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Category: Announcement
An invitation to review Audience Interaction Systems (AIS)
In 2022 a task group was set up to review our centrally supported audience interaction system, Ombea. As part of our remit, we are establishing user requirements for a system of this type, and inviting other suppliers to demonstrate their own AIS systems.
All the systems that will be demonstrated are established suppliers with experience of working with higher education institutions and could be viable options to replace Ombea, therefore colleague opinion of the available options is very important. After initial consultation, we have five suppliers who are interested in sharing their product.
The systems and dates of the demonstrations are:
- Poll Everywhere – Tuesday 7th February 15:00-16:00
- Vevox – Wednesday 8th February 14:00-15:00
- Slido – Friday 17th February 15:00-16:00
- Kahoot – Monday 20th February 10:30-11:30
- Mentimeter – Wednesday 8th March 12:00-13:00
To book a place to attend any of the demonstrations or to request links to the recordings please complete this booking form. After attending the demonstrations you will be sent a short form to complete to tell us what you thought of the system.
Any queries about the demonstrations or AIS review should be sent to the project team via ltds@ncl.ac.uk
New About Page
We have added a summary of what FMS TEL does to a new What We Do page. Take a look and see what you think!
How did you do that so fast? Introducing Taking Ctrl
Introducing a new series – Taking Ctrl – a guide to keyboard shortcuts that can save you time!
Many of the tasks we do using the computer have a ready keyboard shortcut to speed up the task, though we might not always know what these are. We have asked the FMS TEL team to share their favourite keyboard shortcuts in this series. This is the team at their most geeky – enjoy, and see how much time you can save!
Our first keyboard shortcut is Windows key + E. This opens up your file explorer – much faster than looking for that icon.
New Year’s Resolutions
Whether you’re planning to try something new, or simply get organised, take a look at this selection of FMS TEL Blog Posts to kick start your January.
Whether you’re planning to try something new, or simply get organised, take a look at this selection of FMS TEL Blog Posts to kick start your January.
- Get started with image editing with Microsoft Photos.
- Consider what processes you use in your own work routines and how they could be improved.
- Take control of your inbox with filters, rules and searching.
- Get organised managing your Canvas course files and
- Boost the accessibility of your materials with Adobe tools for PDFs and faster captioning for videos.
- Check out our full set of guides and webinars for inspiration and refreshers.
Enrol in the FMS TEL Canvas Community on Canvas or the MLE to access our full guides, previous training webinars and a range of other resources.
2022 Roundup
This post summarises posts from 2022 – thank you to all of our contributors!
We hope you have enjoyed learning more about the work we do in FMS TEL, below are a few areas we covered and successes we had in 2022. If you have any suggestions for content for 2023 we would love to hear from you.
Awards and Prizes
Ashley Reynolds and Eleanor Gordon were delighted to be announced winners of the ‘Best Video Award’ during the NU Teaching & Learning Conference for their video ‘Creating and using animations to explain concepts’.
Work done by the School of Dentistry and FMS TEL Team won first prize at the Trans-European Pedagogic Anatomical Research Group Hybrid Conference this year, for the presentation on ‘Adopting a flexible approach to professional anatomy spotter exams during COVID’. Newcastle Staff can view the poster here for an overview or read the internal news item on SharePoint.
2022 Conferences
For the second year running we ran our very own FMS TEL conference. We had sessions on Accessibility, Augmented Reality, Lab Teaching, Escape Rooms and more. The materials are available on the FMS TEL Conference 2022 page.
Several members of the FMS TEL team also attended the NULT Conference this year, giving strong representation of the team. We delivered sessions on Developing audio commentated interviews, Designing Convertible Teaching and Using Canvas Commons.
Technology, Software and Systems
This year we showcased The FMS Workload Reporting System (WRS) and the new Personal Tutoring Application.
We explored 3D scanners and 360° Cameras and advanced our use of Canvas and PowerPoint.
Tips and Guides
We did quick fix posts for Screen Sharing with Presenter View, Additional scroll bars in canvas and Searching Outlook Emails.
