The building blocks for designing and building effective and usable online teaching spaces. Creating teaching spaces onlineThese sessions cover the basics and good elementary practice using Learning Technology to provide secure, digitally enabled spaces to share and create a range of curriculum relevant, accessible, research informed resources and content from our world class libraries and beyond. The following resources and training materials provide an overview of how to create effective online courses using our current learning technology services.Browse our sessions to find what you are looking for. Use the link to jump straight to the session booking information via People & Money .List of training sessions Learn: Creating a course in Learn Learn: Creating a course in LearnWe currently recommend that you sign up for the Learn Ultra: 10 Things to get Started in Learn Ultra Training which will also cover the outcomes listed below.Learning outcomes:Use Student PreviewUnderstand the course menu structureCreate a documentUnderstand the content editorAdd hyperlinks to a courseUpload a file to LearnCopy items from other coursesMove items within a courseAdd foldersUse release conditionsAdd content from media hopperAdd a link to lecture recordingsCreate announcementsCreate a learning moduleSet up forced sequencingBook on to a training course: Staff Learn: Learn Ultra BasicsLearn: Learn Ultra BasicsThis course will be available shortly. In the meantime, we recommend that you sign up for Learn: Getting started with Learn Ultra (self-paced)Event Description: Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course you will have learned how to: Navigate UBN Change courses view Search/filter courses Favourite courses Edit profile page Change notification schedule Customise activity stream Change calendar views Add events to calendar Navigate Marks area Send a message Learn: Using Collaborate in Learn Learn: Using Collaborate in Learn Collaborate is the University’s virtual classroom, and the supported tool of choice for synchronous online classroom sessions. This session is for anyone who will be teaching or hosting Collaborate sessions within the University’s VLE Blackboard Learn. Learning Outcomes:Requirements for using CollaborateSet up Collaborate within Blackboard LearnGiving students access to Collaborate through LearnHow to record a session, upload slides, and manage studentsTips for running a sessionBook on to a training course: Staff Collaborate information Zoom: Using Zoom in Learn Zoom: Using Zoom in Learn The University has added an integration for Zoom into Learn which will be available from August for all Staff and Students via Learn courses.This training will cover how to use this integration to add a Zoom session to your course and highlight the teaching tools available in Zoom.Learning Outcomes:How to access Zoom in LearnSecurity for sessionsUseful settings in ed-ac-uk.zoom.usScheduling a callHosting and participating in callsHow to use Zooms teaching toolsBook on to a training course: StaffZoom: Desktop Client download OER: Creative Commons Quickstart: A short introduction to using Creative Commons LicensesIf you’re new to Creative Commons licences or simply need a quick refresher, this Quick Start 30 minute information session will provide a brief introduction to Creative Commons, covering all the main licence types, and show you how to quickly and easily apply CC licences to content in Learn, Media Hopper Create and blogs.This session will introduce participants to:The key concepts of copyright, licensing and the public domain.The benefits and affordances of open licensing.The different Creative Commons licences and how they can be used.How to attribute open licensed content.How to add a licence to your own resources on:LearnMedia Hopper CreateBlogs.ed.ac.ukPowerPoint.Book on to a training course: Staff Book on to a training course: Students OER: Copyright and licensing for hybrid teachingOpen Educational Resources: Copyright and licensing for hybrid teachingBuilding upon the introductory ‘Building blocks of UK copyright and exceptions’ this information session provides teaching staff with guidance on how to use copyright and licensed materials in the core toolset to support in-person, online, and hybrid teaching.This session is provided by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley, our Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisor for Educational Design and Engagement.Learning Outcomes: Authenticated vs. Public teaching spaces Licences in Higher Educations Subscriptions, databases, and services Open Educational Resources and materials Attribution of materials Finding useful materials Book on to a training course: Staff *New dates to be scheduled shortly, in the meantime please contact the OER Service for advice and guidance on OER, copyright and open licensing. OER: Building blocks of UK copyright and exceptionsOER: Building blocks of UK copyright and exceptionsCopyright and licensing awareness is essential in enabling the provision of teaching (in person, online, or hybrid), research, and information services in compliance with the law and open educational practices. This session will be run by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley. Charlie is our Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisor for Educational Design and Engagement. She provides the OER service and the Open.Ed website. Learning Outcomes:Components and duration of UK copyright law Public domain UK copyright exceptions related to teaching & research Licences and how they allow specific re-use of copyright protected works Copyright risk assessment Book on to a training course: StaffBook on to a training course: Students *New dates to be scheduled shortly, in the meantime please contact the OER Service for advice and guidance on OER, copyright and open licensing. Wooclap: In-Class Polling for Student Interaction and Engagement Wooclap: In-Class Polling for Student Interaction and EngagementThis session will look at some techniques and functionality of in-class polling systems that can help engage your students with your teaching and course material. We will look at different question types, in-built functionality, and common techniques for encouraging peer and class discussion. For any practical demonstrations, we will use the centrally supported system, Wooclap. However, the functionality and techniques described are common to other polling systems or are not system dependent. In this session we will cover:Making the most of question typesAdvanced functionalityAlternative approaches and activitiesSourcing questions Book on to a training course: Staff Wooclap: Introduction Wooclap (self-paced) Wooclap: Introduction to Wooclap (self-paced)Wooclap is an electronic voting system that allows presenters to add question and answer to teaching activates or events to support interactivity and engagement with large groups. This course introduces you to electronic voting systems in general and Wooclap in particular and shows you how to use its features such as creating an event and adding questions to it. In addition, you will learn how to schedule out-of-class activities for your students.You will also look at some the techniques and functionality of in-class polling systems that can help engage your participants with your teaching, course material or event content. You will be shown different question types, in-built functionality, and common techniques for encouraging peer and class discussion.This course covers how to:Sign up and accessing Wooclap.Create events, folders and questions.Organise content within the system.Share an event - as a copy and as a collaboration.Choose different content delivery options – synchronous and asynchronous.Gather and display audience responses.Making the most of question types.Advanced functionality.Alternative approaches and activities. Book on to a training course: Staff Wooclap: Introduction to Wooclap Wooclap: Introduction to WooclapWooclap is an electronic voting system that allows lecturers to add question and answer activities to lecture sessions to support interactivity and engagement with large groups.This course introduces you to electronic voting systems in general and Wooclap in particular and shows you how to use the basic features such as creating an event and adding questions to it. In addition, you will learn how to schedule out-of-class activities for your students. You will also experience using the system as a participant during a live demo. The session is intended for novice users of EVS looking to learn more about electronic voting systems and Wooclap.Experienced users of EVS should consider enrolling on the Wooclap Orientation course instead.Learning Outcomes:create events, folders and questionsorganise content within the systemshare an event - as a copy and as a collaborationchoose different content delivery options – synchronous and asynchronousgather and display audience responses Book on to a training course: Staff Please note: Booking for staff is via People & Money. If you do not have access to People & Money and would like to enrol in any training session please contact us via IS Helpline. If you cannot find what you are looking for, let us know and we will do our best to meet your needs.Get in touch with the IS Helpline This article was published on 2024-10-08