Digital Learning News July 2023

Welcome

In this, the last issue for this academic year, we share essential news, upcoming events, and what we have been doing recently, to help improve your Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment practice.

News

LearnZone Rollover 23/24

This year we are moving to a new version of LearnZone and as such will need a little more time to update the servers and roll your courses over. Key dates along with a link to the full blog post can be found below.

Friday 7th July – Sunday 9th July – FELearnZone, HE LearnZone, and StaffZone sites cannot be used

Monday 10th July 8:30am – HELearnZone access restored and can be used as normal

Tuesday 11^th July 8:30am – FELearnZone and StaffZone access restored and can be used as normal

Find out more in our blog post

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is a hot debate topic currently, with lots of news items and people across the sector talking about how it will impact Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA). As part of CPD week, there are sessions about AI for Business support staff on Wednesday 5^th July and again for Curriculum staff on Thursday 6^th July.

Please contact Dan Vaughan if you have any concerns regarding AI misconduct or guidance.

Upcoming Events

Digital Learning CPD Week Sessions

The Digital Learning team are running some exciting sessions during CPD Week that are not to be missed:

Monday

The Rising Tide – A Differentiated Learning Experience – Monday 03/07/23 at 9:15 – 10:45

Differentiated Learning Using LearnZone settings – Monday 03/07/23 at 13:00 – 14:00

VR Experience – Monday 03/07/23 at 13:30 – 14:00 and 14:00 – 14:30 (20-minute use)

Accessibility Training – Monday 03/07/23 at 14:15 – 15:45

Tuesday

One Drive/SharePoint – Tuesday 04/07/23 at 11:00 – 12:30

The Rising Tide – A Differentiated Learning Experience – Tuesday 04/07/23 at 13:00 – 14:30
Make your LearnZone Resources Accessible – Tuesday 04/07/23 at 15:00 – 16:00

Wednesday

Padlet – Wednesday 05/07/23 at 09:00 – 10:00

The AI Revolution – Business Support – Wednesday 05/07/23 at 09:00 – 10:00

One Note & Class Notebook – Wednesday 05/07/23 at 10:45 – 12:15

Thinglink – Create online immersive experiences for your Learners – Wednesday 05/07/23 at 13:00 – 14:00

Microsoft Forms – Wednesday 05/07/23 at 14:30 – 15:30

What’s Happening

FE Presentations

Not only have we been busy planning our CPD week sessions, but we have also been live streaming the fantastic FE Presentations where teachers, learners, family, carers, and friends got to celebrate student success. If you missed any of the action, the links to each ceremony are below.