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Common Troubleshooting Issues: ‘View grade all submissions’ – nothing to display: Check all filters in options are set to ‘none’ and that the alphabet filter at the top is set to ‘all’ Grades haven’t transferred to UNIT-e: Link to UNIT-e in common module settings not enabled If you enable the setting after you have…
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The following information about Globus Pharyngeus was written by Mr. Hisham Khalil and has been copied from the ENT Plymouth website. For more information, visit ENT Plymouth’s website. 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…
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This month sees a number of new useful features appearing in PebblePad continuing the trend of improvements we have seen since the release of V5. We have summarised some of the most important improvements below. Collaboration: This is a significant improvement which now enables you to collaborate on resources and assets in PebblePad. What does this…
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eSubmission and Turnitin As more assignments than ever are now being being submitted online, we have listed below some reminders, hints and tips for getting the best out of eSubmission and Turnitin in Moodle: eSubmission Setup Grade transfer from Moodle to UNIT-e: If you wish your grades to be transferred to UNIT-e after you release them…
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As hinted in my previous blog post, I’ve been working on a dashboard web app to show iCARE app data captured from Sierra Leonne. I began working on this using a simple Bootstrap template as its super useful for creating fast, responsive grid layouts which work out the box on mobiles to big screens. I…
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It has been around 7 months since the iCARE Community project was launched and begun being widely used in Sierra Leonne. And whilst the app itself has been functioning excellently, there has still been various issues and challenges that are still on-going. This blog post is fundamentally about these challenges and how we’ve tried to…
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The DLE here has been going for some time now, but is it being used to its full potential? Are you utilising its activities or are you using it as an area to dump your word documents? There are some really useful tools available for you to use. Next time you reach for Word or…
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The latest version of TurningPoint offers one, simple interface for polling in PowerPoint, polling in any application and self-paced polling. TurningPoint is an easy-to-use desktop polling application tied to a cloud-based interface available for Mac or PC. TurningPoint 8 supersedes TurningPoint Cloud as the next version and come with slight enhancements and fixes. Plymouth University…
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— This post was written by Tim Wheeler — Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University psychologists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38715719
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— This post was written by Luke McGowan — As part of my PGCAP course in 2013 I did a module on Technology Enhanced Learning. I took this as an opportunity to do some investigation into Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) for a forthcoming ‘Game Based Learning’ Special Interest Group (SIG), which has now been…
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— This post was written by Elizabeth Seymour — I have recently been experimenting with xAPI (also known as the TinCan API), which is a new way to track experiences through eLearning. xAPI can track many things (see the full list of “verbs” here) in the pattern of someone – did something – to something.…
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What we did before PebblePad The first assessment we fully implemented with PebblePad was Portfolio Analysis. An assessment which is completed each year at PSMD. Before this assessment was set up in PebblePad, it was completed and marked the traditional, non-technical way using pen and paper. Whilst this was ok. The move to an ePortfolio…
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— This post was written by Arunangsu Chatterjee — Is it possible to remain innovative through a centralised organisational management structure? Drawing a parallel to a centralised and decentralised economy, Qian and Xu (1992) argued that screening mechanism for innovative projects within a centralised system is highly bureaucratic and delays innovation. More importantly it leads…
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Talking TEL this month is Tim O’Hare, Associate Professor in Ocean Science, Associate Head (Teaching & Learning), School of Marine Science and Engineering: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? A small group of us building a Sinclair ZX80 with the school physics technician (1980…). We raised money to buy it by holding…
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Roy Lowry, Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering) answers our TEL themed questions: What is your earliest memory of digital technology in the classroom? The arrival of the “pocket” calculator into maths classes at school and learning the logic behind…
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After some further searching I came across a number of other wearable tech items. This time the focus is on emotions, moods and textiles. I think to be a successful wearable it needs to be seamlessly integrated so that you barely notice it is there. This is an area where fitness trackers fall short and often…
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The second meeting of this special interest group took place on the 7th of October. A few new faces were welcomed, and discussions continued around how the group’s online presence on the DLE might be best utilised. There was also a brief demonstration of Conditional Release within Moodle, and the pros and cons of this. Other topics that arose in discussion…
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What is Turnitin? Turnitin is a suite of tools which includes the Originality Checking tool. Though there are more functions within the suite of tools, the originality checking element is most often referred to as Turnitin. At Plymouth University, the use of Turnitin with students as an aid to skills development in academic writing has…
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— This post was written by Tim Wheeler — Today I will be talking about augmented reality development and I will be exploring the differences between the three leading programmes available on the market at the moment. Lets start with: Blippar.com Cost: free for educational use User management: Can add as many users to blippar as…
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TurningPoint software has been updated across the University to make it compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. The new upgrade requires users to log in to the software before using it. Academic Support, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) has acquired 2 licenses which will be loaned out with our physical handsets and we will make our current…
