Blackboard Ally is an accessibility tool that is integrated into our LearnZone and HE LearnZone sites. Ally provides a raft of tools to help staff ensure their online resources are accessible and the option for students to access these in a variety of formats. Alternative formats Ally automatically creates alternative …
Adobe has announced the retirement of Adobe Spark but don’t worry all is not lost they are replacing it with the all-new Adobe Express and all of your existing projects will automatically transfer over. Adobe express provides all the familiar features and more that lets you quickly and easily make …
Microsoft has just completely updated their Teams Whiteboard software the video below is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use the NEW features. The updated Whiteboard in Teams meetings includes real-time collaboration, Whiteboard templates, adding images and reactions to Whiteboards, and lots more. These new features in Microsoft Teams will …
When using Breakout Rooms in Teams you still have the ability to record the whole meeting including all of the different breakout rooms you create. To do this you need join each of the different rooms and start them recording manually for example: In the main meeting you will start …
Take a quick glance at how to use OneDrive to share files and folders. Click on the graphic below to view the video. To find out more visit the Microsoft Support Website. You can also follow our Learning Technology Channel to keep up to date with any new videos posted. Thank …
Introduction Several curriculum areas across Loughborough College have discovered Microsoft Stream and have adopted this technology as part of everyday teaching, learning and assessment. Public Services and Sport have both been sharing good practice with eLearning on how they have been using Stream mainly to enable learners to record videos …
Thanks to everyone who has given feedback on the new LearnZone theme. We have now squashed a few bugs and errors that had appeared including; Page load times for staff: This affected teaching staff. You should see a dramatic improvement in speed as you click from page to page. My …
Microsoft Forms is a quick and easy way to create quizzes that give your students instant feedback and marks. Originally designed as a survey tool, Microsoft has added the quiz feature to make it great for assessment both in and out of the class. Not tried a Microsoft Form before? …
Heard of Quizlet? If not, quickly visit the current king of flashcards, mini tests and matching games and come back. Quizlet has added a new feature to their flashcard sets called diagrams. You can now create labelled diagrams for learners to test themselves on (or get them to create there …
Who doesn’t love a good infographic? We certainly do and we love to use Venngage to create them. With a range of available templates, you can create quick and easy infographics to display a wide range of data. The uses for this type of display in teaching is only as limited …
