Finding out what people think, with Mentimeter Since October 2025, students and staff across CSM and UAL have been trying out Mentimeter as part of a pilot to see how it can support teaching and learning, and make meetings more productive. There are nearly 100 staff users at CSM, and this year, across UAL, Mentimeter […]
Mentimeter pilot 25/26 Designed to support real-time feedback for teaching and learning, UAL has purchased a Mentimeter license for all staff and students for 25-26, as a pilot project. Read the Canvas story here. What is Mentimeter? Mentimeter is an interactive tool which can be used to enhance student participation and engagement in both face-to-face […]
Getting off to a good start Do you need a bit of help to gear up to the new term? Do you feel Moodle is there to support you and your students? Are you confident using Collaborate Ultra and Teams? Are you planning to record sessions this year? This Autumn term we have three strands […]
Focus: making Moodle better Throughout this year, the Digital learning have been working on projects across CSM to redesign Moodle pages to better reflect the learner journey and improve accessibility. In staff development week, we are offering a range of sessions to help support your use of Moodle to improve the learner experience. Whether you […]
Focus: accessibility and inclusion Our focus in March staff development week is accessibility and inclusion. We all know this is important, but are we really taking action? Do all our students and staff feel included and supported? Join the CSM Digital learning team to consider these questions and more. How can we make our materials […]
During December staff development week, the CSM Digital learning team will be focussing on Accessibility with live sessions exploring Ally (our Moodle accessibility tool), and using accessibility features in Word and Powerpoint, Remember, Collaborate Ultra recordings prior to October 2020 will be automatically deleted in January. If you would like to know more about storing/archiving […]
3 key updates from the UAL Digital learning team: 2. Myblog scheduled maintenance: Tuesday 23rd November 2021 Web Services are planning stabilisation work to myblog and require half a day’s down time on Tuesday 23rd November. There will be an announcement on the Myblog login page, Canvas, and on the UAL app for students. If […]
CSM Staff development this month Throughout October and the start of November, we are offering 12 training sessions. Book a place to come and discuss; engagement, netiquette or blended learning. Improve your technical skills using the UAL platforms, or learn how to create materials accessible for all. If you want to make Moodle more exciting, […]