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
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
Apparently electronic screens still aren’t as good at being paper as paper is. This link is from Sci Amer from last year, but there’s also a more recent article in New Sci if you can access it. In both articles some examples are
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
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
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
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
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
Adding captions to your video content increases accessibility and can help to further engage students. Find out about captioning your videos – including how to use YouTube’s useful automatic captioning service!
Another list of new technologies that people think might be set to revolutionise HE. This one was brought to my attention by Liz Jolly (thanks Liz). http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/twelve-technologies-set-to-revolutionise-higher-education-in-australiaand-beyond/2013566.article
