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Welcome to the WCS Centre of Learning Technologies website - CoLT - designed to support all aspects of learning technologies, including working and teaching online. Why not start by viewing our News, Hints, Tips blog. Sign up with your WCS email account to get new posts sent straight to your inbox so you don't miss out on training and support plus much more. ​ Use the new enhanced menu and search bar above to discover Tools that will help you enhance your digital skills, and for staff your students learning! Check out the MS Teams area under Office 365 for all things Teams. ​ If there is an area you would like to write a blog piece for or if you have examples of best practice please do not hesitate to contact us at learningtech@wcs.ac.uk . Have questions? - see our FAQs Search the Library An easy way to search across the wide range of resources available from your campus libraries. Sign in below with your usual Office 365 login. Contact library staff with any access issues. Library_Search Designing appropriate assessments - Future Teacher free webinar - Thurs 28th Sept (13:00 - 14:00) Revolutionising Education: Embracing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and Authentic Assessment Resources for creating accessible content Socrative: Interactive Quizzes and Surveys Coming soon for Moodle 4 - Ally Accessibility Toolkit! New features and improvements to question banks in Moodle New features in Moodle assignments! Clearer Activity Completions in Moodle Finding your way around Moodle 4.0 Recent Blog Posts Contact Us learningtech@wcs.ac.uk

College Zone Moodle All things Moodle - our primary college VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Educational Tool Wheel Find out when you should use a tool on Moodle and when you should utilize Microsoft Teams. Mythbusters Separate fact from fiction, debunk common myths and misconceptions and get questions answered on our college VLE and communication platforms. Moodle Guides Over 40 step-by-step guides and videos contextualised for the West College Scotland Moodle. Artificial Intelligence Find out the realities of what AI is, what you should be wary of, and how you can use it to your advantage. CDN Resource bank Click to view the CDN's Resource Bank. Enhancement Information on enhancement units - from how to access to how to implement into your class Online Learning Find out information on the Online Learning VLE Distance Learning Scotland Staff Intranet The staff intranet also known as SharePoint. Staff Development Evolve, Learning and Development team site and the legacy CPD Review forms. Copyright Guidance Copyright Guidance for Lecturers at West College Scotland

Accessibility Universities, colleges, councils and other public sector organisations have a requirement to meet new digital accessibility regulations - the first deadline for which was on Monday 23 September 2019. Fix your Content Help improving your online content, making it more accessible, interactive and promoting engagement. Accessibility Guides Guides and resources to assist you make accessible content. Ally Accessibility Toolkit BB Ally has now been enabled on WCS Moodle. Click to find out more. Accessibility Checklist A checklist you can use to make sure your documents meet accessibility legislation. Windows Accessibility Windows ease of access, Narrator, magnifier, high contrast. SCULPT for Accessibility When thinking about accessibility, start with SCULPT. Structure, Colour and contrast, Use of images, Links, Plain English and Table structure. Visit the SCULPT website. Immersive Reader Video from Microsoft all about their free immersive reader. ReachDeck Link to ReachDeck (previously known as browse aloud) video guide Screen Readers Information from RNIB on Technology. Video Guide Video Guide from Microsoft on their very useful Accessibility Checker. Ability Net Fact-sheet from AbilityNet on creating accessible documents. Accessible Hyperlinks NC State University have produced an excellent resource on how to easily create accessible hyperlinks. Visit the NC State University website to have a look. Read AbilityNets blog: Is your public sector website prepared for new regulations? News, Information and Webinar Recordings on the implementation of the Accessibility Legislation News, Information and Webinar Recordings on the implementation of the Accessibility Legislation

Discord This is a communication tool which specialises in text, image, video and audio communication between users in a chat. It combines the features of a chat lobby, a message board and a VoIP chatting. ​ Why use Discord rather than another platform? ​ Discord is particularly popular with gamers and young people so may be more engaging for them. Here’s a useful link on how to set it up as a classroom. ​ Explore and enjoy! ​ If you have difficulties with this, please click on the link below to contact the Digital Strategy Group General - WCS Digital Strategy Group

Self Development Exceeding Expectations This area will be populated with courses and resources that you can use to enhance your digital skills. Evolve Evolve has many courses you can complete for self development. Virtual Bridge Recordings of the Virtual Bridge sessions recorded by College Development Network in partnership with Jisc. They are a series of 30-minute webinars. CoDE Certificate of Digital Excellence. 6 modules, that will ensure teachers and practitioners have an understanding and the skills needed to coach young people to be ready for our technologically-advanced world. BLE Blended Learning Essentials. This program contains essential knowledge for teachers, trainers & managers developing blended learning and prepare learners to succeed. Digital Skills Courses Want to work on your Digital Skills? Get the digital skills you need with these specially designed courses from Accenture. There are 7 free Digital Skills courses on the Future Learn platform. CDN Website Click to view the CDN's series of inspiring blogs from a huge range of key experts. Covering topics including college delivery, digital innovation, and leadership.

