Austen Liaude
In Microsoft Teams you can pin a message in the Chat. You can use this feature to pin an important message or a file within the chat, so it displays at the top of the chat. Please note you...
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Ammad Qureshi
Within Brightspace, it is possible to link different module items within the content area. You may want to link quizzes, surveys, discussions, chats and assignments. (Note, assignments should only be added to the Assessments unit in your module.) To...
You may want to pin a thread in Brightspace to draw attention to the thread or emphasise its importance or so it doesn’t get lost within the other posts. When you pin a thread, the thread remains at the...
In Brightspace you can create surveys. You might use surveys to gather students’ feedback on the understanding of a topic so you can provide extra support for struggling areas. Below is a short video demonstrating how you can create...
The iPark is the University of Huddersfield’s teaching and learning with technology resource. It offers key information about tools such as Brightspace, Teams, Panopto and UniTube, amongst others. The iPark is also the place to find the necessary and...
In Microsoft Teams you can pin a post in any of your Module Team channels, to be able to find them again easily. This tool may be useful if you have a lot of posts in your Teams Module and you wish to save important posts, so...
You can manage your Brightspace notifications to keep yourself up to date with the latest interactions with your module and content. You can receive notifications as an email or receive notifications on Brightspace itself – using the built-in notifications...
In Brightspace you can mark your content items as not required. Items marked as not required aren’t tracked in the content’s progress bar and from the number of items next to the unit/sub-unit name. You can mark a single...
In a live Microsoft Teams meeting you can create and use polls. This tool might be useful if you want to see how students feel about the activity or work in the lecture or to test their current level...
In a Microsoft Teams meeting you can lower all or individual attendees raised hands. This feature might be useful if attendees have already asked their questions but forgot to lower their hand. Below is a short video demonstrating how...