QMplus Upgrade and September Release The summer upgrade to QMplus took place earlier this month; we hope you find the new features useful as you prepare for the busy year ahead. As with previous years, we have scheduled a QMplus release in order to resolve any bugs which have been identified, to make accessibility improvements . . . Read the full article
Automated Transcripts and Caption service for Q-Review We are very pleased to announce that an Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) transcript and captioning service for Q-Review is now live! This feature allows staff to add captions quickly and easily to their lecture recordings and any media which is published to a Q-Review section, improving accessibility to . . . Read the full article
During July and August 2020 the ELU and QM Academy will be teaming up with various staff across the University to share some of their stories of how they converted their practical face to face teaching into online activities during lockdown. These informal show and share events have been designed to show practice across Queen . . . Read the full article
Supporting D/deaf and Hearing Impaired students within an Online Learning Environment The following document has been produced by the Disability and Dyslexia Service (DDS) with input from The E-Learning Unit to provide in-depth information on how to support D/deaf, hearing & visually impaired students. It details a number of the challenges faced by these students . . . Read the full article
A Message from The E-Learning Unit What a month!! It has been incredibly busy for us in The E-Learning Unit. In March we moved QMplus to a cloud based server, Azure and while we had some teething issues, we worked with ITS to resolve this and provide alternative solutions as quickly as possible. We apologise . . . Read the full article
Applications are now open for the Westfield Fund for Enhancing the Student Experience. This year we are looking to make up to six grants of £3k each to fund projects which will enhance the student experience at Queen Mary. Given the current University-wide endeavours to provide online teaching, learning and assessment, Schools, Institutes, the QM . . . Read the full article
We are now in the position where all face-to-face teaching at QMUL has stopped and staff are working remotely. In this post we outline a few ways in which the technologies we have at QMUL can be used for remote teaching and learning. We also outline ways in which staff can get support in this . . . Read the full article
