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The Moodle Quiz activity is a powerful tool that allows you to use various question types for formative and summative assessments.
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Transform your teaching and the student learning experience with quick, easy to use, interactive elements.
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What is PebblePad? PebblePad is an electronic portfolio system designed to support staff and students in their personal development. It is completely web-based and works by providing you with a flexible way to plan, record, and reflect on your learning. Your PebblePad account is personally managed by you. You can use it to create records […]
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Our fantastic Student Digital Champions joined forces with the awesome PALS team (Peer Assisted Learning Scheme) at this Friday’s Feel Good Fair held in Rolle Marquee.
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(Improved assessment tools in PebblePad) The ATLAS Submission Viewer 2 (SV2) is the full suite of assessment functionality, plus an improved user experience recently released by PebblePad. It concludes a series of releases for the individual components and represents a huge leap forward for assessors in PebblePad. As a result of the improved interface and functionality, as […]
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What is Zoom? Why use Zoom? What are the new features in Zoom? What is Zoom? Zoom is a web conferencing tool that enables online communication, collaboration, and interaction between users in various different ways. Features include: HD audio and video meetings with up to 1000 participants depending on the license type; built-in collaboration tools, […]
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H5P is a great opportunity to build rich, interactive, accessible, and shareable content for your students which then might increase their engagement and motivation – as a result, it could increase the student performance. In addition, with H5P, thanks to gamification and other implemented features, such as the responsivity, you would be able to provide a self-paced learning experience for your students as they would be able to learn anytime and anywhere with their own learning speed and style which would then result into higher student engagement and performance.
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Amidst an international lockdown and in response to educational Pandemic demands, the first ever University of Plymouth Digital Assistant was born. Wave first came into life as a way to answer a multitude of questions from students scattered across the country and isolating due to a pandemic. The first ever embodiment of Wave supported students in transitioning to a completely virtual learning experience and answered their pandemic concerns.
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Due to the diverse nature of academic disciplines and teaching methods, there are no set templates for how courses should be designed in Moodle. However, there are set of general principles that can be applied to ensure the course you design is clear, concise, and maximises the potential for learner engagement. This article therefore highlights […]
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I greatly recommend the Grammarly extension for Google Chrome, it is great for accessibility and checking your work. Grammarly picks up spelling, grammar errors and provides options to replace words that are highlighted. Instructions here will provide screenshots on how to embed Grammarly to chrome, and instructions on how to use it. Within your […]
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Google Chrome has a brilliant inclusive online web reader. You don’t have to have accessibility issues to use it. The Immersive reader reads and provides a podcast atmosphere. You can listen and take notes or even eat your lunch and still learn. Having this kind of technology will help students break down hurdles that may be […]
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With the Pin on Image question type, your students can interact with your slide and point to an area of an image. Let your students pin on a map where they are from or test your students’ knowledge by having them mark the correct body part on an image in the anatomy session. Inspiration on […]
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Happy new year everyone! We’re kicking off with new training dates to support tutors during the new lockdown period. Over the next 4 weeks or so Digital Education will be offering online workshops for Moodle and Zoom with a focus on maximising their use and promoting interaction and engagement. All events are bookable via our […]
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Ally for Moodle is now live and integrated into all teaching and learning sites on the DLE. What is Ally and how does it work? Ally is a new feature which scans all original content in Moodle and performs a series of steps to make the content more accessible. You will then be provided with a detailed insight and guidance […]
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As the new academic terms ramps up, we, reluctantly, say goodbye to our student digital champions: Back in March (pre Covid-19) we employed 17 students from across the University, as Student Digital Champions. The plan was for the SDC to work with us and their peers to gather feedback on the technologies used in learning and teaching, […]
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The Peninsula Communication Skills (PCS) app has been well received since its development a few years ago. Students benefit from the apps various vignettes it provides for scenarios such as breaking bad news and my favourite: Dealing with angry patients. Those that haven’t seen the app before, each vignette hosts videos of good and bad examples […]
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Technology aside, what is Globus Pharyngeus? Globus Pharyngeus is the term applied to the sensation of a lump or discomfort in the throat. This is a fairly common condition and represents about 4% of new referrals to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. Why develop an app for this? The app was designed […]
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If you’re reading this post out of interest but unsure what the QuizIt Champion app (aka just ‘QuizIt’ for short) is about, then lets first cover the essentials of what this app is. QuizIt is a gamified quiz app with a twist. Built for students to further engage and consolidate their learning by creating and answering QuizIts, […]
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Background: With more teaching being undertaken online, we need to make material delivered online more available to students who find it hard to hear the audio tracks. This document outlines some possible ways of providing a transcription of both recorded ‘asynchronous’ lectures and ‘synchronous’ online training such as seminars etc. The challenges for providing transcription […]
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During the next couple of months, Digital Education will be hosting online workshops, Q&A’s and supporting ABC Learning Design drop-in sessions. Here is an overview of what’s available during July and August. All events are bookable via our Calendly event booking page, and you’ll receive the Zoom invite(s) closer to the session. Building Student Engagement […]
