Author: Colette Fuller – Senior Learning Technologist, Centre for Collaborative Learning Anyone making their first steps back to the office after almost 18 months? Some of you will be very keen to get back (me!) and some may be less so, and some may be looking forward to a new Read more…
Author: James Wells – Head of Digital Curriculum, Middlesbrough College Over the past couple of years, Microsoft Planner has transformed working practices in my department, helping to streamline workflows and reduce unnecessary communication. For those who haven’t used Planner before, think of it as a stripped-back project management tool, focussing Read more…
Author: Claire Mellor, Lecturer in Cell Biology Teams, set-up & channels With Microsoft Teams now becoming the new go-to place for teaching at UCLan, many staff members are starting to think about the setup of their Module Teams. When it comes to group work (for example on one of my Read more…
Author: Colette Eaton – Lecturer and Placement Co-ordinator: Health & Social Care As the placement co-ordinator for our Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, I am always looking for creative ways for our students to record their learning and development through their placement experiences. Up until two years ago, Read more…
Author: Anne Jarvis – Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at UCLan This account details my experience of utilising Teams to develop appropriate transferrable skills in a neuroscience nurse cohort in higher education. Challenge: The main challenges within my working sphere of nurse education were the Read more…
Authors: Andrew Sprake, Lecturer & Jess Macbeth, Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport & Health Sciences at UCLan Challenge This blog reflects on two specific examples of how Microsoft Teams helped to address three common challenges in higher education: Developing learner autonomy Facilitating effective group collaboration Developing students’ digital skills in Read more…
Author: Chris Melia – TELT 3rd July 2019 When I heard that Dominic Williamson had announced a series of Microsoft Teams Education roadshow events in the UK, I immediately looked to see what dates were on offer! This was the first time that the MS Teams & MS Education team Read more…
Author: Leah Kirk – Lecturer (School of Community Health and Midwifery) My name is Leah Kirk and I am a Lecturer in Midwifery. I wanted to write about the use of Microsoft Teams within the midwifery team. As a group of lecturers, we have worked really hard to ensure all Read more…
Author: Kirstie Harrison, School of Nursing Existing Approach or Challenge “We’ve always done it this way” I don’t know about how you feel when you hear this phrase, but I believe that it can really stifle a team’s motivation for change, hinder innovation and really disrupt a team that is Read more…
Author: Chris Melia, TELT It’s been just over two years since the release of Microsoft’s collaborative workspace – Microsoft Teams, so what better time to share some advice and tips around how you can obtain and increase learner engagement with the platform. Organising your Team Appropriately title the Team to Read more…