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E-learning - Learning & Teaching
Moodle Resources
In 2013 LSBU will be moving to Moodle 2.3 as its main VLE.
Online training materials will be developed in the early part of the year for LSBU staff and students.
Meanwhile, these are links to existing Moodle resources.
Moodle Docs (from moodle.org)
Managing a Moodle course (for teaching staff users)
Managing a Moodle site (for system administrators)
About Moodle
(Philosophy, Pedagogy, Usage, Moodle site - basic structure, Moodle key terms, About Moodle FAQ)
Moodle Introduction Training Video
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/moodle1/index.html
Moodle Activities Training Video
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/moodle2/index.html
A Moodle 2 Manual in PDF format from Redbridge AEI
http://www.redbridge-iae.ac.uk/file.php/137/Moodle_Beginners_Guide_v2.pdf
A demonstration Moodle site to experiment with http://demo.moodle.net/
Link to E-learning Innovations videos
Learning To Teach Online Videos
The Learning to Teach Online project is a free professional development resource designed to help teachers from any discipline, whether experienced in online teaching or not, to gain a working understanding of successful online teaching pedagogies that they can apply in their own unique teaching situations.
Award winning videos from COFA, supported by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council
http://online.cofa.unsw.edu.au/learning-to-teach-online/ltto-episodes
Box of Broadcasts
QuizSlides at LSBU
QuizSlides allows you to create multiple-choice quizzes and exams using PowerPoint.
LSBU staff can use QuizSlides for free. For a free account, contact Martin Bush (martin.bush@lsbu.ac.uk). QuizSlides is intuitive to use, but if you find that you need support , contact Russell Kenny in the OSDT.
E-tivities
E-tivities 1 - Introduction to e-tivities
E-tivities 2 - The practicalities
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Camtasia
Online e-learning content creation tools
Free online tools to create learning content
Blackboard Online Tutorials
Blackboard On Demand Learning Centre
Lots of online tutorials for staff and students about using Blackboard
http://ondemand.blackboard.com/
Blackboard Connections made simple
www.lsbu.ac.uk/osdt/5min/bbconnect/
Turnitin / Grademark
Guide to using Turnitin / Grademark
www.lsbu.ac.uk/osdt/5min/turnitingm/
Guide for interpreting Turnitin Originality Reports for Staff
Guide for interpreting Turnitin Originality Reports for Students
Discussion Boards
Setting up a discussion board
Setting up a discussion board - continued
Using a discussion board (student view)
Learning Modules
Creating a Learning module in BB
Blogs and Journals
Blackboard Blogs and Journals
www.lsbu.ac.uk/osdt/5min/bbblog/
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Blackboard Grade Centre / Assignment Videos
The Grade Centre
Grade Centre 1 - Adding Columns to deliver marks for work not submitted online (e.g. presentations)
Click on the square by the Screenr logo to view full screen. Use the ESC key to close full screen view.
Grade Centre 2 - Hiding marks from students that appear in grade centre columns
Click on the square by the Screenr logo to view full screen. Use the ESC key to close full screen view.
Exporting From BB Grade Centre
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Timetables via BB for staff
www.lsbu.ac.uk/osdt/5min/ttstaff/
Timetables via BB for students
www.lsbu.ac.uk/osdt/5min/ttstud/
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