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What is Lesson Zero and why is it important?

Starting blocks on a running track.
1 May 202016 May 2020
Chrissie Metcalf
News

The past couple of weeks have thrown up huge changes and challenges to the way we work, including the introduction of new technology and new ways of thinking about how we do things. New tech always comes with risks and

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How to Move from Classroom to Virtual Teaching?

30 April 202030 April 2020
Dimitra Makrozonari
News

The recent global health crisis has brought new ways of teaching to enable our students to progress with their studies. But how are you going to move from classroom to virtual teaching seamlessly? Here are six tips to help you

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What do this year’s Blackboard & VLE Awards tell us about remote learning?

Blackboard & VLE Award 2019 trophies
29 April 202018 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events, News

At the point we launched this year’s search for examples of excellent use of virtual learning environments, we didn’t know we’d all be moving in!  With learning shifted to virtual spaces, it’s useful to reflect on what this year’s nominations

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Choosing the right Video platform for your content.

wall of video screens
27 April 202029 April 2020
Josef Brett
News

So, you have your video. What next? Chances are you probably want to add it to a course page or VLE. Currently, Blackboard isn’t the best at hosting video directly. You might get away with adding a short video, but

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Sources of images to use in online learning

A mug with coffee standing between a bunch of polaroids.
31 March 202018 August 2023
Sarah Fielding
Creating content, News

So, you’re moving your teaching online; have you thought about what images you will be using? You might be looking for a range of pictures to break up a lot of text in your Blackboard course, or you might need

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Online learning resources: embedding 3D models into Blackboard

A man looking at a 3D model on a computer.
27 March 202018 August 2023
Sarah Fielding
Tech tips

Why 3D models? 3D models are useful in a multitude of disciplines: archaeology, architecture, anatomy, biology, geology, engineering and so on. This post will show you how to quickly embed models from Sketchfab into your Blackboard course in 5 simple

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Virtual Lab: an alternative way to support students

A female university student studies in her room.
26 March 202018 August 2023
Mimi Lee
Case study, Creating content, News

With the recent announcement of the temporary closure of the University due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Digital Learning team is now more focussed than ever on how we can support the delivery of effective online learning for both students

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Alternative assessments: create a video to explain a key concept

Someone filming a video on a smartphone.
26 March 202018 August 2023
Sarah Fielding
Case study, News

This post outlines the changes made in a module at the University of Southampton, moving from an individual written assessment to a group video assessment. Below, we will describe how the students carry out this task, what support resources are

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10 things you can do now to make the next few weeks easier

24 March 20201 December 2020
Chrissie Metcalf
Tech tips

Over the last week or so, we have been asked questions about how to deal with remote teaching and tools that might help us in these uncertain times. Here are our top tips to make the next few weeks a

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Developing a VR Experience: Major Trauma Resuscitation Simulation

A screen shot of a video showing paramedics pushing a hospital trolley
9 March 202018 August 2023
Sarah Fielding
Case study

Background We are working with colleagues in Medicine, Health Sciences, and staff at the Southampton General Hospital Emergency Department to capture a Major Trauma Resuscitation Simulation in 360 degree video. When viewed in a virtual reality headset, the audience is

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The demise of Adobe Flash

Image used to represent Adobe Flash.
26 February 20201 December 2020
Tamsyn Smith
News

Have you incorporated interactive materials in your courses? Do you know what format they were created in? In this blog post, we explain the implications of the end of Adobe Flash on your existing teaching materials. What is Adobe Flash?

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Vevox @ Connect

Vevox graphic showing students participating in lecture on devices
20 February 202018 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events

Amie Fletcher and Isabel Whitley from Vevox joined us for February’s Connect event, to share some updates and suggestions for making the most of Vevox in teaching. The slides from the sesssion can be downloaded below. Vevox also ran a

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Blackboard & VLE Awards 2020

Excellence in VLE Awards trophies 2019
17 February 202018 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events

Nominations for the university’s annual Blackboard & VLE Awards competition are now open, giving you the opportunity to feed back on what you find most helpful in a virtual learning environment, and to put forward examples of courses that do

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Top 10 Photography Tips

Sunrise image preview in the LCD - Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park.
16 January 202018 August 2023
Sofia Bazzini
Tech tips

We sometimes get asked for photography tips by people we work with around the University.Whilst there are plenty of resources on YouTube and articles on the web, we thought we’d sum up what we think are the top 10 photography

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Connect: Gamification

Little boy playing a mobile game against his sister.
15 January 202018 August 2023
Sarah Fielding
News

Our final Connect event of 2019 involved ECS Teaching Fellow Oli Bills and a practical demonstration of gamification in lectures. For several years Oli has been working on Enhancement techniques for student engagement in cybersecurity education and his efforts have

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eCoffee @ SGH: Video meetings and tutorials

Birds-eye view of people drinking coffee around a table with laptop and tablet used to represent ecoffee at SGH.
7 January 202018 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events, Tech tips

