Neil CocklinPebble Pad has just announced the first release of 2023. Release version: 2023.1 Release date: 31 January 2022 Release time: 07.00 am (GMT / UTC +0) Possible Downtime: 30 minutes Included in this release: Embed digital badges and microcredentials Updates to Canvas and Moodle LTI 1.3 integrations Two new embed services supported Microsoft Forms – Continue Reading…
Category: E-learning
ALTO: Designing effective online assessments
Adam WarrenThis session aims to support participants in making effective use of the available tools and technologies for online assessment. The workshop will consider approaches to managing assessment for students studying online and explore key design challenges in terms of academic integrity, student engagement, quality of feedback, marking and moderation, as well as student attainment. Please Continue Reading…
ALTO: Designing learning events for the online environment
This session aims to provide participants with the opportunity to consider a set of key principles to keep in mind when developing effective high-quality learning events. The session will take a structured approach and enable participants to develop a session from their own context (such as a lecture or seminar) and produce a plan that Continue Reading…
ALTO: Adapting your modules for online and blended learning
This session aims to help you adapt your modules for online and blended learning by providing a set of eight themes to guide your planning for high-quality flexible learning. You will need to review selected resources to prepare for the session, which will involve discussion in groups as you develop an action plan for adapting Continue Reading…
ALTO: Active Learning and Teaching Online
The Education Team (formerly CLIPP) is pleased to launch ALTO: a series of professional development sessions and training events designed to help you develop and deliver high-quality, flexible online and blended learning to our students as part of the ‘Aston Approach’. The first three of these sessions are now available for booking (see details below). Continue Reading…
OneNote for Medical students
I’m currently designing a new induction/workshop session about how to use OneNote. Its primary audience will be students in Aston Medical School and as such, I have been doing a little research regarding specifically how medical students might use the tool. During this process, I came across a couple of videos that I felt gave Continue Reading…
Quick Tips – Embedding Content in Blackboard
Last week a colleague asked about how to put a Twitter feed into their module, so I decided to create a quick tip about embedding content from external websites. Subtitles/Closed captions are available in the video player.
Designing for the Mobile Learner Webinar
This is the first of a series of webinars Blackboard will be running during 2019, that look at different aspects of academic practice relating to teaching and learning with technology. The first episode is taking place 11-12pm Tuesday 26th March 2019. What is being covered? Why is mobile learning important? What kind of content are learners Continue Reading…
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