Activities

Blackboard

A large part of the group's current work is running and supporting Blackboard.

Digital Video

The learning technology group can help teaching staff explore how video technology can be useful to them.

Wiki

Wikis are websites where users can add, edit, and delete the content. Wikis are ideal for all sorts of collaborative work.

Podcasting

The learning technology group can provide help and guidance on using podcasts for teaching and learning.

Blog

Blogs are websites where users make entries. Blogs are often used as personal diaries or journals and provide information or commentry on a particular subject.

RSS

RSS feeds let you see when web sites have added new information, as soon as it's published, all in one place.

Screen Capture Software

Screen capture software records actions that take place on your computer screen and produces movies, handouts, and other media from the recordings.

Reusable Learning Objects

Accessibility

With the rapid growth in provision of academic resources via electronic media, the need to establish and implement approved standards of accessibility has become a pressing concern. Far too many university websites and IT resources are still created with insufficient consideration of accessibility issues.

Web consultancy for academics

Advice, training and support for academics wishing to use the Web to support their teaching. This is available on a departmental, course or individual basis, as appropriate.

Web in Teaching Resources

Information and resources for those people who wish to author some web pages to support their teaching. These pages also contain some more advanced information on forms, mulitple choices tests and JavaScript.