{"id":9630,"date":"2024-08-22T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T08:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2024-08-22T08:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T08:20:55","slug":"digital-learning-news-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2024\/08\/22\/digital-learning-news-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Learning News August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome<\/strong> Back<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

AI.Loucoll – Our Fantastic New Resource!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We are excited to announce our new AI prompt tool AI.Loucoll<\/a>.

AI.loucoll.ac.uk<\/a> 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.\u00a0\u00a0

AI.Loucoll makes it easier for you to create whatever you need quicker. Find out more in our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LearnZone Update for 2024 \u2013 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more in our blog post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teams Update for 2024 \u2013 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Find out more in our blog post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top Tips and Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wooclap Institution License<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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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, <\/a>so you can take advantage of all the features it has to offer!
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Find out more in our blog post<\/a> or our online course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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College Approved Platforms and Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned in our CPD session before summer break we wanted to share our College Approved Platforms and Technologies<\/a> page located on our blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within you will find our full list of approved platforms and technologies, to enhance digital teaching, learning and assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have a dedicated Recommended Technologies<\/a> section in our blog where you can find helpful posts about these different tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s Happening<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ThingLink 360 Tour of the June Art Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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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<\/a>.

If you have a 360 project you would like help with don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Help and Support<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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As always contact the Digital Learning Team<\/a> for more information, guidance, and support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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