Training events This blog will provide you with a brief update on how the Teaching and Learning Academy plans to support you and your colleagues with training events over the next 12 months:
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Blog Post: External Technology Enhanced Learning Events
Get involved with the HE Technology Enhanced Learning Community, these two events are running over the next few weeks: Warwick TEALfest – 10th May Join the University of Warwick for TEALfest (technology enhanced active learning), a week long festival of…
Blog Post: Vevox Success at Liverpool Business School
Dr Lindsey Gaston Senior Lecturer at the LJMU Business School started using Vevox back in 2017 as a way to create more discussion and a more inclusive environment in his lectures at the Liverpool Business School. Liverpool John Moores University decided…
Blog Post: Delivering Sustainable Accessible Digital Learning
Small changes can make big differences for all users. Myself and other members of the Teaching and Learning and Academy recently attended an event run by AbilityNet to understand and apply inclusive and accessible digital practices. The following text summarises…
Blog Post: Canvas Assessment Updates (20/03/21)
Canvas have developed some really useful assessment features which will be introduced this Saturday on the 20th March update. Webcam Submissions For Assignments with the ‘File Upload‘ submission type, students now have the option to use their webcam to submit…
Blog Post: Canvas Accessibility Updates
Both Canvas and Zoom have recently been updated to include some really useful Accessibility features. Canvas – Immersive Reader Microsofts Immersive Reader is now incorporated into Canvas. The immersive reader enables students with learning differences such as Dyslexia using text…
Blog Post: Vevox/Canvas LTI (Staff)
Vevox Vevox is the institutional classroom voting system which provides a whole range of ways to engage your students. We want to make it as easy as possible to access this tool. We have added a link to all Canvas course menus for staff…
Blog Post: Staff Training Sessions and Development Opportunities 2021
We have released our training and network dates for the next semester. We want to help you by providing training on the wide range of technologies and help you understand how to get the most from them. We also have…
Blog Post: Vevox Updates (Staff)
Vevox staff accounts must use the Microsoft login username@ljmu.ac.uk and LJMU password to log in to Vevox, from now on; this includes login to the PowerPoint add in. This change removes the original Vevox login option to use a LJMU email address…
Blog Post: December Learning Technology Updates (Staff)
On the 19th December, both Panopto and Canvas will be updated. This weekend sees the introduction of a new course Student preview tool in Canvas and Panopto have a number of updates including the ability to tag videos, new Smart…