Digital Education for staff
Source: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/learning-resources/departments/digital-education-and-design-services/digital-education-for-staff Parent: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/staff
Your digital services
Quick links
Inclusive and innovative design
- Service Status: get updates on the current status of our virtual learning environments including downtimes and outages.
- Get TEL Support: Digital Education at Brookes is our support website with documentation and online training resources on Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) for all staff.
- ServiceNow: get help from the IT Service Desk including IT Services request, the IT Services Knowledgebase, and further assistance.
- Sign up for a training or induction session with Digital Services including Moodle, Panopto and Zoom inductions and training in technology enhanced learning tools and digital accessibility.
Virtual Learning Environment
- Getting started with Moodle:
- Staff guides for new starters: documents and support resources to help you find the answers you need.
- Your Moodle Checklist: the top ten recommendations that will help you get ready for your Moodle course to go live this term.
- Moodle Updates: our most recent update was on 28 July 2023 when we upgraded to Moodle 4.
- Student Record System: the Banner SRS contains student information, course information, and module data.
Teaching and learning resources
Inclusive and innovative design
- Accessibility
- Your Accessibility Checklist: use the checklist to help you create accessible resources that all your students can see, use, and understand.
- Accessibility Guidelines: find out more about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines from the Government Digital Service.
- Accessibility at Brookes: view our web accessibility statement and access information about accessibility tools.
- Inclusive teaching
- Inclusive learning and teaching: learn more about diversifying the curriculum and supporting students' learning needs.
- Design of student materials: find out more about how to format and produce accessible and inclusive resources.
- The Inclusive Digital Teacher: learn more about how to build inclusive digital learning environments, including blended and online-only courses.
Key digital tools
- Session recording with Panopto and using the Video Library:
- Use the Desktop Recorder: record live lectures and pre-record presentations.
- Upload a video to the Panopto Video Library: create videos using your smart device, Camtasia, Screencastify, or other video recording/editing platform..
- Online meetings, sessions, and web conferencing:
- Zoom: online meeting space with recording facility for lectures, seminars, and large meetings. (All recordings will be automatically available in the Video Library.)
- Google Meet: online meeting space connected to your Google Calendar for informal sessions, one-to-one or individual sessions and other smaller meetings.
- Get support:
- The Teaching Toolkit: curated by Digital Services, IT Services, and the Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Devlopment (OCAED).
- Zoom and Panopto at Brookes: collected guidance on how to use Zoom and Panopto for your teaching.
- Your Zoom glossary: find out what all the Zoom terms mean.
Download Panopto Desktop Recorder
Learning resources
- Reading Lists: search for your module's reading list by module code or module leader. Don't forget to log in to edit your module's reading list.
- Library:
- Library Search: find a library resource.
- Scanning Service and copyright information for teaching: learn more about how to request a scanned copy of a library resource and information on how to share materials and resources.
- LibKey Nomad: a browser extension that gives you fast, one-click access to articles online.
- LibKey IO: search for articles by DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or PMID (PubMed Identifier).
Assessment and feedback
- Feedback Studio by Turnitin
- Most frequently asked questions about Turnitin by Dr Mary Davis.
- How do I set up a Turnitin assignment in Moodle?
- Moodle assignment
- How do I set up a Moodle Assignment in Moodle?
- Guidance and Documentation: find answers to your questions from Digital Education at Brookes.
- Video assignment
- How do I set up a video assignment in Panopto for student submissions?
- Examinations and Quizzes
- Exams Office
- Student Investigation and Resolution Team (SIRT):
- Academic Conduct Referral form: for submitting cases of suspected breaches of the academic code of conduct.
- Get support:
- Online Assessment and Feedback from Digital Education at Brookes
Learning Resources Innovation
Resources for students
Digital Education for Students
Digital Capabilities for Students