Latest posts from the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit blog

Keynote announcement: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to announce our keynotes for this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference (4-6 July 2023). Booking for the conference is already open. Book your place today. We will be joined by colleagues from Blackboard and Bangor University to ensure that we are well prepared for our move […]

Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: External Speaker Announcement

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to announce our first external speaker as part of this year’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Taking place between 4 and 6 July, bookings for the conference are already open. Michael Webb from Jisc will discuss Artificial Intelligence in the session Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of […]

James Wood: Improving feedback literacy through sustainable feedback engagement practices

On Wednesday 10 May, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit welcomed Dr James Wood from Bangor University to give some ideas around student feedback design and engagement. The recording from the session is on Panopto and the PowerPoint slides can be downloaded below: In the session, Dr Wood outlined The next big event for LTEU […]

Weekly Resource Roundup – 16/5/2023

As leader of our PGCTHE programme, I keep an eye out for resources to help staff teach effectively. These include webinars, podcasts, online toolkits, publications and more. Topics include active learning, online/blended teaching, accessibility/inclusion, and effective learning design based on cognitive science. Below I’ve listed items that came to my attention in the past week. In the […]

Blackboard Ultra Courses created for Academic Year 2023-24

The Blackboard Ultra Courses for the Academic Year 2023-24 have now been created blank using the pre-agreed University template. The early creation of Ultra Courses is the next phase in our move to Blackboard Ultra and prepares us for training over the coming months. To access your courses for next academic year, click on […]

Can I access old courses and materials after the move to Ultra?

Previous year courses will remain available (in line with the university’s retention policy). You will be able to access old courses, and course materials using the Courses dropdown menu. Please note that access to Turnitin submissions from before summer 2022 has changed – read our guidance on downloading Turnitin submissions made before summer 2022.

Considerations for Generative AI Detection

This blog post is written by Generative AI Working Group members. The landscape for learning and teaching in the age of Generative AI has been developing rapidly. As staff will be aware, the UAP regulation has been updated to address the use of AI in student assessment. The UAP Form and penalty table have been […]

Branwen Rhys: LTEU’s latest recruit

I joined the LTEU team just after Easter this year as a part-time E-learning Support Officer. I previously worked as an Academic Registry Officer supporting the innovative Nursing Team and their first cohort at the University. Originally from Anglesey, I moved to Aberystwyth in 2005 to take a Graduate Trainee Librarian post with IS Services […]

Weekly Resource Roundup – 26/4/2023

Turnitin Building Block retired

In summer 2022 we moved to a new version of Turnitin. As support for our previous version of Turnitin has now ceased, the historical version (known as Turnitin Building Block) will be retired on 31 August 2023. This means that any marked assignments will no longer be accessible to staff and students. Students should download […]