Turnitin is a great tool to utilise when setting up an assignment in Blackboard. Using Turnitin can make it easier to collate a cohort’s assignments, as well as to view originality reports…
Using Turnitin within Assignments – Did you know?
Teams Live Events – Did you know?
Using Teams is a great way to host live events. Teams Live Events is designed for situations where the few are presenting to the many, contrasting with standard Teams Meetings which are designed for interactive and collaborative participation from many members of the meeting…
Effective Engagement through Pedagogic Practice
Student engagement can have a positive impact on enhancing the student experience and has a critical role to play in improving student retention and achievement. Teesside University is committed to promoting effective engagement and key elements of its Learning and Teaching Strategy explicitly captures how we engage our students…
Managing Effective Focus Groups
Setting up a focus group is a great way to gather feedback on your online delivery. By collecting feedback, you can work out what aspects of your module are working effectively for your students, and which aspects they would prefer to see with some changes. The following are some tips on how you can set up and manage an effective focus group…
Support for External Examiners
We’ve got information and guidance on how to provide material to External Examiners for modules using the Blackboard VLE (via the Electronic Module Box) and the TU Online VLE (using the university’s SendTo service)…
6 Attributes of Creative Learners
Creativity is not a new concept in higher education. Nor is it something to be bolted on to curriculum practices. Creativity is core to realising authentic future facing learning and the context for many of the wider capabilities and complex learning we seek to develop through our courses and modules…
Focus on the Future
With so many uncertainties and competing priorities, some students will have put their career plans on hold until recently. The Student Futures team is available to support students…
Student Futures FAQ – 10 things that all students should know
10 things students should know…Despite the team not being based on campus, Advisers are available throughout the week to talk to students by phone, Skype/Teams and to support via email. Read More..
Personal Tutoring: Core Values and Effective Mentoring Relationships
The aim of Personal Tutoring at Teesside University (as captured in its Code of Practice) is: To enhance the learning experience, well-being and achievement of Teesside University Students, helping to ensure that each student is known, valued and their respective needs recognised and supported…
Adding Frequently Asked Questions to your module
In a previous blog post we discussed how adding a Frequently Asked Questions section to your module can help to simplify your online delivery. The following are a few simple ways in which you could add a FAQ section to your module…