Aberystwyth University Blogging

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  • Call for Proposals - Group Work and Group Assessment

    • The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit are pleased to announce that the first of this year’s Academy Mini Conferences will be held on Monday 16th December 2019. This Mini Conference will explore the advantageous and complex nature of group work, in and out of the classroom, and as a mode of assessment. We are looking for ...more

  • 4th International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating

    • Today, October 16 2019, is the 4th International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating. In this special blogpost, we’ll outline how Contract Cheating impacts Higher Education. In the UK, Contract Cheating involves making use of essay mills. These services have gained increased exposure over the past few years, with a report undertaken by Swansea University identifying ...more

  • Changes to Teaching Machines

    • Over the summer, Information Services have made some changes to equipment in teaching rooms: Whiteboard capture with Crestron Airboard cameras PowerPoint Presenter Mode with screen mirroring Interactive whiteboards with CleverTouch screens These tools are available in a selection of rooms around campus. Crestron Airboard Whiteboard capture will project everything you write onto the screen. You can also use ...more

  • Academy Forums 2019/20

    • Join us for our first Academy Forum of the year, in E3, E-learning Training Room, Hugh Owen Building on October 29, 10-11am. Click here to book your place. In this first Academy Forum, we will be providing an overview of JISC’s Digital Experience Tracker. The Academy Forums for the year are: Date Time Title Room 06.12.2019 11am-12pm Engaging with Seminar Reading Hermann Ethé (Hugh Owen ...more

  • I ddathlu #DyddIauTraethodau Wythnos Mynediad Agored 2019

  • To celebrate Open Access Week’s #ThesisThursday 2019

  • Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Hydref 2019

  • OA Repository Newsletter – October 2019

  • OA Repository Newsletter - September 2019

  • Iris de Freitas - update October 2019

    • Nearly all the building work has now been completed and yesterday the furniture lorry arrived to deliver all the new furniture for the refurbished space. We can't show you any of the furniture yet - that's a surprise for the official opening next month, but we do have a photo of the lorry! Details of the ...more

  • New Distance Learner Forum

    • We’re excited to announce a new Distance Learner Forum for staff. These Forums are specifically aimed at those who deliver Distance Learning teaching or are considering delivering via Distance Learning in the future. The Distance Learner Forum was established at this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Book your place on these courses online. This year there ...more

  • Welcome to new students (and welcome back to our returners) – some top tips on using our E-learning Systems

    • We’d like to say hello to all new students and welcome back to those who are joining us again for another year. With the start of term approaching, we thought we’d provide you with some advice and top tips on using our E-learning systems. In this blogpost, we’ll be introducing our main services to you. ...more

  • Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Medi 2019

  • Creating Accessible Learning Materials

    • New digital accessibility legislation came into effect in 2018. It covers all material on public sector websites as well as documents uploaded into VLEs, such as our Blackboard site. For details of the new law, please see Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. See the Accessible Virtual Learning Environments Report ...more

  • Iris de Freitas refurbishment details

    • We've just received a summary of the many improvements being made in the Iris de Freitas room in the Hugh Owen Library - we hope you're as excited as we are! There will be: • 44 study desks, each with their own PC. Two of these will be height adjustable • 140 desk spaces, with two of these ...more

  • Parent-child modules

    • Now that the 2019-20 modules are available to staff, we can link them together at the module co-ordinator’s request. This process is known as parent-childing. Linking modules together is an effective way of dealing with separate modules with the same content so you don’t have to upload materials to two or more different modules. This process ...more

  • What’s changed with Blackboard Saas?

    • Login When you go to https://blackboard.aber.ac.uk you will now see the Login@AU page. Use your AU username and password on this page to access Blackboard. Welsh Language If you have set your Language to Welsh in ABW or your Student Record, you will automatically see the Welsh version of Blackboard. If you want to change your language setting ...more

  • Blackboard Available

    • The move to Blackboard SaaS is now complete. Blackboard is no longer read-only. The Blackboard login page has changed. When you go to blackboard.aber.ac.uk you will login using the Login@Aber screen. If you have any queries regarding this process contact elearning@aber.ac.uk / 01970 62 2472. Thank you for your ...more

  • Iris de Freitas refurbishment update August 2019

    • The Iris de Freitas room is coming along nicely, the new windows having recently been installed. The windows facing West (on the front of the building) are tinted and heat-reflecting, which will make the room a more comfortable space for all. It's planned to be reopened in November, and we're all very excited to see ...more

  • Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Awst 2019