QuickMarks is a feature of Turnitin: when marking a student’s assignment in Turnitin, QuickMarks can help you to provide effective feedback and save you time. Overview QuickMarks are commonly used phrases and comments which you can apply or create for … Continue reading →
One way you can enhance the feedback you provide to students about their Turnitin submissions is the Voice Comment feature. Using Voice Comment helps to ensure your summary feedback to students will be as clear and engaging as possible. Voice … Continue reading →
Online quizzes are an effective formative learning tool and can be created with Blackboard Tests. But there is another tool available, Microsoft Forms, that can create quick and easy quizzes for your students. Although quizzes created with MS Forms can … Continue reading →
The use of images in online learning and teaching resources can bring a text to life, reinforce concepts through a visual medium, or function as a means of breaking up large sections of dense text. This article offers some advice … Continue reading →
The ability to track whether students have accessed your content on BlackBoard is a useful tool to identify any potential issues with engagement. Whilst there are limitations to what can be tracked on Blackboard, there is a process by which … Continue reading →
Most of us are familiar with the idea of using Teams to collaborate with colleagues even if it’s just using the chat and meeting features. By setting up a ‘Class Team’ for a module cohort you will get access to … Continue reading →
If you have read Making your PowerPoint accessible, you will already know that using an accessible template is the first step in creating clear and accessible slides. Your faculty or department may provide a template for you to create PowerPoint … Continue reading →
Having a photograph on your staff contact page can help students to feel connected to a person, not just a name, adding to a sense of community and belonging. Follow the steps below to add your photo. STEP 1 To … Continue reading →
The Microsoft Accessibility Checker can be used in many MS Office documents to ensure that content is accessible to users of all abilities. In newer versions of MS Word and MS PowerPoint, you can open the Accessibility Checker by selecting … Continue reading →
In this final article in the series we look at how you can support students to engage effectively in group tasks. In Part 1 we mentioned some of the benefits of groupwork for students; not only can it enable them … Continue reading →
