As the longest standing (and oldest) member of the Educational Enhancement team I have written a lot of posts for this blog. On checking recently, I found that this will be my 106th. I may have missed a trick by…
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Canvas ‘hacks’ to save you time and stress.
Let me first make it clear I’m not talking about software hacking, but about lifehacks. A lifehack is ‘a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing a day-to-day task or activity’ (source: Dictionary.com). This post will show you…
Flexible learning for teaching staff
It has always been difficult to find times and spaces to train staff in some of the tools and platforms they need to use in their teaching. Now, in addition to on-campus and online sessions the Educational Enhancement team are…
Tagged with: Canvas, feedback, Online marking, online teaching, Padlet, Podcasting
Posted in Professional Development
Posted in Professional Development
Presentation tips: accessible slides and free-to-use images
Some topics are of perennial interest and given that technologies are constantly changing there is usually something new to say. Two of the most popular posts on this blog have been on using Creative Commons images (2014) and making presentations…
Tagged with: Accessibility, Presentations, Using images
Posted in Accessibility, Learning Technologies
Posted in Accessibility, Learning Technologies
LGBT+ History Month: focus on inclusive teaching, learning and assessment
This year’s theme for LGBT+ History Month is ‘Behind the Lens’ and seeks to focus attention on the makers of images. However, everyone is a creator of representations and technology has made a huge contribution by providing the means for…
Educational Enhancement (EE): a fresh start for TEL
To better reflect the activities of our department, Technology Enhanced Learning has been renamed Educational Enhancement (EE). In recent years the team, which was originally focussed on Learning Technologies, has grown to also include Academic Development and Online Distance Learning.…
What’s in your pocket? The apps the TEL team keep on their phones
Several years ago we blogged about the apps that the members of the TEL team keep on their phones. Since then the team has changed, apps and phones have developed and we’ve all found ourselves in a pandemic. So as…
Posted in Apps and tools, Mobile learning
Top 10 tips for getting your Canvas modules ready for 22/23
The new empty Canvas sites for 2022/23 modules are now available to University of Sussex staff. TEL have provided guidance on how to get them ready for the new academic year and here is a top ten of things to…
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