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Introduction to Profiles and Social Learning Tools in Blackboard
Blackboard’s ‘Social Learning Tools’ form a small scale social networking style environment within Blackboard, which your students can use outside of their course areas. They include the Profile tool, People tool, Messages tool, and Spaces tool. The Profile tool will be the one you are most likely to have noticed. The profile pictures feed into…
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Abandon survey fatigue and tell us what you think!
Learning Services have run an annual student e-learning survey since 2008. This year we thought we’d do something different and focus on the academic staff experience instead. You may have seen slides on the plasma screens or received a flyer exhorting staff to take part in the Learning Services survey … and to date 70…
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Alas Prescott and Ellis
… it’s a bit like having a tutorial with you … An initial request to create an online session for the PG Cert in HE has resulted in a wealth of video resources ranging from academic writing to change management and leadership that are now used across a number of programmes in the Faculty of…
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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…
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Are you sitting comfortably? Start your dissertation the easy way!
Are you getting ready to start your dissertation? Here is an opportunity to learn some new skills in a place that suits you! Not finding the results you require when searching online, on the library catalogue or journal databases? Then you need to attend the live webinar to gain some new skills which will improve…
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Join us for some Digital Excellence
Learning Services are pleased to bring you the following sessions during March. We are offering a number of new sessions within Digital Practitioner, and we are also repeating some of the very popular topics; the students ideal VLE and managing your digital identity. For new members of staff or staff new to research, we are also offering a session on…
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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…
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Looking to the Future: The Horizon Report 2014
The Higher Education edition of the Horizon Report always comes out this time of year, and is worth a read if you’re interested in emerging technologies and their impact on teaching, learning and research. The 2014 edition of the report is split into three sections. Key Trends looks at things like the growth of social…
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Developing Digital Excellence
Welcome to the February programme of staff development under our banner of Developing Digital Excellence. We have brought together a range of activities and support, including an opportunity to take a look at our brand new broadcast TV studio. We are aware that Semester 2 has started in earnest now and our programme in February will hopefully support some of…
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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…
