Below are a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help colleagues navigate the extensive resources available on LTE Online.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/strong> Where can I find guidance on strategies for embedding Flexible Assessment in my own practice?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> LTE Bites No.6: \u2018Strategies for Embedding Flexible Assessment\u2019 can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Where can I find more information on designing alternatives to traditional examinations?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> LTE Bites No.7: \u2018Designing Take Home Examinations\u2019 can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Where can I find information and guidance around developing learning designs that nurture creative learning?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> The Nurturing Creative Learning staff guide resource can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Q.<\/strong> Where can I find more information around Personal Tutoring and supporting my students?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> More information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Where can I find more information and guidance around engaging my students?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> More information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Is there any guidance around using the StREAM system itself?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> Yes – the Learner Analytics section of the Student Learning & Academic Registry Unity site<\/a> contains a complete User Guide<\/em>, as well as shorter guides for things like Interactions<\/em>, Filters<\/em>, Referrals<\/em> and the Algorithm, Weightings and Engagement Calculations<\/em>.\u00a0 There are also some more FAQs related to StREAM.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Q.<\/strong> Where can I find more about using ReView for recording videos, e.g. screen recording or ‘lecture capture\u2019?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> Some general information about using ReView can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 Please note<\/strong>: our advice regarding ReView and providing lectures online is to chunk your content up into smaller, more easily consumable videos (of, say, 10-15 minutes) rather than providing one 60 minute recording.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> What about online communication and collaboration?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> We have some great advice on Microsoft Teams and Blackboard Collaborate<\/a> (with plenty of links to more specific help).<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> I am delivering Online Learning through TU Online – what help is available for me?.<\/p>\n A. <\/strong>For colleagues working on the BCIP Online Learning Project with the OL team in Student Learning & Academic Registry, we have the following help:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Q.<\/strong> Is there guidance around principles of inclusivity?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> Yes – you can find this here<\/a>, along with our Guidelines for Creating Inclusive Learning Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> You can find an overview of UDL here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> What is the new accessibility legislation and what does it mean for my teaching?<\/p>\n A. <\/strong>For teaching purposes the legislation mainly applies to content uploaded to the VLE.\u00a0 We have guidance on the new accessibility requirements <\/a>for websites for an overview on what you need to consider in your digital teaching provision.<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> How can I create learning resources that are accessible?<\/p>\n A. <\/strong>There are accessibility principles that can be applied when developing presentations and visual and audio resources. We have guidance on the following types of learning resources:<\/p>\n Making PowerPoint presentations accessible<\/a><\/p>\n Making video and audio accessible<\/a><\/p>\n Creating accessible diagrams and charts<\/a><\/p>\n Making images accessible<\/a><\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> How do I make my written documents accessible?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> We have step by step guidance on creating accessible documents with the following applications available to everyone.<\/p>\n Making Adobe Acrobat PDF documents accessible<\/a><\/p>\n Making Word documents accessible<\/a><\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> What advice can I give my students to access resources in ways that suit their needs?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> We have guidance on Using Adobe Acrobat PDF Text to Speech<\/a> and Sway accessibility viewing options<\/a>. Student with existing arrangements or reasonable adjustments, should contact Disability Services.<\/a><\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> How can I provide captions for my video recordings?<\/p>\n A.<\/strong> We have a number of solutions for providing video recordings and live events that have in-build captioning capabilities. ReView (Panopto)<\/a> is our main platform for creating video resources and lecture capture and provides auto-captions for editing. Microsoft Teams<\/a> will also make available auto-captions for recorded meetings.\u00a0 Blackboard Collaborate<\/a> gives options to designate a participant the role of captioner in the meeting to provide summary captions.\u00a0 We also have some advice on what to include in video captions and transcripts<\/a> and accessibility best practices for webinars and meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Below are a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help colleagues navigate the extensive resources available on LTE Online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":10724,"parent":107,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nPersonal Tutoring<\/h5><\/div>
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