Enhancing the PGR Student Experience
There are many different digital tools at QUB that can be used to enhance the PGR experience online. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution that is likely to work across the university and further discussions are encouraged at School & Faculty level to agree how best…
Video-based reflections to support assessment in undergraduate nursing
In this post, Professor Marian Traynor and Dr Billiejoan Rice from the School of Nursing and Midwifery share the work they have been doing around the use of video-based reflections to support assessment in undergraduate nursing. What did we do? We set out to establish…
Module Hacking with UDL
Context As a programming language, Python has seen a surge in popularity in part driven by the rise of data science. In response to feedback from students and employers, a new ‘Python for Finance’ elective module was introduced onto BSc Finance in the first semester…
Accessibility, Latex and Me
With the integration of ‘Blackboard Ally Course Accessibility Report’ into Canvas, we can now quickly check the extent to which the content of our Canvas modules is accessible. Most content generated within Canvas or using Microsoft products is likely to get a ‘good’ accessibility score with…
Using Teams Live Events in Large Cohort Lectures
By Dr Danielle McConville, Senior Lecturer Education, QMS This post is based on my experience of using a Teams Live Event for a 50 minute lecture to 360 students in my level one, non-specialist Accounting module in the last academic year. Last year, MS Teams…
The Virtual Year Abroad: Facilitating Online Linguistic and Cultural Immersion of Modern Languages Students in a Global Pandemic
Submitted by the Year Abroad Team for Modern Languages: French, Spanish and Portuguese (Dr Dominique Jeannerod, Dr Karol Valderrama-Burgos & Dr Tori Holmes) Introduction: In the context of the global pandemic prohibiting travel abroad, we faced an urgent need to provide an…
Feel the fear and do it anyway!
2 MDBS staff speak to their experience of using Canvas Quizzes (Submitted by Sean Roe and Samantha J Taylor, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences) Uses of Canvas Quizzes for Summative Assessment of Second Year Medical students Sean says:…
The Jelly Baby Tree
[vc_cta h2=”” style=”flat” color=”grey”] 🔗 This article was originally posted on 16 October 2020 on the Connected learning QUB SONM site by Alison Smart, Lecturer (Education), School of Nursing and Midwifery. [/vc_cta] Promoting a connected learning through developing an online community: The Jelly Baby Tree…
Show & Tell – Panel Discussion (Jan. 2021)
Theme: Managing Breakout Rooms Online The AHSS Digital Learning Team hosted a panel discussion on the theme of ‘Managing Breakout Rooms Online’. Colleagues from Queen’s Management School (QMS), who had used Breakout Rooms and online small-group discussions throughout previous terms, shared their experiences, advice, and…
Show & Tell Session (Jan 2021)
Theme: Simplifying Online Teaching The Digital Learning Teams from across the institution facilitate monthly Show & Tell webinars, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching. The Online Teaching Show & Tell series kicked off in 2021 with the theme of ‘Simplifying Online Teaching’. On…