to benefit staff and students. These include: Ability to navigate between sites quickly After the upgrade you will…
This article is part of a series of articles explaining the new features and changes that will be introduced as part of the Blackboard upgrade coming up 20-21 July. During this summer we are implementing a new Blackboard product called Collaborate. Collaborate is a virtual classroom tool which is about facilitating synchronous (at the same…
This article is part of a series of articles explaining the new features and changes that will be introduced as part of the Blackboard upgrade coming up 20-21 July. In Blackboard, a feedback rubric is a tool that displays the assessment criteria for an assignment; they will be available on Blackboard after the upgrade. Feedback rubrics can…