Digital Education Support

Outline of session:   This introductory session will provide an overview of Blackboard, the University Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and how to prepare your site ready for teaching. It is suitable for staff who are new to Blackboard or who are...

Outline of session:   This session will highlight key elements that staff need to be aware of when teaching online. This includes looking at key technologies, their features and different ways which it can be implemented to support teaching & learning....

Please note:  This session is for online facilitators (OLFs) and module leaders delivering online courses through our Higher Education Programmes (HEP) partnership.  Outline of the session: Attendees will understand features of Canvas for supporting your learners.  This session will provide...

Outline of session This workshop aims to provide an introduction or refresher on using Talis Aspire reading lists, a tool to enable academics to guide students with their reading. A Talis Aspire reading list provides an online list of resources,...

Outline of the session: This session aims to explore activities that can be used with students to promote asynchronous learning.  We will look at using communication and instructional language effectively to share tasks and identify key elements to include when...

Outline of the session: This workshop aims to provide an introduction or refresher on using Talis Elevate, a social annotation tool which allows students to engage more deeply with learning resources by leaving comments on texts, videos, and images used...

Outline of session:   This session will cover a basic approach to assessment and rubric design as well as focusing on how to implement this through Turnitin, the set-up of assessments & options available, how students submit and how you can access these...

Outline of the session: In light of some teams wanting to use HyFlex teaching approaches, the Digital Education Team is offering CPD support for engaging students in the HyFlex classroom. Since this approach needs extra considerations and setup to be...

Sometimes time really is the most valuable commodity. As we prepare to enter the next academic year, having the time to design and create learning materials is crucial. Join the Digital Education Team for our ‘Design, Develop and Build’ retreat...