Welcome
Welcome back to what we are sure will be another fantastic year of teaching and learning! Hopefully, you had time to enjoy a well-earned break and are already back in full swing!
In this month’s issue, you can find need-to-know news, advice, top tips, and resources. All to help improve your Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment practice.
News
Digital Skills Survey
Thank you to the teaching staff who have completed the Digital Skills Survey.
For those who haven’t yet, it takes just five minutes to complete and helps us enhance your digital experience!
Creating Turnitin Assignments
Turnitin is now available on both LearnZone and Teams, with a new updated interface. As a result, the process you are used to for creating and sharing assignments has changed. But don’t worry – we’ll guide you through each step!
If you use Teams for your online teaching and learning, find out more here: Creating Turnitin Assignments on Teams
If you use LearnZone for your online teaching and learning, find out more here: Creating Turnitin Assignments on LearnZone
Creating new Teams
A reminder that to create a new Team, you need to use the Form located on the Staff Dashboard. These Teams are automatically created based on the information you provide in the form.
Top Tips and Resources
Student Helpdesk
The Student Helpdesk has been refreshed over the summer. For those unaware, the Student Helpdesk is a central hub designed to support students with clear, accessible information and guidance.
They will find helpful information on accessing their college accounts, Teams, LearnZone, ILP, Wellbeing, Accessibility and much more.
Make sure to highlight the Helpdesk to your students and encourage them to check it first whenever they need help or support.
Digital Essentials
We are proud to present our new Digital Essentials pathway!
Designed to provide a foundational understanding of the digital devices, platforms and applications used throughout the institution, as well as key principles of digital accessibility, AI, cybersecurity, and safe, responsible internet use.
All eight courses within this pathway have been produced to ensure a consistent and robust baseline of digital proficiency for everyone across the organisation.
Help and Support
For a full list of our approved platforms and technologies, visit our dedicated blog page.
As always, contact the Digital Learning Team for more information, guidance, and support.