This FAQ outlines the e-learning tools available to staff to provide teaching and learning continuity

Information Services guidance for working from home can be found in the FAQ here

Human Resources (HR) guidance for working from home can be found on the HR website here

We recommend staff and students use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers

Blackboard as a Learning Environment

What can I do?	How do I do it?
Familiarise yourself with Blackboard	See our Getting Started in Blackboard Guide  If you do not see all your modules see our FAQ on how Staff are enrolled on modules See our Blackboard FAQs
Manage your learning content effectively	See our FAQ on uploading files and content to Blackboard  See our FAQ on managing your links and folders See our Checklist on making your documents accessible See our Teaching Tips
Use Announcements within Blackboard to communicate with the students on your module	See our FAQ on adding an announcement in Blackboard
Let your students know how to contact you by adding contact information to your profile	See our FAQ on adding Staff information to a Blackboard module
Use Blackboard tests and surveys for formative assessment	See our FAQ on Creating a test or survey in Blackboard  See our guidance on tests and surveys See our Teaching Tips
Enable students to engage with yourself and each other via a discussion board	See our FAQ on adding a discussion board to your Blackboard module  See our guidance on discussion boards See our Teaching Tips
Utilise blogs, wikis and journals for student reflection and collaboration	See our guidance on blogs  See our guidance on wikis See our guidance on journals See our Teaching Tips

E-submission

What can I do?	How do I do it?
Familiarise yourself with using Turnitin for E-submission	See our Quick Start Guide to Turnitin  See our Turnitin FAQs
Create Turnitin submission points for your students to submit their assignments to	See our FAQ on creating a Turnitin submission point
Mark Turnitin submissions and provide feedback online	See our FAQ on marking assignments in Turnitin

Lecture Recording

What can I do?	How do I do it?
Install Panopto on your own computer so you can make recordings from wherever you are working	See our FAQ on installing Panopto on your computer
Check your microphone is working	See our FAQ on checking your microphone is picking up sound
Make a Panopto recording	See our FAQ on making a Panopto recording  See our FAQ on re-using recordings you have previously made See our Teaching Tips
Add quizzes to your Panopto recording	See our FAQ on adding a quiz to your Panopto recording  See our Teaching Tips

Virtual Meetings

What can I do?	How do I do it?
Familiarise yourself with using Skype for Business for Virtual Meetings.	See our Skype for Business Guide  See our guide for Learning and Teaching Activities using Skype for Business.
Install Skype for Business on your machine	See our FAQ on installing Skype for Business (Windows)  See our FAQ on installing Skype for Business (Android) See our FAQ on installing Skype for Business (Mac)
Arrange a meeting or virtual teaching session	See our FAQ on how do I set up a meeting or video conference using Skype for Business

 

For further help and guidance please see the E-learning webpages and our Guides and Documents webpage