• Let’s use PowerPoint to move away from PowerPoint with iSpring!

    Love it or hate it, Microsoft PowerPoint has been the go-to tool for learning content for many years now and it will more than likely continue to be a staple in the Learning Edge tool box for years to come.  As we all know PowerPoint does have its limitations when incorporating multimedia + instructional tools…

  • Award Winning Staff Development!

    Learning Services have been named a winner of the 2014 Blackboard Catalyst Award programme for Staff Development, which honours all those involved who have leveraged Blackboard technologies to internally support the ‘Developing Digital Excellence’ program and those who delivered an array of professional and innovative training sessions to Edge Hill University staff. The Staff Development…

  • Students, would you like to represent #Prezi at Edge Hill University?

    Prezi are currently taking applications from students who wish to become the Edge Hill University Prezi ambassador for 2014-1015.  The role of Prezi ambassador will involve you evangelizing Prezi on our campus by promoting various showcases and campaigns. The Perks: Free EDU Pro License of Prezi Start Up Experience Access to a network of student…

  • Tomorrow’s World: #EHUGetConnected Roadshow

    We hope you enjoyed the previous roadshow events we hosted at the end of January. We’re happy to announce the next event which will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, 25th Feb 2014) in the Student Hub (Ormskirk Campus) between 11am-2pm. If you haven’t been to see us at any of the previous #EHUGetConnected events, why not…

  • Blackboard’s Catalyst Award 2014

    Have you got a well-designed Learning Edge module area that you’d like to gain recognition for? Since its launch in 2000, Blackboard opens its Catalyst Awards each year which includes the Exemplary Course Program (ECP).  The aim is to support the use of e-Learning technology more effectively by identifying and disseminating best practices for designing engaging online…

  • Blackboard Community Update for Learning Edge: Your Chance to have a Sneak Peek on 15th Jan

    Hey folks, we’re doing a live webinar session on Wednesday 15th Jan to give you the very first look of how our new Blackboard add-on ‘Community‘ is going to look like. Don’t be the last to know! Join us online for a very short session showing you the highlights of the new features. Follow the…

  • The Best of Learning Edge: Nominations for Excellent Modules (+Student Prize Draw)

    Students, has your lecturer created a great Learning Edge module to help your studies. Was it easy to navigate? Did it use multimedia? Encourage collaboration? Include interactivity and support? Learning Technology Development (LTD) would like to know more about how lecturers use Learning Edge in ways that you find interesting, innovative or helpful. By finding out,…

  • LTD eShare Guide Recap (July-August)

    Hey there folks, Mark here with your recap of all the latest LTD guide updates. Starting from August these feature posts will appear once a month to highlight any LTD guide updates added to eShare over the past 4 weeks! Well, just to skim the surface and name a few this month, we welcomed the addition of the…

  • Learning Edge Upgrade Webinar: “Play it again, Sam”

    We wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Blackboard VLE Summer Upgrade webinar yesterday. We hope it met your expectations and that you came away with a better understanding of the new Blackboard tools at your disposal, as well as the benefits you can gain from the feature improvements. As…

  • Beyond the Baseline: How soon is now?

    Over the past few weeks I’ve shared our Blackboard Exemplary Course Program (ECP) experience with you all, both internally and externally. I hope I’ve inspired many of you to start thinking about how you can build an exemplary course within Learning Edge (Blackboard Learn 9.1) and what it can do for your students. The goal…