XMA (our commercial partners) have released a new case study on the FFL iPad deployment. Watch the video….
Future Facing Learning iPad Deployment – XMA Case Study
Blackboard Downtime This Summer: 29th August – 2nd September
As usual, we’ll be making some improvements to the Blackboard website at Teesside University this summer. Read on for more information…
Digital Certifications
We’re now facilitating opportunities every Wednesday afternoon for staff and students to undertake not just the MCE certification, but also any Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) qualifications. Again, we are able to offer this thanks to our partners – Prodigy Learning. This is a great opportunity for everyone to gain formal certification of their digital skills..Read More
A step towards doing data science in the cloud and on your iPad: Be digitally empowered and future ready!
This is a guest blog post by Dr Mark Butler, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader MSc Intelligence and Data Analytics from School of Science, Engineering & Design. He currently teaches crime scene examination techniques as well as intelligence analysis. Email:
Using Socrative to enhance the lecture
Kate Byrnes has been exploring the use of Socrative in her sessions. This article looks at how she has used Socrative and how it applies to the FFL Toolkit.
Digital Accessibility Sessions 5th July
Alistair McNaught will be joining us next Friday 5th July to help us prepare for the EU directive web accessibility requirements from September 2019. There will be two sessions on: From compliance to culture change; turning digital accessibility legislation into a quality student experience. At first glance, preparing for digital accessibility legislation seems as exciting as going to the dentist and maybe just as stressful. This session attempts to show otherwise. Using a range of practical activities to help you reflect on your own good practices, the session will explore the opportunities the legislation provides for the kind of joined up thinking that will help maximise return on investment, optimise the student experience, prioritise staff training and rationalise quality assurance processes…
4th July 2019 – Digital Learning Conference: Leading in a Digital Age
Digital Learning Conference: Leading in the Digital Age – 4th July 2019 – Within the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, technological advancements are altering the global landscape and shifting organisations in new directions at unparalleled pace. Book your FREE place here!
Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
The Accessibility Checker tool within Microsoft’s Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint enables you to easily check for any accessibility issues in your content…
Recent Fellowship Successes through the University’s Professional Development Framework
Congratulations to the colleagues below who were successful in their recent applications, through the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme, and achieved their respective Fellowship Awards…
Teesside University Students’ Union Sport and Activity Survey
Calling all students, our Students’ Union need your help to shape a new sports strategy! This survey is for current Teesside University students regarding their sport and activity usage on campus. We are collecting this data to best inform practice