Active Template Workshop

As colleagues may be aware the university has approved a new active template for all units and modules in Brightspace designed to provide a consistent threshold for student engagement and support. In implementing this template it has been agreed that all Year 1 and Year 2 modules and units will use the new active Brightspace template from academic year 25/26. The workshop is available to year 1 and year 2 unit/module lecturers but does not preclude other lecturers.

There is also a 10 minute video of the template available in stream. 

Outline of workshop ‘Using Brightspace to enhance student engagement and support’

This workshop is designed to introduce and explore the new ‘active’ template for all units and modules in the VLE. The workshop will take you through the template, and you may also wish to follow the template, using your own sandbox area.  This workshop will last 60 minutes.

The workshop will examine:

• The layout of the active template
• The functions of Brightspace that make up a minimum active presence 

And will include:

• Sustainable student support
• Announcements
• Intelligent Agents
• Course overview widget
• How to enhance the learning, teaching and student experience 
• Arrangement and content of Tiles
• Additional resources 
• Discussions
• Library Resources

The workshop can be mapped to:

Mapping to GTCS ‘Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges’ includes ‘Understands how to embed a range of digital technologies to enhance learning and teaching and assessment’ (2.2.9) and ‘Engages with and evaluates critically, the use of technologies and their impact on meeting student needs, and supporting learning, teaching and assessment’ (3.4.2). Your reflection on the learning from this session can be included in your annual PRD and your professional learning log.

Mapping to PSF  ‘Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education’ includes - ‘Appropriate use of digital and/or other technologies and resources for learning’ (K4), ‘Enhance practice through your own continuing professional development’ (A5), ‘Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes’ (A1).

Staff can view available workshop dates and sign up for the forthcoming workshops via the LTA Events page at Learning and Teaching Academy - Events and webinars (uhi.ac.uk)

Presenters/facilitators

Wendy Jessiman, Senior Lecturer in Academic Practice and Innovation, LTA

Murdo MacMillan, Educational Technologist, LIS

To Book

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Accessibility

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