News & Events

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Blackboard Learn Ultra Survey and Focus Group

25/04/2024

Information Services would like to gather student feedback on the things you like about Blackboard Learn Ultra.

This year is the first academic year of Blackboard Learn Ultra, so your feedback is important for us to assess and improve your experience.

Please complete this short survey: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/aber/blackboard-learn-ultra

Survey respondents will have the chance to win an LED desk lamp.

At the end of the survey, let us know if you would like to be a part of an informal focus group to discuss Blackboard Learn Ultra. 

Have your say!

The survey will open on Monday 29th April and close at midnight on Sunday 5th May.

Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit sessions 2 - 16 May

29/04/2024

May

02/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part One (L&T)

02/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Two (L&T)

03/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Three (L&T)

03/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Four (L&T)

07/05 Generative AI Guidance for Staff (L&T Online)

09/05 Top Tips for Engaging Lectures, and why they work (L&T)

16/05 Generative AI Discussion Forum (L&T Online)

Times/ booking 

AberSkills Infographics

26/04/2024

Essays. Reports. Presentations. Academic posters. Notetaking. Task words.

  • Want to understand what an assignment requires you to do?
  • Need to know the meaning of a particular task word?
  • Looking for guidance and material on how to write your assignments?

There's a new series of bitesize infographics 'How to write...' available on AberSkills:

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/aberskills/writing-assignments/

New look Level E

24/04/2024

This summer, Level E (2nd floor) of the Hugh Owen Library will be changing.

We will be moving staff and student spaces around to create a larger student space and more study spaces in the southwest corner of the library. The new student study area will have views over the town to the sea and will include 6 new group study rooms.

For more details on the changes, including key dates and maps of the areas that will change, please visit our Level E changes webpage 

Using the library study rooms

12/04/2024

We know it’s annoying if you want to use a library study room but they’re all booked up.

It’s even more annoying if the room is booked, but no one is using it.

Please cancel your bookings if you no longer need them – email is@aber.ac.uk – and we’ll free the room up for other students.  

Digital Skills in AI and Generative AI

22/04/2024

A new ‘Digital Skills in AI and Generative AI’ questionnaire for students and staff is now available in the Jisc Digital Discovery Tool. This new questionnaire will help you to self-assess and develop your knowledge of AI in seven areas.

Please read this blogpost for further information.

External Speakers: Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack

23/04/2024

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is pleased to welcome our next external speakers on 2 and 3 May 2024.

Pedagodzilla will be joining us for a series of events over the 2 days. For further information and to book your place, see our blogpost.

Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: Registration now open

23/04/2024

Registration for the twelfth annual Learning and Teaching conference is now open.

This year’s Learning and Teaching conference has the theme Equipping for Excellence: Pioneering Learning and Teaching Design and will be taking place between Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 September 2024.

You can register for the conference online.

AberSkills AI Workshop

22/04/2024

Want to learn more on using AI responsibly in your studies?

Come along to the online session on Wednesday, 24 April, 13:00-13:30.

The link to join the English session is available on AberSkills: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/aberskills/skills-workshops/

AberSkills

19/04/2024

Want to know what academic skills you have?

Want to brush up on your academic skills?

Looking for guidance and resources on developing and improving your academic skills?

AberSkills is the place to go!

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/aberskills/

April 2024 Blackboard Learn Ultra Update

16/04/2024

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit would like to highlight enhancements in three areas to Instructors for the November Blackboard Learn Ultra Update:

  • Anonymous posts for discussions
  • Improvements to feedback and Gradebook calculations

For more detail, take a look at our blogpost: April 2024 Blackboard Learn Ultra Update

Graduate Digital Skills Profile Services: Week 8

04/04/2024

The last profile of our digital skills series is here! Discover how mastering Cysill and Cysgeir during her time at AU supported Manon’s professional journey. Stay tuned for our new employer profile series, returning in October ‘24! ??  

?? Read their profile here: https://wordpress.aber.ac.uk/digital-capabilities/?p=2956

Begin a new chapter - Learn more about apps to help your reading habits

23/02/2024

?? Read our blogpost for further information: Begin a new chapter – Apps to help your reading habits ?? | (aber.ac.uk)