• For me, for you, for others…

    We have all heard the phrase ‘be kind’. It saturates social media, street art and conversations between friends and family- but what does it really mean? How can we truly ‘be kind’? For me this phrase is inherently subjective, and to achieve kindness one day can look entirely different to kindness the next, and it…

  • Overcoming Anxiety Limitations

    My name is Amber Berry and I have anxiety. This sounds like a weird confession, or a secret coming out. The word anxiety itself I think is a word that scares a lot of people, purely because they don’t understand it. Or it’s the other end and they know exactly what it is and that’s…

  • How to prepare for an easy day

    After 20 years, I am slowly starting to appreciate the importance of time. Sure, I am sometimes excellent at time management, but then I can be awful. For example, one day last week, I thought it would be a great idea to stay awake until 3:00 am and then be up, ready and prepared for…

  • Blackboard Ally Course Accessibility Report

    One of the beneficial features of Blackboard Ally is the Course Accessibly Report.  For each module it shows: Overall course accessibly score. List of issues that have been identified in the course. Distribution of course content by type. The accessibility report organises content into options such as “Content that’s easiest to fix” and “Content with most severe issues”.…

  • Build Accessible-Student Use of Alternative Formats

    In Jan 2019 EHU acquired a new technology called Blackboard Ally to help improve the accessibility of content within Blackboard, in line with UK legislation.    Ally not only provides staff with an accessibility score and guidance on files uploaded to Blackboard but also provides the files in alternative formats.  Alternative formats provide greater opportunities for everyone to access the information they need in…

  • Digital Accessibility – Creating Accessible Content

    New Legislation New accessibility legislation means that Universities have to make improvements to the information on our websites and VLE.  This includes all of your uploaded documents.  The rules will apply to new online content from Sept 2019 and will be applied to existing content by Sept 2020.  As you are setting up new modules…

  • Staff Development in June

    Turnitin & Electronic Marking Awareness with Adrian Cain 12th June 19 Following an overview of all the EMA (Electronic Management of Assessment) tools used at Edge Hill, the session will then concentrate on Turnitin Feedback Studio the most widely used of all the EMA tools. It will look at EHU Guidelines, consistency of set-up and practice,…

  • Turnitin and Panopto Training

    The Learning Technology team are running two new essential training sessions Turnitin & Electronic Marking Awareness and Panopto – Recording and Utilising Video for Learning. Turnitin & Electronic Marking Awareness Facilitator – Adrian Cain (LTDO) Following an overview of all the EMA (Electronic Management of Assessment) tools used at Edge Hill, the session will then concentrate on…

  • The 8th Student Digital Learning Survey (and Amazon Prize Draw)

    The 8th Student Digital Learning Survey is now live.  Tell us about your experience, expectations and use of technology-enhanced teaching and learning at Edge Hill. This is your chance to have your say and make a difference.  We will use your responses to continue to improve existing services and inform new developments. Over the last…