XMA (our commercial partners) have released a new case study on the FFL iPad deployment. Watch the video….
Leave the classroom and go mobile with Microsoft Sway
The following is an example of how the Future Facing Learning toolkit specifically Microsoft Sway was integrated into a seminar task to provide more active learning. The module ‘Introduction to Physical Activity’ is level 4 and ran by Alison Innerd a Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise within the School of Health and Social Care…
Enhancing Q&As with the FFL toolkit
The following is an example of how supporting students was addressed through the Future Facing Learning toolkit of apps. The need to quickly provide feedback to students was addressed through an asynchronous Q&A space within Padlet enhanced with video recording with Panopto app of live explanations provided within class…
Using Forms to create a quick poll in Teams
Within Microsoft Teams you can easily add a real time poll to the conversation area by mentioning Microsoft Forms. Great for instantly gaining quick feedback from your students. Polls can be created on the go through the iPad app…
Piloting ReView Scheduled Recording
As you may know, many teaching staff are opting to record their lectures using Teesside’s ReView Lecture Capture system powered by Panopto. One of the drawbacks of the existing lecture capture set-up is its ad-hoc recording feature. At present, staff are required to log-in to Blackboard to launch the software at the start of a lecture to record and end the recording manually…
Asking questions in a lecture using the FFL Toolkit
We often get asked about how academics can get students to ask questions in real time during a lecture, using the future facing learning (FFL) toolkit. Giving students the voice and confidence to be able to ask questions is a key part of the FFL project…
Using Microsoft OneNote to capture lectures
Jibin He from SSED came to visit us asking about using a stylus for his iPad. As he works with a lot of equations and scientific notation, to be able to write these more naturally would be very advantageous…
FFL Toolkit in Action
Last Wednesday (19th September) LTE supported Teesside University Business School (TUBS) as they ran an induction event for around 200 students in the newly refurbished Business School premises…
Printing from your iPad
As the University pushes forward with the Future Facing Learning agenda, a question we frequently get asked in training is whether it is possible to print from the iPad to the MyPrint system. The quick answer is Yes! But it’s
Future Facing Learning – Sandpit Events
For those staff undertaking the Future Facing Learning Digital Development Programme, we’re pleased to announce our Sandpit events. The Sandpit features contributions from Microsoft and our partners from XMA, and provides an opportunity to share practice and ideas across multi-disciplinary teams and also to find out about additional features or tools not covered as part of the core training programme…