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Preparing your students for the Blackboard shutdown

By Phil Betts,

With all subjects now in Canvas, it’s time to bid farewell to Blackboard.

Need a quiet space to run your Zoom class? We can help

By Phil Betts,

Escape your shared space or messy bedroom, and book in a new quiet room on campus for your Zoom sessions.

Changes to the Kaltura Media Assignment Workflow

By Phil Betts,

Students now select a new External Tool, "Kaltura Media Submission", when submitting an assignment. This replaces the previous pop-up opt-in box.

Computer created closed captions are coming to C… errr… Kaltura

By Phil Betts,

From Thursday 10th September, all media uploaded to Kaltura will receive automatic captions.

Shift your lecture content to online video with our new media resources

By Phil Betts,

Get the scoop on our new range of online video support materials, released this week as part of our 'Bounce back into Spring' series

Get up to speed with Zoom

By Phil Betts,

Answers to queries about using Zoom as a temporary alternative for on-campus classes in the event of remote teaching.

Heavens to Bettsy, Vol 1: CASS and CIS

By Phil Betts,

What's the difference between CIS and CASS? Our resident Agony Uncle Phil Betts(y) spills the tea.

The Quick Study – Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

By Phil Betts,

One of the most influential bodies of work in education, and amongst the first concepts examined in any education degree, is Bloom’s Taxonomy and its successors.

Introducing our new team of Academics in Residence (AiR)

By Phil Betts,

Meet our new Academics in Residence, Jochen Schweitzer, Maya Marcus, Martin Bliemel and Julien Marchand! Read on to learn more about the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Honours degree project.   It was an exciting moment for the LX.lab to launch the next instalment of our Academic in Residence (AiR) program, which will be focused on...

Turn and lodge the grades: ch-ch-changes to the end-of-session grade submission process

By Phil Betts,

There’s an old legend that floats about the hallways during mid-session breaks, about a subject coordinator who was copying grades over into their old ‘SLS’ spreadsheet.

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