Latest posts from the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit blog
Keynote Announcement: 14th Education and Student Experience Conference: Dr Hardeep Kaur Basra
We are delighted to announce our keynote for our forthcoming Education and Student Experience Conference (8-10 September). Dr Hardeep Kaur Basra will be joining us in person for a keynote presentation and a workshop. We will get so much valuable input from Dr Basra that will really help us to enhance our education and student […]
What’s new in Blackboard May 2026
Tags: Blackboard, Monthly Update, Ultra, Groups, Discussions, Grading, Gradebook, MCQs, Release Conditions, Screen reader, Accessibility, course catalogue In the May update, we want to draw your attention to the following Blackboard enhancements: Changes to managing groups Instructors now start by choosing how they want to structure groups—before managing individual members. The options include: Image 1: Instructors now […]
AI Prompt Library
Library Academic and Digital Services have produced an AI Prompt Library. These prompts give you some ideas about how you might want to use Generative AI in ethical and responsible ways. Of course, there is no expectation that you do use AI – please see our recent blogpost on What if I don’t want to […]
Tell us about your recent digital learning experience
Take part in the Student Digital Experience Insights Survey – a short online survey to find out how you use technology and how this affects your learning experience. An opportunity to voice your opinions, shape your digital experience and to win a £100 or £20 voucher.
Mini Conference: Neurodiversity – Materials Available
On Tuesday 14 April, Student Journey and the Department of Psychology hosted their biggest mini conference yet! We welcomed nearly 100 attendees from across the University for an inspirational day of talks and workshops. The mini conference examined neurodiversity. The morning started with presentations from 5 speakers. PowerPoints and recordings from the presentations are available […]
Course Creation 2026-27
As we start to move to the assignment period for semester 2, we start to look at creating courses ready for 2026-27. We will create courses for 2026-27 on Monday 3 June 2026. The courses will be available to staff as soon as we create them. Students will not be enrolled on the courses until […]
Welcome, Daniel Bryant – Digital Education Co-ordinator
Hello! It’s great to be able to introduce myself in my first blog post in my new role. I’m Dan, and I joined the Digital Education Team just after Easter as a part-time Digital Education Co-ordinator. I’ve taken on this role alongside my PhD, which I am studying at the Department of International Politics. I […]
Vevox update: April 2026
Vevox, our polling tool, has had its latest feature release. Please see below for new and enhanced features that are now available in Vevox. Help using Vevox can be found on our webpages. If you have any questions, please contact the Digital Education Team (elearning@aber.ac.uk). New question type: Matching question There is a new question type available in Vevox: […]
Education and Student Experience Awards Mid Check-in Event
Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming our Education and Student Experience Award recipients to an event. The Education and Student Experience Award fund was launched last year at our Education and Student Experience Conference. The event aimed to give colleagues undertaking these projects and their supporters, as well as the panel, an update […]
What’s new in Blackboard April 2026
In the April update, we want to draw your attention to the following Blackboard enhancements: Blackboard Assignment Specify assignment submission type Instructors When creating or editing an assignment, instructors can define the expected submission type to guide how students submit their work. Selecting a specific submission type streamlines the student experience and reduces ambiguity about what is required. Instructors can select one […]