Author: sbrenton
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| January 20, 2012 | Announcement: A New Online Learning Environment for QMUL Blackboard, the centrally offered platform for e-learning is being replaced. The new online learning environment will be an integration of Moodle (for VLE) and Mahara (for student-led learning and group tools for informal learning). The new platform will be available for previews and training from March, and people will be able to move and enhance (or start afresh) their course areas from April until September 2012). It will then be available for teaching over the 2012-13 academic year. |
News and Events | blackboard, vle |
| January 10, 2012 | Teaching and Learning Conference – Presentation and Resources These are the notes from the presentation I am giving on the 11th January at the conference. Notes E-Learning – An Introduction. This expands on the themes and examples. Chapter in H.Fry, S.Ketteridge and S.Marshall (eds.) A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 3rd Ed. London, Kogan Page. E-Learning Services leaflet Some [...] |
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| October 18, 2011 | Join the E-Learning Practitioners’ Mailing List! Join our mailing list and connect with other staff across the college who are engaged with e-learning. Exchange ideas, discuss or ask questions or share experiences with others. Be informed of e-learning events and news. |
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| September 29, 2011 | Online Learning Environment Selection Project – Update The project to select a new VLE at QM is progressing, please follow this post for up-to-date information. |
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| July 19, 2011 | SMD Session on Distance Learning We are running a session for the School of Medicine and Dentistry on Distance Learning: Shared Experiences, Practical Support, Wednesday 20th July. This post contains various presentations and materials from the event. More will be added after it runs, and I’ll also add any useful links or bits of information that arise from the discussions. [...] |
Blog posts News and Events | Distance Learning |
| July 1, 2011 | Link To VLE Project Blog For info, up to date information about the VLE Selection Project, including documentation about the procurement phase, can be found at the project blog at http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/vleproject. |
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| November 16, 2010 | VLE Selection workshops – invitation to staff As part of the VLE Selection Project, coleagues are invited to two themed workshops to help gather requirements for the next VLE system at QM (due to be live for the start of the 2012-13 session). 29th November, 2-3.30pm: Content and Communications 6th December, 10-11.30am: Assessment and Course Management Venue: Room 3.11, Francis Bancroft Building, [...] |
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| September 29, 2010 | Blackboard back online Blackboard has been brought back on line at 8.15 British time, and you should be able to log in and use it normally. We will post more information about the outage when we have it. |
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| Blackboard Offline Blackboard is currently offline. We spotted that there was an issue with logging in at 7.30 am British Time. I apologise for the inconvenience caused. Technical services are investigating the problem and we will publish information here as soon as we know more. Sam Brenton, Head of E-Learning |
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| September 20, 2010 | A Note on Acronyms: DELU to ELU, ESD to LI This year, among the significant changes to our services (of which more very soon), we need to let you know two bits of information about our name and status. 1. We’ve dropped the ‘Distance’ from our name, and are to be simply and pithily known as the E-Learning Unit. We’ve done this for a couple [...] |
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