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Bell v Tavistock: a quick explainer
- This blog post is intended as a quick explainer on Bell v Tavistock. It is not intended to be a full analysis nor nearly as comprehensive as a finished article would be. It is just here to help avoid misunderstandings or misinformation in the interim. First of all: a pet peeve of mine is when people ...more
Mini Conference: ‘Advice for Action: Promoting Good Feedback Practice’, Wednesday 16 December, 10:30am
- 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 Mini-Conference will run from 10:30-16:30. We’re excited to confirm ...more
The Exemplary Course Award – Streamlined Application Process
- Annually, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit run the Exemplary Course Award, which recognises the very best practice in using Blackboard. This blog post details changes we have made to the process, when dedicated training sessions will be run, how and why to apply, and when the deadline for applications is. To get an idea of ...more
Save the Date: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
- The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit are excited to announce the date for the 9th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. The conference will be taking place between Wednesday 30th June and Friday 2nd July 2021. Look out for Calls for Proposals and the announcement of the conference theme later this month. As usual, we will be updating our Learning ...more
Welsh-Medium Continued Professional Development – What’s on?
- The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit offers several sessions for Continued Professional Development (CPD) covering a range of topics. We offer sessions in both English and Welsh and Welsh-medium sessions will appear in Welsh on the staff training website. Here is an overview of the Welsh-medium sessions that we are offering throughout the rest of ...more
External Speaker: Mini Conference: Advice for Action – Promoting Good Feedback Practice
- On Wednesday 16th December, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit will host their next Mini Conference. We are delighted to announce that Dr Naomi Winstone from University of Surrey will be giving a presentation: From Transmission to Transformation: Maximising Student Engagement with Feedback Even the highest-quality feedback on students’ work will not have an impact on their development ...more
Alternative activities to in-person teaching
- There may be occasions where it is not practically possible for you to simultaneously deliver non-lecture activities (e.g. seminars, workshops, etc.) to students in-person and students joining via MS Teams. In this blog post, we will explore some different options for delivering alternative activities for those students that cannot join in-person sessions. Before you begin to ...more
Interactive Blackboard Tools Series – Journals and Blogs (Part 1)
- Teaching staff at Aberystwyth University make excellent use of basic functions of Blackboard keeping it consistent and easy to navigate, meeting the needs of their students. Some staff go beyond Blackboard Required Minimum Presence, using additional, interactive functions in many different creative ways. Considering the current emphasis on online learning and the use of asynchronous ...more
Weekly Resource Roundup - 23/11/2020
- 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
NEW Recurring MS Teams Meeting Feature in Blackboard
- Today, a new feature has been made available in Blackboard which allows you to create recurring MS Teams meetings. This new feature works very similarly to the recurring options available in Outlook. As can be seen in the image below, you can now arrange MS Teams meetings through Blackboard based on how often you want them ...more
Weekly Resource Roundup - 17/11/2020
- 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 – Tachwedd 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – November 2020
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I ddathlu #DyddIauTraethodau Wythnos Mynediad Agored 2020
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To celebrate Open Access Week’s #ThesisThursday 2020
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Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Hydref 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – October 2020
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Cylchlythyr Mynediad Agored @ Aber – Medi 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – September 2020
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OA Repository Newsletter – August 2020
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