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[:en]If you wish to start a blog, please send an email to blogging@aber.ac.uk to discuss your requirements and we’ll advise you on how to get started. You can also view information about setting up a blog on the Web Services pages.

Latest posts from across the AU blogging network

  • Come and work with us as a Student Digital Champion! 📣

    • We are looking to appoint two Student Digital Champions to work within our Digital Skills Team for a total of 25 weeks (5 hours per week on Pay Grade 2) next academic year, starting in September 2023. The Student Digital Champions will support the work of the Digital Skills Team through encouraging other students to take ...more

  • Ultra Courses 2023-24

    • When you come back for next academic year, your new courses in Blackboard will look a little different. From September 2023, all new courses in Blackboard will be Ultra courses. We’ve been using Ultra Base Navigation (UBN) in Blackboard since January 2023, and we know that many of you have found it easier to use – ...more

  • Pressreader

  • Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks (Part 2)💡

    • Blogpost by Laurie Stevenson (Student Digital Champion) I published Part 1 of this blogpost earlier this week, where I introduced you to 5 tips and tricks to help you make the most of Excel, and this blogpost contains 5 further tips! If you want to learn more about Excel, please visit my new Excel LinkedIn Learning ...more

  • Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks (Part 1)💡

    • Blogpost by Laurie Stevenson (Student Digital Champion) Feel a sense of dread whenever you have to use Excel for your degree? Well, we’re here to help! Many degrees will require the use of Excel at some point for data analysis, maths calculations, graph or chart creation, project management and much more. Excel can seem complicated and ...more

  • Keynote announcement: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 

    • The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to announce our keynotes for this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference (4-6 July 2023).   Booking for the conference is already open. Book your place today.  We will be joined by colleagues from Blackboard and Bangor University to ensure that we are well prepared for our move to Ultra.  There ...more

  • Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: External Speaker Announcement

    • The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to announce our first external speaker as part of this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Taking place between 4 and 6 July, bookings for the conference are already open. Michael Webb from Jisc will discuss Artificial Intelligence in the session Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of AI in ...more

  • Introducing: Pressreader

  • James Wood: Improving feedback literacy through sustainable feedback engagement practices

    • On Wednesday 10 May, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit welcomed Dr James Wood from Bangor University to give some ideas around student feedback design and engagement. The recording from the session is on Panopto and the PowerPoint slides can be downloaded below: Improving Feedback Uptake Literacy for Aber (002)Download In the session, Dr Wood outlined The changes to ...more

  • Weekly Resource Roundup - 16/5/2023

    • As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the ...more

  • Blackboard Ultra Courses created for Academic Year 2023-24

    • The Blackboard Ultra Courses for the Academic Year 2023-24 have now been created blank using the pre-agreed University template.   The early creation of Ultra Courses is the next phase in our move to Blackboard Ultra and prepares us for training over the coming months. To access your courses for next academic year, click on Upcoming Courses: You ...more

  • Can I access old courses and materials after the move to Ultra?

    • Previous year courses will remain available (in line with the university's retention policy). You will be able to access old courses, and course materials using the Courses dropdown menu. Please note that access to Turnitin submissions from before summer 2022 has changed - read our guidance on downloading Turnitin submissions made before summer ...more

  • Considerations for Generative AI Detection 

    • This blog post is written by Generative AI Working Group members.  The landscape for learning and teaching in the age of Generative AI has been developing rapidly. As staff will be aware, the UAP regulation has been updated to address the use of AI in student assessment. The UAP Form and penalty table have been updated ...more

  • Resources to help you prepare for your exams

    • As we near towards the start of the Semester 2 examinations, we've put together a range of resources to help you make the most of technology as you prepare and revise for your exams. Student Digital Skills Library There are resources in each of the 6 collections that will support you in making the most of technology ...more

  • Online Scams: Identifying Scam Emails and Texts

    • Blogpost by Jeffrey Clark (Student Digital Champion) The Internet is a great place to connect with friends, work on projects, and even make money. However, there are some who will use the Internet to try and make money from YOU! Unfortunately, scams are becoming more and more advanced but thankfully I’ve got you covered! In this ...more

  • Branwen Rhys: LTEU’s latest recruit

    • I joined the LTEU team just after Easter this year as a part-time E-learning Support Officer. I previously worked as an Academic Registry Officer supporting the innovative Nursing Team and their first cohort at the University. Originally from Anglesey, I moved to Aberystwyth in 2005 to take a Graduate Trainee Librarian post with IS Services ...more

  • Weekly Resource Roundup - 26/4/2023

    • As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the ...more

  • Introducing the Digital Skills Library! 💻🔎

    • We have been working on bringing together a collection of AU and external resources for all students at Aberystwyth University to help develop a range of new and existing digital skills. These resources include teaching you about your digital footprint; and helping to improve your digital identity and wellbeing through providing resources to help with ...more

  • What can I learn in the new Digital Skills Library?

    • We wrote a blogpost earlier this week introducing you to our new Digital Skills Library. The Digital Skills Library contains six collections of AU and external resources to support students at Aberystwyth University in developing a range of new and existing digital skills. We have been launching these collections on our IS social media channels ...more

  • Explore our new Digital Skills collections in LinkedIn Learning

    • Do you want to develop your digital skills further? Are you struggling to find courses and videos from LinkedIn Learning related to those specific skills you want to develop? If so, our new digital skills collections may be just what you need! All students and staff at AU have free access to LinkedIn ...more
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