• Campus Pack: An Introduction to Wikis

    Campus Pack is a new addition to Learning Edge and one of the tools that comes with it is a Wiki tool. Wikis were originally created as a very simple way to put information online, that all users could edit. They weren’t designed to look pretty, just to be quick and easy to use. Wikis…

  • Learning Edge is getting a Face Lift! Summer 2012 Upgrade

    This year we heard staff and students saying how much they liked Learning Edge but if there was one thing they could change, it would be how it looks. Well, we are pleased to announce that Learning Edge will be getting a face lift this summer with an upgrade to Service Pack 8. The work…

  • Farewell CE8 (Old Blackboard)

    Over the past 18 months, programmes, courses and modules have been moved to Learning Edge (Blackboard 9.1). Since December 2011 access to CE8 (old Blackboard) was restricted. Some staff were granted extended access in order to wrap up old modules before the summer. Now we have reached the final stage and will be switching off CE8…

  • Podcasting with Campus Pack

    It is now possible to create podcasts within Learning Edge using the Campus Pack podcast tool. So exactly what is a podcast? A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of files (either audio or video) subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication (RSS Feeds) Podcasting lets you automatically receive…

  • Blackboard 9.1 Journal Tool – Reflections in Writing.

    JOURNAL Communication – Blackboard 9.1 offers new opportunities for using social communication tools including Journals, blogs and wikis.  The main difference between a blog and a journal is that blogs tend to be used for group debate and to comment, and the Journal tool for individual reflection.  Journals offer a personal writing space for self-reflection…

  • New features! Blackboard Mobile Learn

    Blackboard Mobile™ Learn makes interactive teaching and learning mobile, giving students and tutors access to their courses, content and organisations. The new version of the app (released on 16th May) can be downloaded from the Apple Apps Store or from the Android Marketplace on both smartphones and tablets. The two main new features added are…

  • ‘Using Clicker Systems for Classroom Interactivity’ – Session Notes

    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…

  • ‘Using Clicker Systems for Classroom Interactivity’ – Wednesday 2nd May at 1PM

    The next session in the Emerging Technologies staff development series will be an overview of using Clicker systems (such as TurningPoint and Optivote) with your students. Clickers are also known as Audience Response systems and are used in a variety of ways, with aims such as increasing engagement, allowing students to answer questions in class…

  • IMPORTANT Information for Blackboard CE8 Users

    Staff and Student access to courses within Blackboard CE8 will end on 30th June 2012; 70 days from today. By this time all users will be working in courses within Blackboard version 9.1. Staff are advised to ensure they have planned for the end of CE8. Have you got copies of your content?  Have you…

  • Creating Accessible Content

    Creating accessible content is an important aspect to consider when putting content in Learning Edge. It is important to make sure information is easily available to everybody. By using a simple tool from the Web to create content and using this in Learning Edge it can transform your course pages. The tool can be found…