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2 Minute Tech Tip No. 13: Creating chapters in Planet eStream

  This week's two minute tech tip shows staff how to create chapters in Planet eStream videos. Chapters are useful to split up longer videos into segments and can be used to direct students to specific points within a film.  For help with this or any other learning technology issues, please email us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk

2 Minute Tech Tip No. 12: Building Community Online

  This week's 2 Minute Tech Tip offers staff some tips on building community online. The video shows staff how to set up a film night using Planet eStream and Canvas, with an embedded Padlet discussion for users to chat about the film.  Head over to gsa.planetestream.com to search the diverse range of films and documentaries available to students and staff. Need some suggestions? Check out the 'Library Picks ' category for some staff curated playlists. For help this or any other Learning Technology advice, please contact us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk

2 Minute Tech Tip No. 11: Break-out rooms in Zoom

This week's 2 minute tech tip shows you how to pre-assign students to break-out rooms in Zoom. For help with this or any other learning technology queries, remember you can contact us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk .

Open Educational Resources - Finding Resources in Repositories

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    OER repositories There are many repositories of OERs publicly available on the internet. A large proportion of these showcase OERs associated with particular educational institutions or projects, but there are several repositories which aggregate material from a range of sources. Here is a list of some of them – an internet search for ‘OER repositories’ will reveal more. Solvonauts    – a search engine that searches across repositories (they also provide open repository software for institutions wanting to set up their own repository of OER). MERLOT    – tens of thousands of discipline-specific learning materials, learning exercises, and content builder webpages, together with associated comments, and bookmark collections, all intended to enhance the teaching experience of using a learning material. All of these items have been contributed by the MERLOT member community, who have either authored the materials themselves, or who have discovered the mater...

2 Minute Tech Tip No. 10: How to hide or minimise desktop icons on Windows

This week's 2 Minute Tech Tip is actually a 1 Minute Tech Tip! It shows you how to hide or minimise your desktop icons in Windows 10. This is useful if you would like to quickly clean up your desktop prior to a Zoom meeting or video recording where others may see your screen.  For help with this tip or any other Learning Technology issues, please contact us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk

2 Minute Tech Tips No. 9: How to play audio over Zoom

This week's 2 Minute Tech Tip shows you how to easily play music or sound on your computer over Zoom. This is useful if you are showing videos to students, or if you have sound featured in a presentation that you are giving.  For further help with sharing audio over Zoom, or any other Learning Technology issues, please contact us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk

2 Minute Tech Tips No. 8: Using the Accessibility Checker Tool in Canvas

  This week's 2 Minute Tech Tip introduces staff to the built-in Accessibility Checker Tool in Canvas. The tool enables users to quickly scan their page content for any accessibility issues, and fix these from within the tool, prior to publishing. Issues that the tool checks for include; correct use of formatting styles, colour contrast, image alt-text and duplicate links, in addition to many other common issues. It is recommended that all staff use the tool before publishing any content.   Detailed information on the tool can be found in the Canvas Guides , and more information on creating accessible content can be found on GSA's Using Canvas for Staff pages. Remember staff and students can contact us at LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk for any learning technology queries.