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Latest features in Collaborate ULTRA

Gallery view Collaborate Ultra has introduced a new way of viewing participants – the Gallery view. Gallery view allows Moderators, Presenters, and Participants to see up to 25 participants at a time or to zoom in on fewer videos. Attendees can also scroll through as many as 250 active cameras using arrows on the side […]

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Helping Students with Digital Submissions

Have you received a ‘help‘ email from a student trying to submit their work online? Here’s how you can help: The Digital Space When to recommend the student contact The Digital Space Is the student having difficulty uploading their work? Does the student need help condensing their file? Did the student upload the wrong document […]

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Using Moodle Workshops for peer and self-assessment

This article introduces the Moodle Workshop, a powerful tool for formative assessment, peer-feedback, and self-evaluation. Many of us are either thinking it or have heard it mentioned before – formative feedback. For those who aren’t familiar, formative feedback is any form of feedback given prior to an assessment which helps students refine their work and […]

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Managing tutorials with Moodle Scheduler

This article introduces Moodle Scheduler, a tool for scheduling meetings and tutorials with students. Organising student tutorials can be frustrating when you don’t always know who is going to show up and when. Sometimes timings get muddled or multiple people turn up for the same appointment, which is why it can be useful to have […]

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Using the Moodle Wiki for collaborative sharing and editing

This article introduces the Moodle Wiki, a versatile tool for group work, collaborative research, or building a database of shared knowledge. Collaborative tools like Miro and Padlet are becoming increasingly popular, but often these tools involve students contributing individually rather than working collaboratively. If you’re looking for a truly collaborative learning experience, consider trying the […]

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What the data says: student learning experiences in the first year of COVID-19

In September 2021, the data analytics team at JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) which provides digital resources and support to HE institutions released their most anticipated annual report yet, the Student Digital Experience Insights Survey 2020/21 (see the full report; 10 pages, 8Mbs). The report summarises nearly 39,000 responses from students in Higher Education (70% […]