New Features on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (Sep 2021)
Blackboard have been adding new features to Collaborate Ultra, their video conferencing platform. In this post, we have listed the new features and upgrades included […]
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PPLS Learning Technology Blog – Large Group Teaching
The following table show the capacity of the various live (synchronous) online teaching platforms available to PPLS staff. Generally speaking the higher-capacity ‘Webinar’ versions are […]
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PPLS Learning Tech Blog: Mentimeter
Category: Interactive presentation app which allows participants to interact with synchronous sessions using their own devices. Availability: In-browser: www.Mentimeter.com (presenter), www.Menti.com (participants) Installation: No need […]
Continue reading »Online Drop-in Meetings: Using Zoom Waiting Rooms
If you’d like to set up online drop-in meetings, like office hours, you can set this up using the Zoom waiting room. If you’re new […]
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PPLS Learning Tech Blog: Microsoft Whiteboard
Microsoft Whiteboard Category: Multimedia application Availability: Windows app, iOS app, browser app, Microsoft Teams integration. Installation: Get this app while signed into your Microsoft account […]
Continue reading »Blogging for student engagement
Many academics already use blogs to communicate with their students, peers and wider communities. But what about using blogs to generate student engagement and offer […]
Continue reading »The Content Collection in Learn
Behind every course on Learn, there’s an area hidden from students called the Content Collection. The main idea Learn is built around is that you: […]
Continue reading »Case studies collected by the Institute for Academic Development
The IAD have gathered together a wide range of case studies, which you can browse through here. Here are some selected case studies which may […]
Continue reading »How to keep your Learn pages tidy
1. Agree to organise material the same way as other lecturers on the course Multiple lecturers on the same course often bring their own way of organising materials. The pages […]
Continue reading »Online MSc in Epistemology, Ethics and Mind
Launched in September 2014 and part-funded by a Distance Education Initiative grant, the Online MSc in Epistemology, Ethics and Mind was the first fully online postgraduate programme to […]
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