• Students have your say – and win Amazon vouchers #2

    My last blog post focused on last year’s student eLearning survey winners so I thought this time it  would be helpful to explain why we think the annual survey is so important. The Student eLearning Survey is now 5 years old and is an important means of finding out how technology supports student learning at…

  • Students – have your say and win Amazon vouchers!

    EHU’s fifth student eLearning survey was launched this week and in exchange for your  views and experiences of technology we are offering one £50 and two £25 Amazon vouchers in a prize draw. We know how precious your time is, so as an additional thank you for completing the survey, we are also giving away…

  • Monday 26th November 2012: ‘Accessible and Inclusive Design’ Session

    The next session in The Digital Practitioner series of staff development events will be about simple ways in which staff can make the materials that they distribute via the Learning Edge online learning environment, more accessible. It will take place between 1:00 and 2:00pm on Monday the 26th November 2012, at the Ormskirk campus. You…

  • Find out more about Learning Edge

    Have you ever thought, what really is Learning Edge, what does it contain, why is it seen as eight tools in one!!!  What are the eight tools and do they effect me? The Learning Technology Development Team are holding a pop up road show in the foyer of the University Library.  You can go along…

  • eShare – Staff Development

    What is eShare? Why do we have it? How can it benefit me? Come along tomorrow for an introduction to our digital repository for teaching and learning and see how you can make the most of eShare. eShare offers you the opportunity to showcase your work to the world, store presentations, videos and images in…

  • How Blackboard 9.1 Enrolment Works

    Enrolments are always high on the agenda at the start of a new academic year and this year has been no exception. There have been many enquiries on how students are enrolled so let’s take a look at how enrolments are processed: As you can see the Student Information Database (SID) dictates what is fed…

  • Developing Digital Excellence – Come with us on a mobile field trip

    Are you a member of staff who wants to connect even more with your students who are using their mobile devices? This development session, as part of the Learning Services Developing Digital Excellence staff development programme, could be perfect for you. Join us on Thursday 25th October 12.00pm – 1.00pm.  We are starting in the Staff Development training…

  • Using Clicker Systems for Classroom Interactivity

    For those who couldn’t make it to this week’s session on using ‘Clickers’ in teaching and learning, I thought it would be worth making the session notes available. The notes introduce Clicker systems, how they are used, benefits and challenges related to their use, and practical information on using them in the Edge Hill University…

  • Monday 8th October 2012: Using Clicker Systems for Classroom Interactivity

    The next session in The Digital Classroom series of staff development events will be an overview of using Clicker systems (such as TurningPoint and Optivote) with your students. It will take place between 1:00 and 2:00pm on Monday the 8th October 2012, at the Ormskirk campus. You can book on the session by going to…

  • New Blackboard – new Browser required

    Are you missing links from the top of your Blackboard page – such as ‘Learning Edge Homepage’? Do you see something like this: If so, you are probably using Internet Explorer 7 on a PC – and will have difficulty accessing many of the facilities such as returning to the GO Portal or your Blackboard home…