Minerva will be upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard over the summer period, providing a cleaner and more intuitive interface alongside additional improvements. Further enhancements to the service will...
Minerva will be upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard over the summer period. We have scheduled sessions for staff where key changes will be demonstrated. What's changing with Minerva...
Mediasite will be upgraded on Saturday 28 August, between 12am and 4am. During this period the Mediasite Service should be considered at risk but users should still be able to...
Mediasite Desktop Recorder will be retired on Friday 27 August and replaced by Mediasite Mosaic. This new application provides access to multiple recording options, and can also be used to...
The change to where Team meeting recordings are stored (which was due to happen on Monday 2 August) is being deferred. Microsoft is allowing us to defer the change to...
You need to be enrolled as an Instructor on the Minerva module or organisation you want to add a Padlet to. For guidance on how to create a Padlet, see...
General Guidance Schools are encouraged to conduct a practice test before any summative testing so that students know what to expect and are familiar with the test environment. This will...
Top Hat offers a number of different question types, you can find greater detail on them here: https://success.tophat.com/s/article/Professor-Top-Hat-Questions All questions types excluding long answer can be auto graded. A long...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Similar to a digital notice board, Padlets can be shared easily for others to...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page If you have a existing free or paid Padlet account, you can import your...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Before you can start using Padlet you will need to create your account by...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Padlet is not fully accessible, they are currently in the process of testing Padlet...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page In this article Create a Padlet Add posts to a Padlet Share your Padlet...
There are two ways to create a Top Hat student account. You can either: Create a Top Hat account in response to an email invite from your tutor asking you...
Around 90 teaching rooms will be equipped with live streaming capability across campus from September 2021. This website has guidance and FAQs to help staff using these rooms to deliver...
A Resource is a blank form (or collection of forms and pages) for you to fill in. An Asset is a file you have uploaded into PebblePad, or a Resource...
If you have been advised that you will be taking part in online time limited assessments using the Top Hat software, here are the answers to some frequently asked questions....
Templates are designed to guide the process of creating records of learning and experience. A Template is an empty form with one or more questions or prompts for the user...
You can create workbooks for your students as interactive multi-page learning packages that can contain course content, media and links to other resources. They become personalised as students add their...
Blogs are very powerful tools that can make explicit your connections with learning, encourage critical reflection and, if shared with others, provide opportunities for peer support and collaborative learning. As...
Top Hat uses the University's single sign on (SSO) which helps to enable integration with Minerva and module enrolment. The standard approach to using Top Hat assumes: staff and students...
Pages are single-page designs, great for purposes such as presenting professional development activities and overviews, or for project reports, or as an alternative to a résumé. You may choose to...
There comes a time when you need to pull all of your best assets together and create a unique presentation that showcases your abilities, knowledge or growth. A page allows...
Minerva upgrade Minerva is being upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard at the beginning of August. Minerva will be unavailable from 5.00 pm on Friday 6 August until Wednesday...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Padlet's can be easily embedded within a Microsoft Team channel or meeting. Your users...
Padlet Post Composer is changing Padlet are changing the way that posts are added to a Padlet. Padlet have published a two minute explainer video summarising the changes. For additional...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Padlet have an app available for iOS and Android. Users need to have created...
You may see the terms upgrade and update used on this site. An update involves making changes to software in a way that doesn’t affect its core structure. These are...
Minerva upgrade Minerva is being upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard at the beginning of August. Minerva will be unavailable from 5.00 pm on Friday 6 August until Wednesday...
Top Hat have introduced superscript, subscript and symbol support, which is particular helpful for STEM subjects. Staff can now apply bold, italic, superscript and subscript formatting to question text when...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page This article contains some tips on setting up a Padlet specifically for process mapping....
1. Log in using the University of Leeds Padlet URL: https://universityofleeds.padlet.org/ 2. Click on the ellipsis on the bottom right and select Settings. 3. Click on your avatar to upload...
1. Log in using the University of Leeds Padlet URL: https://universityofleeds.padlet.org/ 2. Click on the ellipsis on the bottom right and select Settings. 3. Click on Notification from the left,...
Padlet supports a large number of languages, their site has the most up to date list and instructions on how to change your default language. < View Padlet: Guides for...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Once you have created an account you can access your Padlet account via: https://universityofleeds.padlet.org...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Please see the Padlet Privacy Statement on the Padlet website. Please be aware that...
The University has procured Padlet Backpack licences for its staff and students. Backpack offers a more private, more secure instance of Padlet that is better suited to educational use. Staff...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page Once you have created your Padlet account, log in to Padlet and click on...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page You can see what your Padlet looks like with a different template by changing...
Open the Padlet and click on the cog on the right to open the settings. You can then change the title and description, appearance, in addition to posting and content...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page The content of Padlets is not monitored or governed. Each Padlet account holder is...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page You can see who has contributed to your Padlet if you have enabled the...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page If you are on the main page, click on the three ellipses next to...
All changes to a Padlet are saved automatically. Any text you type, wallpaper you upload, and icon you add will be stored immediately. < View Padlet: Guides for Staff home...
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page 1. Double-click on the Padlet or click the plus button on the bottom right....
< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page < View Padlet: Guides for Students home page PC users: Click on the ellipsis at the top right of the post. Select...