We have shared guides on Captioning, Transcription and, how to improve teaching with Motion tracking in Recorded Presentations and the use of timers in synchronous teaching.
Assessment and Feedback were important topics this year with posts on Instant Feedback, Live Feedback, Virtual Oral Presentations and Effective Rubrics.
Thank You!
The blog is edited by a different FMS TEL team member every month, and many team members have taken on this task, as well as contributing posts to the blog – thank you to all of you! Our thanks also go to those colleagues who have offered their examples of practice for us to showcase here. We look forward to working with many more of you in 2023.
FMS TEL Conference Materials
The materials from the FMS TEL Conference are now available for NCL and NUMed staff. You can find links to all of the sessions on the FMS TEL Conference 2022 page.
Many thanks to all presenters and speakers for their contributions!
FMS TEL Conference 2022 – What’s in it for me?
See an overview of some highlights of the conference for you, depending on your role and your interests.
Not many of you would have time to attend all 16 sessions running this year, from 7th-11th November – here are some sessions you may like to join, depending on your interests.
Clinical colleagues and colleagues who don’t teach often
Spend Monday catching up on developments and reminding yourself of university systems by attending the Welcome and Keynote, and boost engagement with accessibility and Canvas overviews. Dip into Lightning Talks on Tuesday and Friday for bite-size guides to our current technology and teaching practice.
Learning and Teaching Professional Services
Pick up tips and tricks to speed up the management of students’ learning using technology by coming to accessibility, captioning and Canvas sessions on Monday. Join the audience for our panel discussion around placements on Wednesday, then learn some timesaving tips with an overview of Microsoft forms.
Interested in digital assessment?
Try the Special Edition Journal Club to hear about authentic digital assessments, and join the session about how technology can support adaptive feedback on Friday.
Interested in trying new technologies?
How about trying some 3D Scanning on Monday and learning how Augmented Reality is being used in various areas of the university. Later in the week, see how the recently-implemented H5P plugin for Canvas has been used to create digital escape rooms for students.
Want to take your content up a notch?
Why not drop in to our session on using technology to support lab teaching to get some inspiration, or get practical tips on making informative and beautiful infographics in PowerPoint, and spruce up your Canvas pages with some HTML.
FMS TEL Conference 2022 – Open for Booking!
The FMS TEL Conference 2022 is now open for booking. With 16 sessions across five days, there’s sure to be something to suit your interests and your timetable.
Sessions will run from 8am-1pm GMT / 4pm-9pm MYT, with sessions running in person in Newcastle, live-streamed, or in online formats.
Timetable at a glance:
- Monday: Keynotes, Accessibility, Captions, Canvas, 3D Scanning
- Tuesday: Lightning Talks, Augmented Reality and Journal Club
- Wednesday: Supporting Labs with Learning Technologies, Microsoft Forms
- Thursday: PowerPoint Animations, Making a MOOC
- Friday: HTML for Canvas, Lightning Talks, Adaptive Feedback
You can see full details of the session details and book via conference page. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
FMS TEL Conference 2022 – Call for Submissions Reminder
The FMS Technology Enhanced Learning Conference 2022 will run in the week beginning 7th November. We would like to invite all members of staff – Professional Services, Clinical, Teaching and Research – in FMS and NUMed to showcase their work in teaching and learning, whether this is in the classroom, online, or managing things behind the scenes.
Conference themes include:
- Video and Beyond – Virtual and Augmented Reality, Animations, 3D Scanning and Printing
- Work Smarter – Improving our workflows, shortcuts, efficiency in processes.
- Continuous Professional Development – Developing and implementing CPD
- Digital Assessment
Submissions close at the beginning of October. Please check out the Conference Page for full details.
In addition to the FMS TEL Team, confirmed speakers and events include…
- Prof Ruth Valentine, Dean of Education, FMS
- Dr David Kennedy, Dean of Digital Education
- Dr Paul Hubbard, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, NUMed
- Mr Leonard Shapiro, University of Cape Town
- Dr Iain Keenan, School of Medical Education
- Special Edition FMS TEL Journal Club
- Lightning Talks