Author: Rachel Imms, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy One of the modules that I lead includes anatomy and physiology for occupational therapy students. Teaching this has varied challenges, and arguably one of the most significant, is the huge amount of content that needs to be covered. The students have a variety of background knowledge, Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin – TELT In our next two Teams blogs, we’re moving onto meetings. Teams meetings have a range of features which are increasingly making it the tool of choice to host online meetings, lectures and seminars. This week lays the foundations with tips to get you up and Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin – TELT Last time we focused on notifications, this week it’s all about how we organise and communicate with Teams. Channels Teams creates a central hub, pulling a wide variety of content together in one place – whether files, conversations, applications or websites. Before you get all Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin – TELT Teams is a big application. With conversations, files, meetings, video conferencing and app integration it can do so much that it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. So, over the next few weeks in our Tuesday Tutorial slot we’re going to tackle Teams head on Read more…
Author: Debi Spencer – Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport & Health Sciences at UCLan Engaging students is a challenge we all face as academics today. With the myriad of tools available it can sometimes seem difficult to find the best way to engage students in active teaching and Read more…
Author: Anne Jarvis – Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at UCLan This account details my experience of utilising Teams to develop appropriate transferrable skills in a neuroscience nurse cohort in higher education. Challenge: The main challenges within my working sphere of nurse education were the Read more…
Author: Deborah Spencer – Senior Lecturer (School of Health Sciences) For this blog I want to talk about how I have used Flipgrid in my digital teaching and learning strategy. Students on Post Registration study can sometimes feel daunted using technology in their programmes. I deliver a module on Transcultural Read more…
Author: Chris Melia, TELT It’s been just over two years since the release of Microsoft’s collaborative workspace – Microsoft Teams, so what better time to share some advice and tips around how you can obtain and increase learner engagement with the platform. Organising your Team Appropriately title the Team to Read more…
Author: Megan Blease – Lecturer (School of Community Health and Midwifery) I wanted to reflect on my journey so far within the DigiLearn Recognition Programme. I was added to the Teams space whilst returning to do some keep in touch days during my maternity leave. I must admit my first Read more…
Author: Alice Thompson – Senior Lecturer (School of Health Sciences) In my role, I have the opportunity to meet some amazing people. Not least are the experienced healthcare professionals returning to Higher Education for under or post graduate study. I feel privileged to support these adult learners. I say privileged Read more…