Category: Training and support

Digital Education Office – assessment clinics

Posted on by Roger Gardner

The DEO is now offering assessment clinics to support staff who are preparing for or running assessments online.

How to request a booking

Email digital-education@bristol.ac.uk with the Subject “Assessment clinic booking”. Please specify:

  1. whether your query relates to a Blackboard assignment, a Blackboard test, a Questionmark (QMP) test, a Turnitin assignment, or something else.
  2. two options for days and times that work for you. Slots will be up to 30 mins long.

We will then be in touch to confirm the clinic.

Support for staff teaching and assessing online

Posted on by Roger Gardner

The Digital Education Office is continuing its programme of training webinars and virtual drop-ins.  Webinar topics include: using Blackboard Collaborate, engaging online discussions, creating and re-using video, Blackboard basics, and online assessment and feedback. For more information and booking see:  https://www.bristol.ac.uk/digital-education/noticeboard 

Digital education drop-ins

Posted on by Suzi Wells

Our drop-in sessions are your chance to talk to the team and ask any questions you have regarding the move to online teaching. We’ll be available to provide you with hands-on support for any queries or issues you are experiencing, or to put you in touch with someone who can help.

The sessions are open to all academic or administrative staff. See our events page for dates and times.

How to join

  • Enrol onto our DEO Staff Development Course.
  • Select the ‘Access the live Webinar room’ section (we recommend you use Chrome browser if possible).
  • Click on ‘Daily Drop-in’ and then ‘Join Session’.

screenshot showing how to access webinars in Blackboard

The drop-ins are hosted on Blackboard Collaborate. You will need:
  • A reliable internet connection.
  • A device or computer with speakers or headphones, and a microphone if you wish to use one.
  • Your charging cable or sufficient battery charge if you are using a portable device.
  • A web browser to open the Collaborate room. Blackboard recommends Chrome (normally available in the Software Centre on your university PC).

Professor Tansy Jessop’s Daily Digital

Posted on by Suzi Wells

The series has finished but you can still access the Daily Digital sessions from Professor Tansy Jessop, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education. The seven days covered:

  • Building pedagogic relationships
  • Teaching online, offline
  • Getting online discussion going
  • Personal tutoring and supervision
  • Co-creation with students
  • Bringing online resources alive
  • Telling a different assessment story

Enroll on the Daily Digital Blackboard course to access materials and recordings.