What information is on this site? We cover a range of information and resources relating to digital learning and your digital skills on this site. From the basics for both staff and students, on how to use Office 365 and Microsoft Teams , Accessibility information , Moodle guides and WCS specific resources in the College Zone , to tools that help you create engaging, interactive elements and assessments for your course. We have an FAQ section and a search function. If you still can't find what you are looking for, simply send us a message to learningtech@wcs.ac.uk and we will point you in the right direction. Meet the Team Raymond Moir Innovative Learning Manager raymond.moir@wcs.ac.uk Emma Hanna Learning Technology Team Leader emma.hanna@wcs.ac.uk Lindsay Took Learning Technologist lindsay.took@wcs.ac.uk Paul Leavy Learning Technologist paul.leavy@wcs.ac.uk How Can We Help The learning technology team are here to help the college make effective use of information communication technology in learning and teaching. We can offer advice and assistance in the design, development, adaption and use of electronic learning systems, resources and strategies, like Moodle, Mahara, Turnitin etc Learning technologies staff can also offer practical development skills in the creation of interactive learning resources to meet the needs of curricular areas. The learning technology team can provide: Just in time email support, also available for calls on Skype and Microsoft Teams One-to-one or small group training sessions on Microsoft Teams Curriculum team workshops as and when required on Microsoft Teams ​ Accessibility Policy Contact the Team

Digital Accessibility Quick Checklist Use this checklist to see how accessible your digital resource is. Download a word.doc version

Resource Bank Online, Blended and Hybrid Delivery CDN are adding a section on hybrid delivery, recognising that as students return to campus, there will still be those who are shielding and/or isolating because of symptoms. With the option to include those not able to attend physically, it gives more options to colleges in this and the next academic term. Delivering Curriculum Online CDN has launched a new Resource Bank of guides for Online/Blended Delivery. Working closely with the sector CDN have created a core set of useful guides in the following 6 key areas to help prepare for online, blended and hybrid delivery. For each area, 2 primary resources have been chosen that covers relevant and practical information in a very concise format (10-15 minutes). If you want to dive deeper, there are two longer reads (around 1 hour). Finally, there is a single longer resource – either an online course or significant read to explore an area in more detail. The 6 areas are: Designing for Online/Blended Delivery Preparing Materials Education for All Managing the Online Space Formative Assessment and Feedback Hybrid Delivery (coming soon) Note: this content is not intended to replace the support or training that’s available within your institution. ​ Take a moment and listen to Kenji Lamb, Digital and Innovation Lead, provide a two-minute introduction to the online/blended delivery section of the resource bank:

Tools Office 365 Loggin On, OneDrive, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Word, Excel, Sway, Teams Accessibility Checklist, Screen Readers, Video Guides, Windows Guides, Creating Documents. College Zone Distance Learning, Enhancement, Staff Development, Moodle, Staff Intranet Communication Collaboration, Skype, Zoom, MS Teams, MyDay, Office 365, Mahara, Moodle, Discord, WebEx Tools for Assessment Turnitin, Kahoot, Mahara, Moodle Assessment Tools for Creation Digital resources, BLC, ClickView, H5P, Sway, Khan Academy, Lumen 5, ScreenCastify, PowerPoint Staff Development The Staff Room, Learning and Development Team site, CPD Review.

Free Image Websites Creative Commons We have gathered together websites that have free creative commons licenses. This means that you can use them free of charge in your Learning Content. Even when they are royalty free it is best practice to still credit the image when appropriate, e.g. when you are using them in your Moodle course. Below are links to some of our favorite resources we like to use, for a full and comprehensive list of Free creative commons resources visit: "The Monster List" of Free photo sites" ​ Photo credit: Pixabay UnSplash Pixabay Pexels morguefile Free Images RGB Stock hautestock Raw Pixel Free Pik The Noun Project Adobe Free Stock Microsoft Iwaria Monster list of all free Image sites Nappy Wocintechat ukblacktech affecttheverb Help us help everyone Please contact the learning tech team if you find good sources First Name Last Name Email Send Thanks for submitting!