Latest posts from the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit blog
Weekly Resource Roundup – 9/4/2025
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 […]
Blackboard Course Creation 2025-26
We will be creating the new blank Blackboard courses for 2025-26 on Monday 2nd June 2025. Once courses have been created, we will run a weekly feed between the Module Management System and Blackboard to reflect any updates or changes. Students won’t come onto courses until registration has been completed in September. If you want […]
What’s new in Blackboard April 2025
In the April update, we are particularly excited about a new feature called the Learning Object Repository. There is now the ability to print Blackboard Documents, and updates to the grading and feedback workflow for staff and students. New: Learning Object Repository The new Learning Object Repository is an institutional repository designed to centralise resources […]
Changes to Blackboard Course Roles
Over the next few months, we are making the following changes to the course roles in Blackboard. Additional Lecturer and Additional Tutor will no longer be available (from June 2025). Teaching staff should be added using the most appropriate role via Module Management (which will feed directly to Blackboard within an hour). Anyone with […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 1/4/2025
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 […]
Minor change: Teaching Room Machines
We have experienced an issue with the Panopto Recorder that has affected some people from having folders to record into. We believe that we now have a solution to this issue, which we have tested in a number of rooms. We are now rolling out this fix to all teaching room machines. User profiles will […]
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: Keynote Announcement
We are delighted to confirm our keynote for this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Bookings for the conference are already open. Dr Neil Currant will be joining us for an in-person keynote presentation and masterclass workshop on the second day of the conference, Wednesday 9 July. Neil will be discussing the important role of […]
Vevox Update: March 2025
There are some new features available in the latest Vevox (Polling Tool) update that we wanted to draw your attention to. For those unfamiliar with Vevox, the polling software can be used to ask students questions and for them to respond live using their mobile devices. For information on how to use Vevox, see our […]
Turnitin Scheduled Maintenance 29.03.2025
Turnitin will be unavailable between 15:00 and 15:30 on Saturday 29 March 2025 for scheduled maintenance. During this time, you will be unable to submit or grade any assessments. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Mini Conference: Programme Announcement
We are pleased to announce the programme for our forthcoming online Mini Conference: Employability and the Inclusive Curriculum. Taking place between 09:15 and 13:00 on 8 April, in collaboration with colleagues in the Careers Service, places can be booked online. We will start the conference with a welcome from Professor Anwen Jones at 09:15 before […]