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Key skills such as preparing and gathering information, organising and synthesising ideas into a final assessment are integral to success in students chosen programme of study. UCEM has set up various study support and assessment support resources and channels to help students thrive in their academic journey. This blog covers about the compact resource designed for assessment success.
Forum discussions are an integral part of online education. They are the medium through which students and tutors interact, share, learn and thrive. However, when it comes to assignment forums, student behaviour can differ. This is mostly because of the notion that the question being asked may be judged, thinking it silly or not sure whether to ask or not. This blog covers how Digital education team provided the solution to help students overcome their barrier.
Creating accessible content is the right thing to do, both legally and morally. Sometimes the steps required to make content accessible can seem daunting, and the impact is not always obvious. Is it really worth all the extra time and effort? Does it really make a difference?
Inspiration for following accessible practices can be found in the strangest places – like a distant universe…
A reflection of the two workshops on Accessible and Inclusive Slides that I facilitated as part of the Tutor Engagement Day at UCEM
Why? ‘Assessment is a fundamental aspect of the student experience. Engagement in assessment activities and interaction with staff and peers enables learning, both as part…
Every year the third Thursday of May is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day. This year it falls on the 19th of May.
Completion tracking On Wednesday 26 January 2022, UCEM’s Virtual Learning Environment was updated to Moodle 3.11 and prior to this update, a change to a…
I’m pleased to have had a paper accepted for this year’s international Open Education (OER) Conference on the topic of sustainability and online learning. Open…
If you have earned a badge on Moodle platform you can view them by going to your profile. Dashboard > Preferences > Badges > Manage badges allow you to download the badges or view them.
Open badges can be offered automatically when certain criteria is fulfilled. If a badge is offered for a reflective piece would offering the badge automatically devalue the badge?