• Ally for Students

    “Ally for Students” is a marketing campaign aimed at reminding students what Blackboard Ally means for them. The campaign runs alongside support for staff, helping them fine-tune skills to improve their content so that all students can use that content in a way that meets their needs and in ways they prefer to access it.

    Ally for Students digital sign

    Ally’s alternative versions mean students can go to Learning Edge, access instructor generated content in their Blackboard modules, in a format they want it. Students are often on the go and may require a version of a document that they can listen to.

    The audio version means students can download an audio file (MP3), that they can then playback on a mobile device.

    The HTML version allows them to access content through a browser and on their mobile device.

    ePub files are supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers.

    The “Ally for Students” campaign will run for two months beginning March through to May 2019. Students will start to see information about Ally via the Student Portal and digital display screens across campus, explaining what can be downloaded and how they can download it.

    Edge Hill University investment in Blackboard Ally is, in part, to help fulfil its obligation and government accessibility requirements in line with level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1). GOV.UK Digital inclusion and accessibility.

    If you would like any further information about Blackboard Ally, and other learning technologies, please contact your Technologist via Ask LTD.

    Martin Baxter

    Martin Baxter
    Learning Technology Development Officer

    Martin

  • Accessing LinkedIn Learning

    LinkedIn Learning logoWe are excited to announce that the LinkedIn Learning video course library is now available to all students and staff.

    The courses on LinkedIn Learning cover many things, including using a wide range of software, and personal development skills like leadership and communication.

    An easy way to get an account set up is to go to linkedin.com/learning, choose to ‘Sign In’, ‘Sign in with your organization account’, and follow the instructions.

    If you already had a Lynda.com account through Edge Hill and want to copy over all your activity and certificates, you can sign in from lynda.com choosing to ‘Sign In’, ‘Sign in with your organization account’, and follow the instructions to move your account over to LinkedIn Learning.

    If you have any problems or want to know more, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

    Once you have logged into LinkedIn Learning you can look through the How to Use LinkedIn Learning course to learn about the features available you you, and there is extra advice in the Gaining Skills with LinkedIn Learning course.

    Please see our previous Blogs about Linkedin Learning (and Lynda.com) here:
    Lynda.com is becoming Linkedin Learning
    Learning with Lynda – Computer Science

    Peter

  • Lynda.com is Becoming LinkedIn Learning

    Computer UserMany of you have used the Lynda.com video library to help you learn how to use new software, or perhaps to help you develop other skills.

    You might also know that Lynda.com is owned by LinkedIn, who have been developing LinkedIn Learning as a new place to access the video courses.

    Edge Hill University will be upgrading from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning on Sunday the 20th of January. You will still have access to the same resources, and LinkedIn Learning will look very similar to what you are used to. Following the upgrade you will be asked to agree to set-up a new account on LinkedIn Learning, and you can even link this to an existing LinkedIn account.

    Things to remember:

    • The resources will be unavailable on Sunday 20th January 2019, while the upgrade occurs.
    • When logging in after the upgrade, you will be prompted to upgrade your account.
    • Any web links pointing to Lynda.com, will redirect to LinkedIn Learning, however we would recommend updating your links as soon as you have time.
    • Improvements following the upgrade include the ability to add links to external resources to playlists, and we will promote these developments in more detail after the upgrade.

    Please get in contact with me if you have any questions.

    Thanks


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    Peter Beaumont
    Learning Technology Development Officer

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