Category: Digital Learning
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Educational Videos: Recap and Overview
Video content is a vital tool for learners and part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL framework, first defined by David H. Rose, Ed.D. of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990s, calls for creating a curriculum from the outset…
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Academic Year 24-25: Digital Learning Things to know.
1 – Importing The digital learning team and the Course Support Administrators have completed the importing of content for course and unit sites. Those left blank are either new units or a unit with a change of name. Please contact us if you need support with importing or setting up…
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Moodle Autumn Clean
It’s almost the start of a new term. Your Moodle sites have been rolled over, and it’s now the perfect time to have an Autumn (Spring) clean! It’s easy to use Moodle as a repository for your files, but over the years this can lead to a lot of content…
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Digital Champions: 23/24
Our third cohort of Digital Champions worked along side our key projects during last academic year. These projects where; Educational Videos, Moodle Template and Accessibility. The champions work have channeled the student voice into our project and moved several projects forward. The champions also worked as a group and looked…
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Moodle Rollover 2024 – FAQ
Moodle Rollover – What is it? Rollover is when all the new Moodle sites are set up for next academic year. This is based off the course data give by quality. When does roll over happen? 9th – 10th July – Moodle Downtime for upgrades and updates. 15th – 16th…
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Miro: AI Assist
Miro has introduced an AI Assistant, with a range of features that can be used on your boards. AI assist is only on the Enterprise license. You will need to have a Miro UAL education account in order to use this function. Accessing AI Assist AI Assist, can be accessed…
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Miro: Talktrack and Presentation Notes
Talktrack Talktrack is a new function on Miro that allows users to add a video to a frame. This works similar to cameo in PowerPoint. Anyone who has been added as part of the team for that board can add a Talktrack. This can be used for; This tool is…
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Accessibility: Spring Clean Your Moodle Pages
The daffodils’ and the snow drops are out, but we don’t want our Moodle pages accessibilities scores to drop. During the spring break many of you will be uploading material for the summer term onto Moodle. Make sure you are checking your documents and making them as accessible as possible.…
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Moodle Reports
Moodle has a number of inbuilt reports that you can use to gather information such as: Detailed accessibility information Course participation Activity usage General student engagement Reports can be accessed by going to the Course Menu > Reports. From here you will see a number or reports that can be…
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PowerPoint Live with Subtitles and Captions
Many of our students have English as a second or third language. They can often struggle with having a full understanding of a lecture. It can also be cognitively exhausting. Other students are also translating for them. Those with hearing impairments will find it easier to follow a lecture with…
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