TELT Upcoming Workshops (March 2025 edition)
Elevate Your Skills: Don’t Miss the Upcoming TELT Training!
TELT is excited to announce a series of upcoming workshops designed to enhance your skills and understanding of our supported systems. These friendly sessions will provide valuable insights and practical knowledge to help you make the most of our educational technologies. Here’s a quick overview of what’s coming up:
- MS Teams for Teaching
- QMplus Media webinar
- H5P - an introduction
- H5P - using AI
- Beginners QMplus
- Turnitin
Microsoft Teams for Teaching
- 25th March 2025 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
- 2nd April 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Join us for a 1-hour session designed to help teaching and support staff get the most out of Microsoft Teams for online teaching. This session will cover essential best practices, including:
- Setting up and managing Teams meetings for teaching
- Recording sessions and sharing links with students
- Using key functionalities to enhance engagement
There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the session.
Further information and to book on please visit the CPD site for enrolment methods.
Spotlight on QMplus Media: A Show and Tell
- Monday 28th April 10.30-11.30am
Join us for a 45-minute session (plus 15 minutes for Q&A) introducing QMplus Media, Queen Mary's institutional version of YouTube. This inaugural session will showcase the powerful features of the software and demonstrate how to leverage this system for your teaching and learning needs.
During this session we'll look at:
- Benefits of Version 7 Media Player: Discover the advantages of our latest media player upgrade.
- Editing Tools: Explore built-in editing features, including the ability to create interactive quizzes within your videos.
- Organization Features: Consider the use of channels and playlists to effectively organize your content.
This session offers a unique opportunity to:
- Familiarize yourself with QMplus Media's capabilities
- Enhance your digital teaching toolkit
- Improve the accessibility of your learning materials
QMplus Media provides features that can help create more accessible learning content, such as automatic captions and interactive transcripts. By attending this session, you'll learn how to utilize these tools to make your educational materials more inclusive and engaging for all students.
Further information and to book on please visit the CPD site for enrolment methods.
An Introduction to using H5P in QMplus
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Join us for an introduction to using H5P in QMplus. If you're new to H5P or have limited experience, this 1 Hour session is designed for you.
During this session we'll look at:
- Exploring common H5P content types
- Creating and editing basic H5P Interactive Content in QMplus
- Embedding H5P content into other QMplus activities
Further information and to book on please visit the CPD site for enrolment methods.
An introduction to using AI to create H5P content in QMplus
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During this session we'll look at:
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- Using ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) to create quizzes and interactive summaries tailored for H5P.
- Using the generated output to quickly create your H5P content.
Further information and to book on please visit the CPD site for enrolment methods.
Appreciation from Previous Attendees
We have received a wealth of positive feedback from participants in our previous H5P sessions. For instance:
"Great session. Love these shorter ones making them easy to attend."
"The basics were very clearly explained and it allowed me to refresh my knowledge."
QMplus Basics
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This 90 minute online session (with an optional 30 minutes extra) will get you started with QMUL’s online learning environment, QMplus. Before the session we will send you some bitesize videos to ensure you can access and navigate QMplus.
During this session we'll look at:
When you attend the session we will show you the basics of the system and get you into a position to be able to start building your own areas on QMplus, using our most popular tools, including:
- uploading files
- creating activities
- how to get access to areas on QMplus
- how to give others access to your own areas.
These sessions are designed to show you the most commonly used functions, explore how you can use them with students, give you some hands-on practice and have your questions answered, supported by guidance documentation.
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Navigate the QMplus interface
- Navigate around a module page
- Structure a basic QMplus module area
- Edit the module page as course leader/teacher and be confident adding content.
- Understand various activities within QMplus, highlighting key ones
Please note although 90 minutes will cover the content above, participants will have the option of staying for an additional 30 minutes for further questions, discussion, practice and demonstrations as needed.
Further information and to book on please visit the CPD site for enrolment methods.
Appreciation from Previous Attendees
One former participant stated it was "very good" and attending the workshop is worthwhile as it "greatly saves self-study time and improves teaching skills and effect."
Turnitin Assignment Settings & Feedback Studio Essentials
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Learn how to make the most of Turnitin Assignment Settings & Feedback Studio in this interactive 60-minute practical session. We’ll guide you through key features and best practices to help you navigate Turnitin with confidence.
During this session we will look at:
- Understanding Turnitin – What it is and what it can detect
- Where Turnitin fits in QMplus – How and where it can be used
- Making the most of the Similarity Report – Using filters and flags effectively
- Student Perspective – How students submit a Turnitin assignment
- Instructor Tools – Creating a Turnitin-enabled assignment
- Best Practices – Tips for seamless use
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Please consider signing up for one or more of our workshops. Additionally, please feel free to share this information with any colleagues who might be interested.