December’s eCoffee involved an experimental live event: could we run a session about video meetings simultaneously as a face-to-face session and online for remote participants? While this sounds like something that potentially could involve specialist equipment and planning, we took

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eCoffee @ SGH: Working more efficiently

Birds-eye view of people drinking coffee around a table with laptop and tablet used to represent ecoffee at SGH.
25 November 201916 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events, Tech tips

Ahead of this month’s eCoffee we asked colleagues for recommendations for tools that support organisation, planning and efficiency, and took the opportunity during the session to try some of these out. Office 365 and Microsoft Teams Office 365 includes various

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VC Awards 2019: Behind the scenes

VC Awards trophy.
24 October 201916 May 2020
Sofia Bazzini
Events, News

At the start of October, we were invited to film the VC Awards 2019 at St Mary’s stadium. The VC awards are an event that members of staff at the University tend to look forward to and it is a

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ALT-C: The next big thing is…

20 September 201914 October 2019
Sarah Fielding
News

Last week I (and my colleague Bobbi) attended the annual, national Association of Learning Technologists’ conference (ALT-C) in Edinburgh. The conference itself ran for 3 days and was attended by over 450 delegates, with others attending remotely via live streaming

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Virtual Reality for Education

Student and teacher using VR
28 August 201916 August 2023
Mimi Lee
News

What is Virtual Reality (VR)? Here in the Digital Learning team, we are constantly looking into new tools and technologies that will enhance education. This year was no exception as we invested time and effort into the world of Virtual

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Connect: VLE Swap shop

Excellence in VLE Awards trophies 2019
9 August 201916 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events

Our guest contributors at July’s Digital Learning Connect event were well placed to offer insight into what makes a successful virtual learning environment, having both won university Blackboard & VLE Awards, as well as making it onto the shortlist each

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Why is an internship important for your future? My experience at the Digital Learning team

2 August 201931 May 2023
learnsoton
News

What is an Excel Internship? And why should I do one while being enrolled in a full time course at University? These were the questions I was asking myself when I first moved to Southampton to start my Master degree.

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Getting ready for take off

A flying drone
2 August 201916 August 2023
Mimi Lee
News

PfCO, what is it and why do we need it? Here in the Digital Learning team, we have owned a ‘Phantom 4’ drone for many years but have never used it to its full capacity. We have, however, produced a

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eCoffee @ SGH: Blackboard – what works well?

Birds-eye view of people drinking coffee around a table with laptop and tablet used to represent ecoffee at SGH.
12 July 201916 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events, Tech tips

Medicine has seen continuing success over the seven years of the university’s Blackboard & VLE Awards, so in July’s eCoffee we explored some features of winning courses, sharing some ideas and inspiration ahead of the next academic year. Blackboard upgrade

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A pair of education conferences: SLTCC & INNOCONF

Illustration of a group of women sitting with notepads as if at a conference.
4 July 20191 December 2020
Tamsyn Smith
Events, News

I’ve been fortunate enough to attend (and present at) two education conferences in the last fortnight. Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2019 First was Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference. This event takes place annually on the third Friday

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Accessible Maths from Retrofitting to Inclusive Design

2 July 201916 August 2023
Tamsyn Smith
Accessibility, News

I went to a session on Accessible Maths from Retrofitting to Inclusive Design delivered by Dr Emma Cliffe from the University of Bath. This session covered a lot that was outside of my sphere of knowledge, so apologies if there

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Three ways to create an engaging and effective learning experience

28 June 201931 May 2023
Simone Andorlini
Creating content, Innovation, Tech tips

Struggling to capture students’ attention? We live in a world where most, if not all of us, use technology all day every day. No matter what subject you are teaching, it’s probable that written or verbal information alone won’t get

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eCoffee @ SGH: OneWeb and social media

Birds-eye view of people drinking coffee around a table with laptop and tablet used to represent ecoffee at SGH.
10 June 201916 August 2023
Anna Ruff
Events

In May’s eCoffee session we welcomed back Ayala Gordon and Jonny Vaughan from the Digital Team, to discuss how we provide simple, accessible, relevant, useful information, not just via university websites but digital services as a whole. In keeping with

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Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference BBTLC2019

Sam Cole presenting at Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference (BBTLC) Europe, with Matt Deeprose sitting alongside him.
4 June 20191 December 2020
Tamsyn Smith
News

Recently, Sam Cole, Matt Deeprose (both from the Managed Learning Environment team) and I travelled to Newcastle for the European Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference. In short, it’s always an engaging and inspiring conference with a wide range of attendees

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Community of Practice: The basics of video production

Attendee trying out a camera
28 May 201916 August 2023
Mimi Lee
Events, News

As part of the Community of Practice sessions held monthly by the Digital Learning team, Joe Brett from the Digital Learning Media team presented an introductory talk on how to produce videos using modest filming equipment: a handycam/smartphone, audio recorder

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