Virtual Classroom: real world examples. Session 4: Zoom – asynchronous teaching using lecture recordings

Virtual Classroom- real world examples - Session 4

During this short session, you will learn about asynchronous teaching using lecture recordings in Zoom.

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Assessed blogging ideas in PebblePad – from the simplest to the very complex

Assessed blogging ideas in PebblePad - from the simplest to the very complex

The session explores different workflows for tutors interested in introducing assessed blogging for their students: from the most basic “learning diaries” to the heavily scaffolded blog entries with template-based feedback.

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Virtual Classroom: real world examples. Session 3: Zoom – Interactive classes using whiteboards and polling

Virtual Classroom- real world examples - Session 3

During this short session, you will learn how to increase the interactivity of your Zoom sessions through the use of whiteboards and polling.

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Virtual Classroom: Real world examples. Session 1: Collaborate- Interactive teaching using breakout rooms & Polls

Virtual Classroom: Real world examples. Session 1: Collaborate- Interactive teaching using breakout rooms & Polls

In this short session, you’ll discover how to use Blackboard Collaborate’s breakout rooms and polls.

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Encouraging Student Interaction and Engagement with In-Class Polling

Encouraging Student Interaction and Engagement with In-Class Polling

This hands-on session will look at some techniques and functionality of in-class polling systems that can help engage your students with your teaching and course material. The session will look at different question types, in-built functionality, and common techniques for encouraging peer and class discussion.

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Introduction to LinkedIn Learning

Image of a female viewing a linkedin learning video on an imac computer in an office space.

LinkedIn Learning is the world’s leading online learning platform, providing users with access to over 250,000 videos and 17,000 courses in business, creative and technical skills. During this short webinar, you’ll learn more about the service including how to create your free account, search for content and share with others.

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Enhancing student learning and employability with Jisc’s Discovery Tool

Embedding digital capability and development using Jisc’s Discovery Tool

This session will introduce the current position of digital capabilities and fluency in Higher Education and society as a whole and pull in data from the sector-wide Digital Experience Insights survey.

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Transition from University to hybrid or remote working

Transition from University to hybrid or remote working

In this session, we will discuss the transition from University to hybrid or remote working. We will look at meeting etiquette, tools and techniques for building relationships, time management, work-life balance, wellbeing, tips on workspaces etc.

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Diversifying the Curriculum with OER

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In this one hour seminar, we will look at existing practices across the university adopting open education practices and resources to diversify the curriculum and encourage student co-creation and learning.

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Orientation to Learn Ultra Based Navigation

Orientation to learn ultra based navigation

This summer will see a change to the way staff and students access their content in Learn. Although courses themselves are not changing at this point, the new Ultra Base Navigation provides a lot of new functionality. This session provides an opportunity to view a walk through of these new features in Learn.

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Virtual Classroom: real world examples. Session 2: Collaborate- Interactive teaching with shared files

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In this short session, you will learn how to improve the interactivity of your teaching with shared files in Blackboard Collaborate.

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Cracking the code for schools in Scotland: coding with Noteable in GLOW

Cracking the code for schools in scotland coding with Glow

This short talk will outline the progress over the past year to integrate the Noteable coding platform developed by EDINA, the centre for digital expertise and services within the Information Services Group, into Scottish schools.

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Teaching and learning programming more collaboratively with Noteable

Teaching and learning programming more collaboratively with Noteable

In this session members from the Noteable team in EDINA, ISG will provide an overview of available platforms for programming using Jupyter notebooks in Noteable and enabling access to Python, RStudio and other programming languages and touch on upcoming features for the new academic year that will make Noteable more collaborative.

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2022 Festival Programme

Our 2022 festival programme is now live so head to our main Festival Programme page to view and book your space on our 2022 events.