• Assistive technology

    Learning Services has a  newly developed space which provides access to a range of assistive technology to support all learners.  The new space provides an inclusive environment with space for working individually or in pairs. The space is also bookable. The  PCs have: Inspiration Mindview Read & Write And in addition to the assistive software: Height adjustable…

  • Get Connected with Learning Services

    We are looking forward to providing a warm welcome to new (and returning!) students and week commencing 22nd September will see the return of our successful Get Connected activities in the University library and Hub. Last year we welcomed 353 students for tours at the University library and just over 1,000 students came to see us…

  • Stop, look and listen….

    Before all the freshers arrive and the new term gets into full swing, we have taken a moment to stand still and reflect on life in your library this past academic year. Through a series of observations and data collection exercises throughout 2013-2014 we have been able to see what has been keeping you all busy…

  • Time to get Appy!

    Smartphones and Tablets get better every year and more of you are using your mobile devices to engage with Edge Hill content on the go. With the start of term only a few weeks away, what better time to showcase the apps available to you… Edge Hill Central       Stay connected with Edge…

  • A video to welcome you to Learning Edge

    Learning Edge is Edge Hill University’s ‘Virtual Learning Environment’ or VLE for short, and is an integral part of your teaching and learning whilst studying here. You may have used a VLE in your school or college or it could be the very first time you’ve ever used one, but rest assured Learning Edge is…

  • Ask Us downtime

    Please be aware that our Ask Us knowledge base will have a period of downtime between 4pm – 7pm on Tuesday the 2nd September. The system will be going through an upgrade and this downtime will allow Ask Us to provide further enhancements to us all, such as how you search and find answers about…

  • Get the Programming Itch

    From September 2014, all maintained schools in England will be required to teach the new Computing curriculum at key stages 1-4. For the past 18 months I have been working closely with Primary ICT staff in the Faculty of Education to introduce module changes that reflect the new curriculum for key stages 1 and 2.…

  • Learning Services newsletter – spotlight on technology enhanced learning and media and ICT

    And so September and First Week planning begins….The latest edition of the Learning Services newsletter is a special issue dedicated to all those summer planning activities! Find out about VLE enhancements, opportunities for training & development and the latest upgrade to Blackboard. Articles include news to update academic colleagues both around the Blackboard upgrade and the…

  • Learning Services Remembers

    As part of a series of events and activities around the commemorations for World War I, Learning Services in conjunction with Lancashire Libraries are offering staff the opportunity to read Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo. “Young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War” “Written from the heart”…

  • Campus Pack – Improved user interface – August 2nd 2014

    The update to the Campus Pack user interface due this weekend has been rescheduled to 2nd August. The system is used to support things such as the Trainee Teachers’ Standards ePortfolio. The new user interface looks ‘cleaner’ with more white space. Please see this earlier blog post for details of the upgrade: Campus Pack – improved…