Study Skills Toolkit: Reference list for tutors

A complete reference list for tutors of all learning resources in the Study Skills Toolkit (as of Oct. 2008) available through Blackboard VLE

Adobe Connect Quick User Guide for tutors

This brief guide (two sides of A4) is a reminder sheet for tutors and research staff who wish to hold meetings online using Adobe Connect

IT account information for finishing Pre-Sessional students

International students on Pre-Sessional programmes receive an IT account for the duration of their Pre-Sessional programme. When they have passed this programme and are about to start their substantive programme of study they must cease using the Pre-Sessional IT account and Subscribe again to create a new account which will be used in their new studies. This video explains outlines what they need to do as they transition from their old account to their new account. For best viewing Download the video.

Understanding research: The HCIU Shoes exercise

An exercise for students and tutors to explore the basic questions about research design and method Professor Debra Humphris

Accessible Presentations

A guide for use by both tutors and students on principles and resources for use in making presentations accessible for the whole academic community.

Enhanced feedback using zappers

Notes to support tutors in using zapper feedback for undergraduate teaching in large groups.

Using zappers in Common Learning Spaces (Windows XP)

This resource is now obsolete and has been replaced by http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/5920/ This PowerPoint is an animated step-by-step guide that shows tutors how to use zappers in a teaching session. It covers starting the PC, distributing the zappers, plugging in the receiver, starting the software, running the presentation and managing voting, saving data at the end and collecting the handsets. It takes around 5 minutes to view.

EPS (Electronic Portfolio System)

In 2001, before the term “e-portfolio” was common parlance there was a perceived need to enable teachers in training to save, store, present and archive their electronically-based work so that it could be assessed by tutors. A Teacher Training Agency (TTA) Grant was used to design and implement an online system for trainee teachers to save evidence of their activities called Electronic Portfolio System (EPS). Over the years, its use and value has changed and, through the support of the Teacher Development Agency for schools (TDA), the system will continue to develop. The features of the system have grown organically because of technology changes and by tutors and mentors identifying affordances. This presentation will identify the principles and how they guide the development process. It will give an opportunity to elucidate the next stages in e-portfolio developments.

Blackboard Good Practice Guide

This short (4 sides of A4) document provides advice to tutors about essential and recomended practices, organisational principles, blended learning, accessibility and copyright.

Using Zappers in a Common Learning Space (Windows 7)

This 8 minute video provides a step-by-step guide for tutors wishing to use zappers (Turning Point) in a Common Learning Space with Windows 7 and Office 2010.

Controlling Access to Panopto Recordings

This 6-minute video shows tutors how they can control access to recordings made using panopto. They can disable access completely, restrict access to specific individuals or make a recording available to anyone in the world.

Panopto and Podcasts

This 4-minute video shows students how they can access and download the MP3 and MP4 podcasts produced by Panopto. It also shows tutors how to disable podcasts if they wish.

Peer Feedback for Group Projects - Kenji Takeda

This is one of a series of short case studies describing how academic tutors at the University of Southampton have made use of learning technologies to support their students.

PowerPoint and skeleton notes - Patrick Doncaster

This is one of a series of short case studies describing how academic tutors at the University of Southampton have made use of learning technologies to support their students.