Microsoft Accessibility Checker is a tool that can help you ensure your MS Office documents are as accessible as possible for students of all abilities, by automatically identifying “possible issues for people who have disabilities” (Microsoft, 2022). All learning resources … Continue reading →
In two earlier posts, we looked at different ways to write effective feedback: Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk), and Four more tips for writing effective feedback (part 2) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk). In … Continue reading →
If you have Adobe® Acrobat® Pro DC it is straightforward to check the accessibility of your PDFs. Use the Accessibility Check tool to verify the accessibility of any document that you create. To use the Accessibility Checker Step 1: Acrobat … Continue reading →
You can use design ideas (now known as Designer) in PowerPoint if you are using the Microsoft 365 (M365) version (formerly called Office 365). Designer suggests layouts and ideas for designing your slides that can help provide a more professional … Continue reading →
In the article, Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk), we began looking at different ways to write effective feedback. Feedback provides a useful leaning opportunity but only if certain conditions are met. So, here … Continue reading →
Feedback provides students with information about their performance in tasks and assignments, but according to Shute (2008) its main purpose is to help students improve how they learn by changing their thinking and behaviour as part of an ongoing learning … Continue reading →
Back in the day, an over-head projector would be used to display a hand-drawn image onto a large screen, or more often the classroom wall, so everyone could see it. Then the visualiser came along that would convert an image … Continue reading →
By using Share Content in an MS Teams meeting it is possible to share your screen, a window, a PowerPoint presentation or a whiteboard. But have you considered sharing documents such as a Word document or a spreadsheet? Sharing documents … Continue reading →
You can share documents (Word, PPT, Excel etc) with your students during a live teaching session. This enables simultaneous group collaboration e.g. editing a document, filling in a table or spreadsheet, or SWOT analysis etc. STEP 1 In your … Continue reading →
Blackboard discussion boards are an asynchronous method of communication, where students can discuss ideas and thoughts, but they do not have to be in the same location. Strengths/Advantages of online Discussion Forums Discussion forums are a useful way of getting … Continue reading →
