We will be offering the following lunch-time training sessions to staff in the Faculty of Health and Medicine (FHM) but staff from across the University are very welcome to join:
Wednesday 5th March (12-12:30): Making Resources Digitally Accessible in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
In this session, we will look at how to use the accessibility checks in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. We will look at some of the common problems with document accessibility and also look at how to use ALLY in Moodle to view and improve the accessibility score of documents. Due to the length of the session, this will be a demonstration session rather than a workshop. Follow-up appointment details will be shared in the session to book a 1:1 support meeting to put what you have learned into practice if required.
Use this link to book your place: https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4347623
Wednesday 12th March (12-12:30): Quizzes in Moodle
An introduction on how to set up a quiz in Moodle either for formative or summative assessment. We will look at a some example question types and also show an example of an online exam. Due to the length of the session, this will be a demonstration session rather than a workshop.
Use this link to book your place: https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4347630
Wednesday 19th March (12-12:30): Assessment Feedback in Moodle
This session will showcase three different ways to mark and provide feedback on assessments in Moodle. The session will cover how to set up 3 different types of feedback in Moodle: feedback criteria, rubrics and marking guides. Due to the length of the session, this will be a demonstration session rather than a workshop. Follow-up appointments are available should you wish to discuss a particular assessment.
Use this link to book your place: https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4347643
Wednesday 26th March (12-12:30): Video Production in eStream
We will look at how to record a video (including screen capture) and then how to automatically caption the video using eStream, sometimes referred to as ‘Planet eStream’.
This session is useful if you wish to record welcome videos, lectures or show students how to record videos of their own for assignment submissions. Due to the length of the session, this will be a demonstration session rather than a workshop.
Use this link to book your place: https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4347647
Wednesday 2nd April (12-12:30): Groups, Groupings and Group Choice in Moodle
We will look at how to set up a group and groupings of students in Moodle as well as how to set up an activity where students can make a choice about which group they want to be in. This is useful for setting up Learning Sets, group work tasks and more! Due to the length of the session, this will be a demonstration session rather than a workshop.
Use this link to book your place: https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4347650
Meetings will take place online and attendees will receive a recording.
We hope to see you all there!