Here at Teesside University we now have a set of inclusivity principles to assist Schools, Departments and the University to plan for diversity across all aspects of the student experience. The adoption of a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach will support the creation of flexible ways of learning that also empower learners to develop both inside and outside the classroom…
Did you know about the new EU directives on digital accessibility? In association with Dr Abi James NADP are offering training events on Improving Digital Accessibility & the new EU Directive during March 2019. In her workshop delegates will be introduced to guidelines, techniques and regulations for improving digital accessibility…
Office Mix is a free plugin for Microsoft PowerPoint that offers a simple way to turn your PowerPoint slides into interactive online sessions and presentations. This is a great solution for anyone who wants to produce “screencasts” or “lecture casts”
There are many times when I need a bit of music for a presentation or a show reel but I have very little skills in creating my own music! This post looks at a few sites where you can download
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 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
Putting tests into your module is a great way of allowing the students to test themselves as well as letting you see the progress they are making…Here we offer a relatively quick and painless solution – use Microsoft Excel.
I’ve been collecting a few articles on video games and what we can learn from them for a little while, and after two comments on presentations at the Future Learningscapes conference yesterday at the University of Greenwich, In virtual worlds
Just a couple of additional resources following directly on from the longish post on thinking a bit outside of the box with your PowerPoint presentations. If you spend a couple of coffee breaks looking into the tutorials, you will soon
