Poll Everywhere is a classroom voting tool you can use in different ways to increase classroom engagement and support learning. Here are 7 ways to do more with Poll Everywhere; there’s information here for new and experienced users alike. 1.…
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TEL updates: An additional way to record presentations in UWL Replay classrooms
As well as the automated scheduled recordings, you now have the flexibility to start your own recordings in any UWL Replay classroom. You can record audio and the computer screen and then add the recording to Blackboard for your students.…
TEL updates w/c 9 Jan
With the new semester fast approaching, here are some useful ideas from the TEL team: Accessing new modules New modules appear on Blackboard 13 days before their official start date. If you cannot see modules you believe you should…
TEL updates w/c 2 Jan
Happy New Year! Here are some updates from the TEL Team at INSTIL. Turnitin maintenance Turnitin will be performing planned maintenance work on Saturday, 7 January, 3pm – 11pm GMT. Updates are provided here: https://twitter.com/TurnitinStatus Please be aware that…
Supporting Mature Learners
The recent Social Mobility Action Group report on social mobility and Higher Education highlighted the importance of mature learners to social mobility. Mature learners are an important part of the UWL student body and, at the Institute for Teaching,…
TEL updates w/c 19 Dec
From all of us at the TEL team, have a brilliant holiday and a wonderful New Year. We hope to see you in our workshops in 2017. As usual, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any…
INSTIL and TEL updates: w/c 28 Nov
New post on informED! Read our latest case study in using Panopto Personal Recorder for reflective assessment by Nathan Vasanthan (LGCHT) and Agata Sadza (INSTIL) Reminder: Blackboard Staff Survey We are carrying out one of our regular reviews of…
Using Panopto Personal Recorder for reflective assessment
UWL Replay (Panopto) is used for lecture capture and for individual recordings, both by staff and students. Nathan Vasanthan from London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism has found it very effective for reflective assessment in one of his modules.…
UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities
The UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities conference in Birmingham, 25-26 May 2016, was a thought-provoking event with excellent speakers and delegates. This year’s conference focussed on the digital capabilities of staff in HE and FE. One recurrent theme was introducing…
Technological tails and pedagogical dogs
An important part of the Institute for Teaching, Innovation and Learning’s activity is promoting and advising on the effective use of learning technologies and to encourage best practice within the University of West London. My interest in educational technologies has grown rapidly during my…