Author: Val Lawrenson SFHEA My first recollection is of learning how to use Word on a computer bought from Toys R Us in 1985. I can smile now at the antiquated technology but believe me at the time it was cutting edge. I was ridiculed by nursing colleagues who argued Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin, TELT What’s changed? New Government legislation has come in to effect which requires that all public sector website meet certain accessibility standards. The aim is to ensure that websites (and other platforms such as VLEs and intranets) are accessible to all users, particularly those with disabilities. The 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…
Author: Val Lawrenson, SFHEA Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching valawreson@uclan.ac.uk This week I joined up with my CELT colleague Vikki Summers and Chris Melia (TELT) to discuss the DigiLearn Practitioner programme being piloted by the College of Health and Wellbeing. We explored ways in which components of the DigiLearn Read more…
Author: Chris Melia, TELT Most importantly for our staff, it’s really about helping them to inspire our students to become a modern workforce of the future, in a sense that they are truly digitally enabled.” James Crooks, Director of Learning and Information Services In my last post on this blog Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson, TELT There are lots of enhancements and updated features following the annual Blackboard upgrade that recently took place. Some of the key changes are outlined below, but the full list is available to view via our special upgrade edition of the Blackboard Bulletin. Microsoft One Note Class Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin, TELT Microsoft Office for Office 365 (available to UCLan staff on your Surface Pro from July) comes with a raft of great new features. So many in fact, that we’ve split it over two blog posts. This week, it’s a whistle-stop tour of our favourite new features Read more…
Author: Chris Melia, TELT The introduction of Microsoft Teams as part of the Office 365 application suite has drastically changed the way in which learners can communicate, collaborate and access content online. In an age where smart phones are becoming the essential device for students, it is increasingly important to address their Read more…
Author: Colette Fuller ‘Amazing’…’Life changing’ ‘so useful!’ and ‘excited’ are words we frequently hear when delivering our OneNote workshops. If you aren’t already a OneNote convert then let’s see if the following will help to convince you! Taking notes! OneNote is a digital notebook so instead of lugging pens, paper and notebooks around, why not enter your notes into a OneNote Read more…
Author: Kevan Williams Working in a technology related discipline certainly requires a degree of tenacity and an ability to see beyond the plethora of applications, which are continually expanding and evolving. How many times has a challenge arisen where a hearty “there’s an app for that” type response is heard? Read more…