Latest posts from the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit blog
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: Registration now open
Registration for the twelfth annual Learning and Teaching conference is now open. This year’s Learning and Teaching conference has the theme Equipping for Excellence: Pioneering Learning and Teaching Design and will be taking place between Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 September 2024. You can register for the conference online. Call for Proposals Staff, postgraduate teaching assistants, […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 16/4/2024
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 […]
External Speakers: Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack
The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to welcome our next external speakers on 2 and 3 May 2024, Pedagodzilla, the pedagogic podcast with the pop culture core, to Aberystwyth University. They are running a very special series of in-person events and CPD sessions on 2nd and 3rd May 2024. Staff can book on […]
What’s New in Blackboard Learn Ultra April 2024
The April update to Blackboard Learn Ultra includes a much-requested feature; Anonymous posts for discussions. Additionally, there are improvements to feedback and Gradebook calculations. Anonymous posts for Discussions Discussions play a pivotal role in nurturing peer-to-peer interaction and critical thinking. Students need to feel free to express their ideas and opinions without fear of judgement. […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 3/4/2024
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 […]
Staff Workshop on Artificial Intelligence
Information Services is pleased to announce a special half-day event looking at ways in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in academic contexts. The event will be held on Thursday 11 April between 09:00-13:00 in the International Politics Main Hall. You can sign up for the event on the Session Booking page. The […]
Exemplary Course Award 2023-24
Lauren Harvey and Caroline Whitby, from the Department of Law and Criminology, have been awarded the Exemplary Course Award for the module LC31520: Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort In addition to the winner, the following module achieved Highly Commended: The aim of the Exemplary Course Award, now in its ninth year, is to recognise the very […]
What’s New in Blackboard Learn Ultra – March 2024
This month Blackboard brings us the ability to see Gradebook item statistics, being able to set assessments with no due date and some tweaks to message notifications. Gradebook item statistics Item statistics give insight to course members’ overall performance on a graded content. Now, instructors can select a column in the gradebook to access summary […]
Weekly Resource Roundup – 15/3/2024
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 […]
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Creation 2024-25
The recent Academic Enhancement Committee approved some changes to the annual course creation process: Some staff have asked for more information about why courses will be created blank. This blog post is designed to help explain the reasons for this decision. Previous years’ course copy process was done using Building Blocks. Building Blocks are no […]