As usual, we’ll be making some improvements to Blackboard (EAT) this summer. It will be unavailable between 28/07/17 at 6pm until 01/08/17 at 10pm whilst we work on a number of things. We fully appreciate that whatever time we choose, it won’t be ideal for everyone. After considering all the factors we know about (such as exam boards, re-sits and staff availability), we’ve tried to pick the least inconvenient times possible…
Come along and see a room with a view, a view that is of our new online space Collaborate Ultra. Collaborate Ultra is a browser-based online classroom/webinar tool, integrated within Teesside University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) – Blackboard. We hope you’ll be able to join us as we introduce this new online environment at Teesside University’s ‘Teaching Excellence’ Learning and Teaching Enhancement Conference, taking place on Monday 26th June and Tuesday 27th June 2017 in The Curve…
This article looks at how we can use the Journal tool in Blackboard for something a bit different to its usual task. The most common application of the journal is to create a space within a module for private reflection. However, it has other uses as this article will hopefully demonstrate. The article finishes with a very quick summary of reflection in education, and how Blackboard can help facilitate this…
Bite-size is effectively ‘chunking’ relevant content into manageable nuggets of information. It is a great way to engage learners who prefer snappy, accessible and easy to remember content. Making information available in digestible portions provides students with the opportunity to work through material in stages, allowing them to focus on topics, which results in deeper, more meaningful learning…
Mobile apps aren’t just for use outside of the classroom – they can have just as much impact when used appropriately inside the classroom environment, especially in terms of student engagement…
ReView (powered by Panopto) allows lectures and teaching sessions taking place in equipped rooms to be recorded and then accessed by students at a later date through Blackboard. Recorded sessions can include seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions and practice-based sessions as well as the more traditional lectures. The same ReView system also allows a wide range of learning and teaching materials to be recorded, which can provide additional resources for students…
In 2012 the LTE team started to look at how mobile devices could be used to enhance the learning and teaching experience at Teesside University. At a time when mobile devices such as smartphones and technology use had started to become ubiquitous we had done very little to see where, or indeed if mobile devices could fit within our learning and teaching strategy.
The Academic Registry – LTE team offers a number of professional development opportunities for academic staff. Our CPD sessions are especially designed to meet the needs of our academic staff…
The Students as Researchers scheme is a fantastic opportunity for our undergraduate students to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experiences. Beginning in 2011/2012, it has given students the opportunity to undertake a range of research activities alongside academic staff as paid research assistants on a variety of authentic discipline and pedagogic research projects.
After Easter, the university will be launching three Higher Education Academy surveys into students’ experiences of their time at Teesside. The responses to the surveys (along with responses made to other institutions) will allow us to develop a stronger evidence base for enhancing learning and teaching across the University. In an environment where students have many competing demands on their time…
