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eCoffee @ SGH<\/strong> gives staff and students the opportunity to meet together and discuss ways that technologies might enhance their teaching, research, study or working practice. These informal coffee mornings currently take place on Teams, and each session is based around a particular theme. Hear how colleagues are making the most of particular tech and tools, share what you are doing, ask questions, and have a go! Everyone is welcome, with or without a laptop or device. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, if you are interested in exploring further, then come and join us for eCoffee@SGH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read about the themes we have explored in previous sessions<\/a> and access recordings of past sessions via these links, or via the eCoffee playlist<\/a>. If you have a query about these sessions, please contact Anna Ruff on A.R.Ruff@soton.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All sessions are 10-11am on Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Thurs 6 Nov 2025<\/td>Blackboard and beyond: engaging learners across contexts<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Weds 11 Feb 2026<\/td>Interactive learning for all: creating open-access textbooks<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Tues 24 Mar 2026<\/td>Exploring GenAI and assessment<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Weds 6 May 2026<\/td>Learning through podcasts<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
Tues 16 Jun 2026<\/td>3D printing in anatomy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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eCoffee in 2024-25<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Guest speakers from both Medicine and Health Sciences have shared some really illuminating insights over the past year. It’s been a great opportunity to highlight good practice, and the ways that both simple and more ambitious innovations can transform learning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee in 2023-24<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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We had a shorter eCoffee programme this year but no less packed with useful content! The opportunity for colleagues to come together and discuss how technologies can enhance our teaching, learning and working practices is always appreciated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee in 2022-23<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s been another year packed with tips, tools and tricks for eCoffee@SGH. We’ve been inspired by colleagues across Medicine and Health Sciences, sharing valuable ways technology is being used to enhance education and working practice. Colleagues from Digital Learning have also led a number of sessions, inviting discussion on how particular tools and techniques might be used in healthcare education. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee in 2021-22<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s been a while since the “@SGH” part of eCoffee has been strictly accurate, but we’ve had another year of valuable virtual meet-ups.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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A year of eCoffees<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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In person, eCoffee@SGH provided opportunities not only for peer learning and support with TEL tools and techniques but also for forging connections.  Since we\u2019ve been meeting online, that opportunity has felt just as important \u2013 if not more so.  Sharing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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What do this year’s Blackboard & VLE Awards tell us about remote learning?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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At the point we launched this year\u2019s search for examples of excellent use of virtual learning environments, we didn\u2019t know we\u2019d all be moving in!  With learning shifted to virtual spaces, it\u2019s useful to reflect on what this year\u2019s nominations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Video meetings and tutorials<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Working more efficiently<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Blackboard – what works well?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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In May\u2019s 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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Community of Practice: The basics of video production<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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ecoffee @ SGH: Universal Design for Learning<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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What is Universal Design for Learning? Why does UDL matter? To understand what Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is, firstly, we need to look back at the origins of Universal Design. Architect Ron Mace coined the term “universal design” to<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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February’s eCoffee saw attendees taken on a series of virtual adventures, using Oculus Go headsets.  Recent university Virtual Reality (VR) projects include creating interactive 360 experiences from footage gathered on field trips.  This supports students in getting the most out of the trip by preparing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Panopto – not just lecture capture!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Panopto: not just lecture capture was our theme for December’s eCoffee, looking at the various ways Panopto can be used to support teaching, learning and assessment. The university help pages for Panopto at http:\/\/go.soton.ac.uk\/panopto are a great source to help you get started, and<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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In October’s eCoffee we looked at ways Microsoft Teams can support collaborative working and learning.  Teams is part of Office 365 (https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/365) and works in conjunction with Office 365’s SharePoint, helping build communication and context around documents stored here. Setting up After creating<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Personal Professional Development module by Dr Siobhan Lynch<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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We finished a year of exciting eCoffees with an inspiring session from Dr Siobhan Lynch.  Siobhan shared the story of the creation and development of the Personal Professional Development module for final year undergraduates, which is delivered predominantly online, while students are on<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Communications and Marketing at UoS by Jonny Vaughan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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In June\u2019s eCoffee, Jonny Vaughan, Ayala Gordon and Hayleigh Sidhu from the university\u2019s Communications and Marketing team visited to share the work they\u2019ve been doing shaping the university\u2019s social media presence. New guidelines have been developed to support university users,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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eCoffee @ SGH: Abreast of Health by Caspian Priest<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Caspian Priest led May’s eCoffee, taking us on a fascinating journey through the development of an app for research and intervention.  The Abreast of Health study delivers a brief electronic intervention to women attending breast clinics, taking the opportunity to highlight links<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Clickers have provided a good way of involving learners more actively in lectures, and with mobile devices increasingly ubiquitous, quizzing, polling and feedback are becoming easier to integrate into taught sessions. At this month\u2019s eCoffee session we explored some of<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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ecoffee @ SGH: Kumu for mindmapping by Simon Fraser<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Kumu In 2018’s first e-coffee session, Simon Fraser demonstrated Kumu, a powerful tool for creating mind maps. Kumu allows detailed mind maps to be built, with an underlying structure and customisation options, for instance colour-coding for different categories. Once completed, mindmaps<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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In December’s eCoffee session, Nick Evans\u00a0talked about his experiences in podcasting.\u00a0 He and Steve Lee\u00a0co-create the popular fortnightly podcast The Science Shed, described as “an irreverent ramble through the undergrowth of academia”.\u00a0 The half-hour podcasts involve discussion of a range<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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In November’s e-coffee@SGH we explored some of the possibilities offered by H5P (https:\/\/h5p.org\/) \u2013 a free, easy-to-use tool for creating interactive learning objects.  H5P offers a range of content types, with activities produced in a mobile-friendly html5 format. We had a look at various<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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July’s eCoffee took us on a tour through some of the tools we have explored over the year, with a chance to catch up with colleagues who have been putting them into action. The LifeLab team have introduced the LifeSaver<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Final year medical student Callum Taylor led this month\u2019s e-coffee@SGH session, with an inspiring look at some of the tools, projects and platforms that can help engage students.  It was packed full of useful tips and information and showcased some<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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ecoffee @ SGH: Making videos by Dr Scott Border<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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(Scott Border @ SGH, 2017) May’s e-coffee@SGH was all about making videos and had one of the best turnouts with attendees getting excited to see Dr Scott Border from Anatomy within Medicine discussing his journey creating podcasts and videos for<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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December\u2019s e-coffee@SGH explored some of the 12 apps of Christmas recommended by Dublin Institute of Technology and Regent\u2019s University London. Both discuss how the apps suggested can be used in education, with case studies and examples. Sway is increasingly being<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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At April\u2019s iPAD coffee club Adam Warren (Senior Learning Designer, ILIaD) joined us to demonstrate various apps in response to requests raised at previous sessions. The conferencing tool Adobe Connect is useful for webinars and is licensed for up to<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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After last session’s inspiring introduction to Nearpod, it was great to hear that the Allergy team have been using this in their new ‘Teaching the Teachers to Teach’ module and it is being well received by students. This month’s iPAD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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At a festive-themed iPAD coffee club we explored some of the 12 apps of Christmas recommended by the Dublin Institute of Technology. Andrew O’Malley has tweeted further details of apps recommended in response to various questions raised during the session.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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This month’s iPAD coffee club focused on recording lectures and tutorials, with Veronica Hollis explaining how Panopto is used to support the MSc Allergy course. The Panopto app allows students to re-watch their lectures, with the slides accompanied by an<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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