Today (Thursday 20 May 2021) is the 10th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). Designing learning that is inclusive and accessible to all students is crucial in helping…Continue Reading GAAD 2021 – Designing Accessible Teaching & Learning for All
Blackboard Course Rollover 2021
Course rollover is the annual process whereby Blackboard courses from the current academic year are copied for use in the next academic year. Course Rollover for 2021 is scheduled to…Continue Reading Blackboard Course Rollover 2021
Repurposing screencasts for teaching and learning
Thinking about repurposing your screencasts for the next academic year? See the following practical tips to effectively prepare and edit your recordings for reuse in teaching and learning. Should I re-record instead of repurpose? Check the accessibility of your…Continue Reading Repurposing screencasts for teaching and learning
New Group name prefix to identify Blackboard Modules in MS Stream
The prefix used to identify a Group for a Blackboard module in Microsoft Stream is changing. This is being updated on Monday 19th April. The update will take place over several…Continue Reading New Group name prefix to identify Blackboard Modules in MS Stream
How can I ensure students join the correct Collaborate session?
Blackboard Collaborate: Help! My students end up in the wrong sessions.. Have you set up live interactive sessions using Blackboard Collaborate, but your students have ended up in the wrong…Continue Reading How can I ensure students join the correct Collaborate session?
Microsoft Stream: Creating better screencasts
Did you know there are some key steps when creating screencasts that can help students better engage with your recordings? The following advice will help to ensure all your students…Continue Reading Microsoft Stream: Creating better screencasts
T&L Showcase: Using Module Roadmaps & Weekly Plans
Tuesday 8 December 2020 saw another of CQSD’s T&L showcases, designed to help colleagues share practice, ideas, strategies and experiences. The theme for this showcase was using module roadmaps and…Continue Reading T&L Showcase: Using Module Roadmaps & Weekly Plans
Editing Stream auto-captions
Stream auto-captions: how accurate do they need to be? Are you making effective use of the Stream caption editor? Whilst checking auto-captions for accuracy is important, you also want to make best use…Continue Reading Editing Stream auto-captions
Updated Blackboard Content Editor
On 5th November, Blackboard’s Content Editor will be updated. You use the Blackboard Content Editor when: Writing announcements. Embedding video content, such as MS Stream or YouTube videos. Creating items or folders,…Continue Reading Updated Blackboard Content Editor
TEL Showcase – Flipped Learning
Many thanks to our speakers: Dr Sakhtivel Vaiyapuri (SCFP), Mrs Daniela Standen (ISLI), Dr Evangelos Delivopoulos (SBS) and Professor Jane Setter (SLL) for sharing their experience and insights at the…Continue Reading TEL Showcase – Flipped Learning