Latest posts from the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit blog
Weekly Resource Roundup – 30/10/2024
As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 23/10/2024
As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]
What’s New in Blackboard October 2024
The October Blackboard Update includes generating question banks from course materials and more customisation options for email notifications. Generate question banks from course materials Related Blackboard Guidance Topic: Question Banks Creating questions is time consuming. Instructors now have the option to generate questions in a question bank. Generating question banks from course materials provides inspiration and […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 9/10/2024
As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]
Panopto
As teaching starts, you may find this information about Panopto useful. These are the answers to our most frequently asked questions about Panopto over the last few weeks. Linking to All Panopto Recordings You can create a link to the Panopto folder in your Blackboard course. This means that students will be able to see […]
Introducing the New Panopto Archiving Rules
In accordance with the Lecture Capture Policy all Panopto recordings are retained for 5 years before they are deleted. This will not change. However, to cut down considerably on storage costs, the University needs to make use of the Archive function of Panopto. From 1st November 2024, all Panopto recordings that have not been viewed […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 1/10/2024
As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]
Vevox: Polling Tool
Aberystwyth University uses Vevox, a Polling Tool, that allows you to get real time information from people in your teaching sessions or those in your meeting. We’ve been using Vevox for over 3 years now and were pleased to see it being used in Welcome Talks offering students the opportunity to ask anonymous questions. We […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 18/9/2024
As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]
12th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference Materials Available
Between the 10 and 12 September, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit hosted the 12th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. The materials from the conference are now available on our webpages. We would like to thank all of our contributors and attendees. The sessions were of such high quality. We’re already heading into planning our […]