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Flags and the Insight Panel in Turnitin Feedback Studio
- Staff who have graded assignment submissions via Turnitin will be familiar with the Similarity Report the Feedback Studio. The Feedback Studio interface highlights matches with online sources. Turnitin have updated the interface of the Feedback Studio to now highlight for review textual inconsistencies in submission. These highlights are termed Flags. Flags pick up potential integrity ...more
Vocal Warm Ups and Techniques for Recording at Home
- Speaking into the void of your computer for pre-recorded materials is hard. Without an audience to interact with, it is difficult to know whether the delivery of materials is clear and engaging. On top of that, we use our voices very differently depending on the circumstance we speak in – recording in your office, or ...more
Conducting blended teaching sessions – synchronously face-to-face and via Teams
- Teaching staff are encouraged to provide access to teaching sessions for students unable to attend them in person. The guidelines below provide a step-by-step checklist of all things that need to be completed to conduct an effective session for both students sitting in the classroom and those joining via MS Teams. Before the session: Create a Teams meeting for the session using the Blackboard Teams Meeting tool Inform students about the possibility ...more
Weekly Resource Roundup - 26/10/2020
- As lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. ...more
I ddathlu #DyddIauTraethodau Wythnos Mynediad Agored 2020
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To celebrate Open Access Week’s #ThesisThursday 2020
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Weekly Resource Roundup - 19/10/2020
- As lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. ...more
Academy Mini-Conference (call for proposals) – ‘Advice for Action: Promoting Good Feedback Practice’
- On Wednesday 16th December, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit will be hosting the first of this year’s Academy Mini-Conferences online. The theme will be 'Advice for Action: Promoting Good Feedback Practice', where we will explore how to make feedback more useful and engaging for students. The three main strands for this Mini-Conference are: • ...more
Tips for monitoring chat for online and in person sessions
- In this blogpost, we’ll be looking at some tips for monitoring a Teams chat when you’ve also got attendees joining in person and online. The planning of the synchronous activity and what you want your students to be able to do after they have engaged with the activity shapes the purpose of the chat. Ask yourself: ...more
Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Hydref 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – October 2020
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Weekly Resource Roundup - 12/10/2020
- As lecturer in learning and teaching responsible for the PGCTHE, I keep an eye out for new resources to help our staff teach effectively online. This includes externally-provided webinars, toolkits, publications and other resources. Because active learning is high on our university agenda, I’m particularly keen to share guidance for moving active learning online. ...more
Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Medi 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – September 2020
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Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol: October Training
- Training for research students The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol will be running several workshops for research students throughout the year as part of their Research Skills Programme. Here is a copy of the full programme for 2020/21. You will need to register in advance for each workshop and you can do so through the following link. Here is ...more
Additional MS Teams Drop-in Sessions
- Following the success of our drop-in sessions on using MS Teams for Learning and Teaching Activities, we have decided to run these sessions throughout October. These sessions are an informal opportunity to speak with our Online Learning Specialists and to address any queries that may have arisen during the first weeks of term. You’re ...more
OA Repository Newsletter – August 2020
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Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Awst 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – July 2020
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Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Gorffennaf 2020
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