This includes all UAL learning platforms as well as some additional digital tools. There is also general info for preparing your teaching for hybrid teaching.
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 […]
Collaborate Ultra Policy change Historically all recordings made in Collaborate Ultra have been accessible via Moodle. Unfortunately, due to spiralling costs UAL will no longer be able to retain Collaborate Ultra recordings made before 1st October 2020. Mass deletion of these recordings will take place on 10th January 2022. In the future, recordings will only be […]
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 […]
Co-design Identifying a problem During feedback sessions with students, one of the topics that kept cropping up was the difficulty they were having navigating Moodle. During face-to-face teaching this would rarely be considered newsworthy but during the pandemic it has become particularly poignant. This seemly basic problem of signposting has and continues to cause students […]
What is MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise? MA ACE is a blended learning course developed at Central Saint Martins. Started in 2015, it offers both the benefits of face-to-face study and the flexibility of online learning. It is currently being taught to two cohorts, one in the United Kingdom and one in Hong Kong. What […]
From the 4 May 2021, Moodle will start to look a little different, thanks to a new feature called ‘Blackboard Ally’. Two new icons will appear next to your uploaded documents gradually over this week. Here you can read more about what Ally is, and how it can benefit students. 1. Tell your students about […]
Graphic Communication Design: Using Teams and Miro to emulate a collaborative design studio workshop This workshop is based on face to face studio activity that has since been adapted to online delivery. Miro provided the collaborative working ‘studio’ space while Teams enabled tutors and students to verbally communicate. Students worked on the same Miro document […]
In order to support hybrid teaching at CSM, new technology is been installed in various rooms. This includes a microphone, speakers and video camera. This is being led by Arya and his team. Technical support for the session was provided by two learning technologists, one physically present in C202 (Damien) and one online (Tim). On Friday, students arrived for their […]
This short video will explain how to set an Attendance activity in Moodle for students to let us know how they are engaging with the course on a weekly basis. Link: Overview of the Attendance block in Moodle