PebblePad Release 2023.1 – System downtime

Pebble 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…

Staff guide to using WASS to create sign-ups for touch point sessions

WASS, Aston’s Web Appointment Scheduling System can be used by students to sign up to touch point events such as labs, tutorials and workshops. This document provides a step-by-step guide for academic staff, showing how to create calendars for their modules and add bookable sessions to those. If you use these, make sure you provide 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…