{"id":7523,"date":"2022-12-01T09:29:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T09:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2022-12-07T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T08:43:07","slug":"digital-learning-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/12\/01\/digital-learning-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Learning News December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the December edition of the Digital Learning Newsletter. In this issue, we will share essential news, top tips, what we have been doing recently to help improve your Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment practice and a Christmas surprise for you all to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#e4297c\"><strong>Essential News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Core Principles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 7 digital <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/category\/core-principles\/\">core principles blogs<\/a> are now all live. These principles are the foundation for best practice in&nbsp;Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. The blog posts examine and outline <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/09\/23\/core-principles\/\">what our principles are<\/a> and how to apply them in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/11\/02\/core-principles-learnzone\/\">LearnZone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/11\/11\/core-principles-msteams\/\">Microsoft Teams<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Microsoft 365 Updates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft have rolled out updates to Office 365, Stream and Teams find out more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/11\/25\/microsoft-updates\/\">blog post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#72338a\"><strong>Top Tip<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know you can share your PowerPoint in Teams directly from PowerPoint itself (Online or the Microsoft 365 Desktop Version) to find out more check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2022\/01\/14\/top-tip-powerpoint-present-in-teams\/\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0ba4e1\"><strong><strong>What\u2019s Happening<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the autumn term, the Digital Learning Team have been working collaboratively across the curriculum to create more immersive digital resources that we would like to share to raise awareness of the technologies we can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thinglink 360 VR tours and videos<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinglink\u2019s 360 VR tours and videos provide the tools to create some truly immersive resources. The 360 elements can be explored using VR headsets, mobile devices, or a PC, it provides a flexible resource that can be use within the classroom or as independent study. Why not take a look at what we have produced so far with Motorsport, Travel and Tourism and Public Services?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/mediacard\/1604062492596633601\" target=\"_blank\">Health and Safety tour of Motorsports workshop<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fa5vy2zml7I\" target=\"_blank\">Inside a race car<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/mediacard\/1649091773936435201\" target=\"_blank\">Inside the Cabin of a Plane<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/videocard\/1608790290435407874\" target=\"_blank\">Car searches<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"Students partaking in Rising Tide lesson. Sat at desks on laptops with ipads and VR headsets \" class=\"wp-image-7525 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image.png 421w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE RISING TIDE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with Public Services and the Digital T-Level team running our Rising Tide cyber security lesson. Using a range of digital technologies this immersive active learning experience pits teams of 2 against each other in a race against time to crack the other team\u2019s password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to arrange for the team to deliver this session with your learners or you and your team would like to have a go yourselves don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#941c09\"><strong>Christmas Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Huzzah you have made it to the end of the newsletter, all that is left to do is wish you a Merry Christmas and give you a small present\u2026 This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/learnzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/activities\/SantaDash\/story.html\">seasonal digital learning game<\/a> so why not have a go\u2026<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/activities\/SantaDash\/story.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image-1.png 940w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image-1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2022\/12\/image-1-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-sitetext-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Help Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1271748762-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Message icon\" class=\"wp-image-6229 size-full\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As always contact the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Learning Team<\/a>\u00a0for more information, guidance, and support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the December edition of the Digital Learning Newsletter. In this issue, we will share essential news, top tips, what we have been doing recently to help improve your Digital Teaching, Learning, and Assessment practice and a Christmas surprise for you all to enjoy. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":7408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7523"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7535,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions\/7535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}