We have a new name, in our new Portfolio, Centre for Digital Learning Enhancement. Same great people, with some new faces too and we look forward to continuing to work with you all.
Now that the exam boards are largely complete we have to finally disable the unsupported Turnitin building block in Blackboard. This will not impact those good people who have been using the supported LTI integration. More information at
ulster.atlassian.net/wiki/sp…
We're hiring 👇 We are looking for a Clinical SL or Prof of surgery: general surgery, or T&O, ENT, Urology. We're a small medical school in an amazing place. Great team at @UlsterUniMed and @WesternHSCTrust & look what's on our doorstep 👀
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Blackboard is suffering from a global DNS issue that is impacting access for many users. A fix has been deployed but will take time to propagate across the network. Further info here status.blackboard.com but website only visible to those not impacted by the DNS problem! 🤔
Should universities be less concerned about assessment integrity right now, and focus more on their provision in relation to the future of the job market? #tooearly ?
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🗣️Calling all physios working in stroke- we need you to be involved in our research👩💻. Please consider completing this 10 minute survey and sharing it widely: ulsterhealth.eu.qualtrics.co…. Thank you🙏
NOW RECRUITING... for new post of Cleaner/Caretaker (15 hpw), with successful candidate responsible for cleaning & basic maintenance of our premises.
For more info about role & how to apply, visit our Jobs page on Community NI.
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Today at 2.00pm please do come along and find out more about Blackboard Ally and the benefits for students, registration link for Ulster University staff in the tweet below.
youtu.be/tOORcSEjtJU
Alongside the launch of Blackboard Ally we are hosting a series of webinars on the theme of Universal Design for Learning. We welcome @Cl4ireG on Monday who will share experiences from @DerbyUni and her work as co-leader of the Ally user group. Sign up at ulster.sharepoint.com/sites/…
What a surprise and honour to receive this last night. Proud of how we pulled together when the physical fabric of the university got pulled apart. Selfless collaboration, empathy, talent, expertise and grt craic. Best team! @UlsterUniODL@UUSU_Online
Alongside the launch of Blackboard Ally we are hosting a series of webinars on the theme of Universal Design for Learning. We welcome @Cl4ireG on Monday who will share experiences from @DerbyUni and her work as co-leader of the Ally user group. Sign up at ulster.sharepoint.com/sites/…
We have just gone live with Blackboard Ally, on a short pilot. Not ideal timing, but necessary. All @UlsterUni students now benefit from accessible content in Blackboard, automatically created at the point of upload. Further information at: blogs.ulster.ac.uk/accessibi…
If you aren't familiar with the many ways we support faculty @UlsterUni, check (and bookmark!) our internal site where you can access our resources (wiki, short video tutorials, webinar archives), and book support sessions with members of the team. ulster.sharepoint.com/sites/…
A great example of #hyflex done properly. I expect that wireless microphone is used to capture lecturer as well as a roaming microphone to capture student questions. But how does this scale to a large university over 4 campuses?
If you build an asynchronous classroom now, no matter what happens this fall, you'll be ready.
You can teach an asynchronous class synchronously, you can't do it in reverse.
#instructionaldesign#onlinelearning#vted
Unsurprisingly, in 20/21, all kinds of records were broken: VLE use, Video Use, webinars, 1-2-1s. Most satisfyingly, we have observed a significant increase in digital confidence across the institution. Help us plan next year 🚀👇 ulster.sharepoint.com/sites/…
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