Using technology collaboratively in our new lecture theatres
Want to know more about the collaborative lecture theatres at University of Leeds? Check out our new introductory video to find out more about the range of technology now available […]
Collaborate Club: New online lunchtime workshops
When it comes to staff training and development, time is one of the biggest barriers for staff attending scheduled sessions, this coupled with finding suitable rooms to set the sessions […]
Minerva Summer 2018 Upgrade
Cc: FESMs, DEALs, Blended Learning Support, Digital Education Service, OD&PL We are planning to upgrade Minerva this summer during the agreed maintenance period: Tuesday 10th July until late Wednesday 11th July* *Additionally, Thursday 12th July may […]
Jisc Digifest 2018
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/digifest Twitter #digifest18. Jisc is one of the UK’s leading edtech organisations providing support and advice mainly to the FE and HE sectors. The annual Digifest conference is […]
Important Changes to the Turnitin App
Message from the Learning Technologies Team On Tuesday 13th March, Turnitin released an update for their iPad app which has some changes regarding how you add classes from Minerva into […]
8 things you should know about creating video content
Students love videos… Distance Learning students really love them. And varying our delivery methods by creating videos for our students is something that more and more staff are doing every day, via a screencast – a recording of your screen along […]
Numbas – The Gateway to Formulaic Assessments
In the world of STEM, assessing students digitally can quickly become a problem. At lower levels, the questions are relatively simple, but, even then, there’s the case of adaptive marking, […]
Classroom Response Systems (CRS)
Over the past few months I have seen an increased interest in Classroom Response Systems (CRS) of one type or another. Whether for pop quizzes or real-time polling, using a classroom response system can add that extra level of interactivity into your session and help engage […]
Unlocking your content gradually: the key to engaging students and monitoring their progress
Keeping students engaged, motivated and encouraging them to prepare for your sessions can be a challenge. Adaptive Release – a Minerva tool which restricts who can view your content and […]
Summer Projects across MaPS
Student input is a critical part of MaPS’ Blended Learning approach. Arguably, everything done should be aiding their learning and improving their experience at the University, so getting them involved […]
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