Staff Development Workshops 2015
Technology Enhanced Learning Support (TELS)
Blackboard Summer Upgrade 2015
In preparation for the new Academic year TELS will be running a series of workshops over the summer on the various learning technologies that we support at Abertay. Book onto one of our hands-on workshops using the button at the bottom of this poster to get your modules ready for the new academic year.
- Blackboard content collection *new
- Video Everywhere * new
- Blackboard wikis
- Blackboard journals
- Blackboard blogs
- Discussion forums
- Group management
- Blackboard mobile
E-Portfolio
Understand how Pebble+ can support students with their personal development, help them become reflective practitioners and life-long learners by using Pebble+ tools to plan, record, reflect and showcase their achievements and develop their digital identity.
Electronic Management of Assessment
- Creating online assessments
- Online feedback for assessments
- Blackboard grade centre
- Blackboard tests
- Blackboard and Turnitin rubrics
- Turnitin iPad app (grading offline)
Lecture Capture & Screencasts
Starting from September 2015 there will be 5 pilot rooms with Camtasia Relay installed on the tutor pc in the following rooms: 1006, 2521, 3004, 3522, 4540. Click on the image for more information.
Creating learning objects using Xerte
Xerte is a free open source content creation tool that can include text, sound, images, video, quizzes etc. This is a tool for both staff and students to create and share. Requires no technical knowledge! Xerte example
Webinars/Virtual Classrooms
Virtual classroom sessions and webinars take practice, need preparation and must be interactive. This session covers how to plan for interactivity online.
Book a workshop
More workshops will be added soon.