Announcing the Integrated Video Project
In recent years, we have made significant gains in enhancing our video capabilities to better support student learning. From lecture capture and hybrid delivery to the production of rich asynchronous video content, the university has been committed to leveraging technology to improve the learning experience. However, we acknowledge that there is still much work to be done, and so i'm pleased to announce the launch of the Integrated Video Project. This initiative aims to build on our existing progress and take our video services to the next level, with a focus on producing a more capable and reliable service for ...
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Panopto Support Site
You can get support for using Panopto during the pilot year by going directly to their website: Panopto Support Website ... read more
Panopto Quick Start Guides
Since the Panopto video platform is its pilot phase, the best place to go for how-to guides is the Panopto support site. Click the below link to access their getting started guides: Panopto Getting Started Guides ... read more
Marking on Turnitin Website
Important! Most of the time, you will not need to mark via Turnitin’s website. This information is purely for the times that MyDundee or Moodle is down for maintenance. If this is the first time you are doing this. You must be in the module that you are marking as an instructor on MyDundee / Moodle. You will not be able to access the material in this way if you were not already present in the module. All staff/students have ... read more
Creating and Using Groups in Original courses
Why have groups? There are a number of reasons you may wish to use groups in MyDundee. User Management. For example, large classes with multiple tutors may want to have an easy way for tutors to contact those students in their tutorial groups. It may also be that those tutors are marking coursework from their tutees. Group working and collaboration between students Groups allow tools such as discussion boards, wikis and blogs, to be shared between small groups, whether that’s ... read more
Extracting Grades from Grade Centre
You may need to extract the grades from the Grade Centre for entering to eVision. Note that at present, it is still necessary to manually enter the data, we are not yet able to upload data electronically to SITS. 1: The grade centre is accessed from the Course Management section of the left hand menu. In most cases, select the Full Grade Centre. (Unless you have set up smart views already) From here, you’ll see the grade centre, with all columns ... read more
Qwickly
What is Qwickly? Qwickly is a new tool that allows instructors to quickly post announcements on all the modules they’re involved with, and, at the start of term, make all modules available. Adding the Qwickly block to your account. On your MyDundee homepage, click “Add Block”, then search for “Qwickly”, and add it. You should now see it on your home page. More information Qwickly website Kentucky University’s information on Qwickly Note: There are a number of versions of Qwickly – ... read more
Blackboard Instructor
This is the app for instructors. Unlike Mobile Learn, there are separate apps for instructors and students, so staff who are also students on some modules will need to download both apps. (Though note that the site is now more responsive than it was, so you may be able to achieve what you want to do in the browser on your tablet / phone) More information Blackboard's full set of help documentation Contact eLearning@dundee.ac.uk if you have other queries ... read more
Staff Drop in Sessions: My Dundee and Turnitin
Get ready for the start of term! Drop in sessions for staff setting up My Dundee and Turnitin from August 28th to September 8th ... read more
Blackboard App for Instructors
Blackboard have now released their app for Instructors. This is a summary of the key points, for further instructions, please see Blackboard for Instructors (help page) Students - there is also a new app for students, more on that soon ... read more
My Dundee and Turnitin Training
CTIL are offering some bookable training sessions for My Dundee and Turnitin in the run up to the start of term ... read more
