Courses and Events for Staff
Development opportunities are offered throughout the year for staff who would like to learn how to use the University’s Digital Education systems. It is possible to filter listings by the following categories:
| On Demand Training | Ally | Live Streaming | Minerva | Top Hat |
| Academic Personal Tutoring | Gradescope | Mediasite | PebblePad | Turnitin |
LinkedIn Learning: Online Courses
Staff and students can access a wealth of learning materials for free.
PebblePad: 20 minute bookable sessions
Book a 20 minute one-to-one support session. Colleagues from the Digital Education Systems team will guide you through how to incorporate this application into your teaching or assessment activities.
Make Minerva Accessible with Ally | On Demand
Using Ally to check and fix the accessibility of teaching and learning material in Minerva.
Live Streaming using Microsoft Teams | On Demand
The on-demand self-study Live Streaming using Teams training, combines, video and presentation to help you build you technical skills. Learn and train on your own schedule, at your own pace.
Top Hat: 20 minute bookable sessions | Choose your time slot
Book a 20 minute one-to-one support session.
Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva | On Demand
This is a recorded version of the Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva session that is running June – September 2022 to prepare staff for building learning and teaching resources in their 22/23 Minerva modules. The training is suitable for Staff and PGRs who use Minerva to deliver or support learning and teaching….
Copying Tests from 21/22 original modules to 22/23 Ultra Course View modules in Minerva | On Demand
On demand course showing how to copy Tests from your 21/22 modules to 22/23 modules.
Using Microsoft Bookings: Book with Me for APT: 15 minute bookable sessions
A 15 minute 1-2-1 bookable appointments for direct support with Microsoft Bookings: Book with Me for APT.
Using PebblePad to engage with the APT workbook: 15 minute bookable sessions
A 15 minute one-to-one support session on using PebblePad to engage with the APT workbook.
Using StREAM@Leeds as part of APT: 15 minute bookable sessions
15 minute one-to-one support session on using StREAM@Leeds as part of APT.
Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva
This session is an overview of the core functionality in the new Ultra Course View, to prepare staff for building learning and teaching resources in their 22/23 Minerva modules.
Getting started with Tests in Ultra Course View in Minerva
This course aims to prepare staff for creating tests in their 22/23 Minerva modules for formative or summative assessment.
Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva
This session is an overview of the core functionality in the new Ultra Course View, to prepare staff for building learning and teaching resources in their 22/23 Minerva modules.
Getting started with Tests in Ultra Course View in Minerva
This course aims to prepare staff for creating tests in their 22/23 Minerva modules for formative or summative assessment.
Integrating PebblePad with Minerva
Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, capturing your Minerva student cohort and enabling grades awarded in PebblePad to automatically pass back to the Minerva Gradebook. Also find out how to create Sets to place your students in groups.
Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva
This session is an overview of the core functionality in the new Ultra Course View, to prepare staff for building learning and teaching resources in their 22/23 Minerva modules.
Integrating PebblePad with Minerva
Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, capturing your Minerva student cohort and enabling grades awarded in PebblePad to automatically pass back to the Minerva Gradebook. Also find out how to create Sets to place your students in groups.
Integrating PebblePad with Minerva
Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, capturing your Minerva student cohort and enabling grades awarded in PebblePad to automatically pass back to the Minerva Gradebook. Also find out how to create Sets to place your students in groups.
Getting started with Ultra Course View in Minerva
This session is an overview of the core functionality in the new Ultra Course View, to prepare staff for building learning and teaching resources in their 22/23 Minerva modules.
Integrating PebblePad with Minerva
Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, capturing your Minerva student cohort and enabling grades awarded in PebblePad to automatically pass back to the Minerva Gradebook. Also find out how to create Sets to place your students in groups.
Top Hat for Assessment Course 2 – Monitored Live Tests
Pre-requisite: Top Hat for Assessment Course 1 Suitable for: This event is suitable for academic staff and PGRs who teach, and SES staff who help set up assessments. Top Hat can be used to deliver synchronous and asynchronous tests to students. Most of the question types can be autograded. What will be covered: This course…
Top Hat for Assessment Course 1
Pre-requisite: None Suitable for: This event is suitable for academic staff and PGRs who teach, and SES staff who help set up assessments. What will be covered: Top Hat can be used to deliver synchronous and asynchronous assessments to students. Most of the question types can be autograded. Creating questions Creating a non-monitored test Creating…
Top Hat for Assessment Course 2 – Monitored Live Tests
Pre-requisite: Top Hat for Assessment Course 1 Suitable for: This event is suitable for academic staff and PGRs who teach, and SES staff who help set up assessments. Top Hat can be used to deliver synchronous and asynchronous tests to students. Most of the question types can be autograded. What will be covered: This course…