Having demonstrated using a 2nd login with teams to share hand drawn content, I started to investigate how to do it in Collaborate. From a teaching point of view, Collaborate has a lot of useful classroom type features (it was, after all, designed for them!) You’ve got a whiteboard, breakout rooms, hands up, students can set a status,…
Year: 2020
The defining event of my lifetime …
Over the years, had you asked me what I’d expect defining events of my lifetime to be, I suspect the list would have gone something like Falklands War Miners Strike Berlin wall falling Year 2000 Brexit Covid-19 Right now, that feels as if Covid will be the defining event of my life – it’s certainly…
Drawing on screen
One of the more common questions we’ve been asked in the CTIL team is how to incorporate hand drawn content – such as equations, graphs etc. I saw a tweet from James Clay, leading to his post on just this issue – using a tablet as a separate whiteboard. To summarise his post – Start…
There’s light at the end of the tunnel …
I’d started the notes for this towards the end of last week, and then forgot to do anything with those notes! Having finally got all the exam modules ready and prepared; found a few issues, fixed them, and then staffed our online support on the Saturday am – no students needed support submitting their 23…
What did you do today?
For a long time now, I’ve taken a Photo a day – since Jan 1st, 2011. I’ve only missed 1 day since – that said, if you have seen them, and have followed them on Flickr, you’ll perhaps have spotted that taking photos is one thing. Uploading them, another … So, when during the week,…
I’ve got teams, they’re multiplying…
… and I’m losing control. Well, not quite, but it feels like that at times. Communication is so important. Methods of communication that suit everyone is so difficult. Teams have exploded recently, I’ve been added to quite a lot – I’ve actively joined some, mostly outwith the University, but I’ve not got the time to…
Just a 4 day week :)
Two four day weeks, actually, with a 4 day weekend between. That really helped me this week, I think. I’d not realised how tired I was getting (or grumpy, though I suspect colleagues may have …) The weekend was spent well away from the computer – mostly in the garden, trying to prepare a bed…
It’s becoming the new normal …
I’ve heard this phrase a lot this week; I can relate to it – in several different ways. As well as getting used to working remotely, and all the changes that’s brought – there are a few other normals. Generally, Dundee (like most other Scottish Unis, as far as I know) treats Good Friday and…
The days are getting longer …
… and time is flying So, it’s now the end of week 3; I’m getting more familiar with teams – and still not really liking it. I’ve also experienced a much bigger teams meeting than I have before – I think I’d have found collaborate much easier for that particular meeting. I was also meant…
Juggling with water …
… and drowning in a sea of URLs. While in some ways this week was easier than last week – I was, after all, in the same location all week, it’s also been yet another week of change. At the weekend, I’d decided my old bike was on its last wheels, so went to get…