Welcome Back
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.
In this month’s issue, you can find need-to-know news, advice, top tips and resources. Plus, updates on what we have been up to help improve your Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment practice.
News
AI.Loucoll – Our Fantastic New Resource!
We are excited to announce our new AI prompt tool AI.Loucoll.
AI.loucoll.ac.uk offers a range of prompts to help streamline workflows for most common tasks including admin tasks, lesson planning, resource creation, research and more. Alongside this, you will find some easy access links to other AI-enabled tools.
AI.Loucoll makes it easier for you to create whatever you need quicker. Find out more in our blog.
LearnZone Update for 2024 – 25
Just before summer break we successfully rolled over to a new version of LearnZone.
You might not notice any changes, however, there are a couple of minor tweaks that are worth noting. Make sure your pages are in line with the Minimum Expectations for LearnZone
Find out more in our blog post
Teams Update for 2024 – 25
At the start of each academic year, teachers are responsible for managing their Microsoft Team sites. This includes archiving old Teams and setting up new ones in line with the Minimum Expectations for Teams.
Find out more in our blog post
Top Tips and Resources
Wooclap Institution License
During our CPD session before summer, we announced that we had purchased a full site license for Wooclap.
To sign up to Wooclap head to the website via this specific link, so you can take advantage of all the features it has to offer!
Find out more in our blog post or our online course.
College Approved Platforms and Technologies
As mentioned in our CPD session before summer break we wanted to share our College Approved Platforms and Technologies page located on our blog.
Within you will find our full list of approved platforms and technologies, to enhance digital teaching, learning and assessment.
We also have a dedicated Recommended Technologies section in our blog where you can find helpful posts about these different tech.
What’s Happening
ThingLink 360 Tour of the June Art Exhibition
If you missed the annual Creative Art Exhibition in June, or would like to revisit it, now you can in our interactive 360 virtual tour!
We visited the exhibit to create an immersive 360 tour with ThingLink that can be seen here.
If you have a 360 project you would like help with don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Help and Support
As always contact the Digital Learning Team for more information, guidance, and support.