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Good Practice Guide to Discussion Boards

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This document takes a look at different uses and the pedagogic implications of using discussion boards in your module. Whilst it is not a technical document, it does focus on the pros and cons of the discussion boards provided in

Russell February 25, 2015January 26, 2017 LTE Blog Read more

Good Practice Guide to Blogs

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The following document explores the uses of blogs and journals in an on-line module. It is not meant to be a technical guide, and it focuses more on the pedagogy of using these tools. Whilst not specifically technical, it is

Russell February 25, 2015September 5, 2017 LTE Blog No Comments Read more

Screenshots from Microsoft Outlook 2013

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Microsoft Outlook 2013 has some very nice new features but one that I’ve been finding very useful is the inclusion of a screen grab facility. There have been many times when I’ve needed to be able to send a screen

Russell December 16, 2014January 26, 2017 LTE Blog Read more

10 Free Sites To Create Beautiful Quotations

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Introduction In this blog post we are going to take a quick look at 10 sites that will let you produce beautiful looking quotations. With (typically) minimal effort you can create some really nice quotes as images that can brighten

Russell September 29, 2014June 24, 2022 LTE Blog Read more

Embed Word Documents into Blackboard

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In this post we’re going to look at one way in which you can embed your Microsoft Word document into Blackboard. By embed we’re talking about not just attaching a link to the Word document. We’re talking about a way

Russell September 17, 2014January 26, 2017 LTE Blog No Comments Read more

15 Sites to Help Concentration

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Introduction There are times when you just need to concentrate. However, there are also many times when noise gets in the way. You might be working in a busy office, or trying to study in the library. Noisy interruptions can

Russell July 17, 2014January 26, 2017 LTE Blog No Comments Read more

Time.Ly Calendar in WordPress

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Introduction Blackboard comes with its own calendar facility which allows you to enter different events to keep your module on track. However, you may be wanting something with a bit more functionality – like the ability to categorise events. If so, you

Russell July 10, 2014January 26, 2017 LTE Blog No Comments Read more

10 RSS Embeddable Widgets

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In this blog post we’re going to take a quick look at 10 RSS widgets that you can embed directly into your Blackboard module. What is RSS? RSS stands for either Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. It allows

Russell July 2, 2014June 1, 2020 LTE Blog Read more

Experiences of a MOOC

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MOOCS seem to be talked about by everyone these days. Just what is a MOOC? Basically, it stands for Massive Open Online Course. It’s a free course that’s held totally online across the world. Literally anyone can sign up for

Russell July 30, 2013January 26, 2017 LTE Blog Read more

Putting a YouTube Video into PowerPoint 2010

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This short blog will quickly go through what you need to do to embed your YouTube video directly into a PowerPoint presentation. That is, the video will appear directly in the presentation slide and not just be a link to

Russell July 25, 2013January 26, 2017 LTE Blog No Comments Read more
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