TEL@CoSS Drop-In Workshops

TEL@CoSS offer regular webinars for staff who wish to explore and/or update their knowledge of the digital tools available at the university. 

Please make your selection below. 

Using Kaltura to Create and Share Interactive Videos in Moodle

Thursday 5 September: 11 - 12.00

This webinar will show you how to use Kaltura, the University’s video platform where you can create new videos using an in-built screen and webcam recorder, and upload videos you have made elsewhere. The videos are editable, and captions are automatically generated.

You can also create interactive quizzes as an overlay to the videos (including with YouTube videos) to use in flipped learning scenarios, and to improve student engagement.

Students can also use it to share videos for assignments or other activities. It is fully integrated into Moodle.

Using Microsoft CoPilot to Create a Moodle Quiz based on PowerPoint slides

Friday 6 September: 12-13.00

You can make a Moodle MCQ quiz based on your PowerPoint lecture slides in as little as fifteen minutes by using Microsoft Copilot, the Generative AI tool embedded in the Microsoft Edge browser. All UofG staff have access to Copilot, and this webinar will demonstrate how to use it, also giving suggestions for how you can use the quizzes in Moodle to enhance students’ learning experience.

Peer Assessment with Moodle Workshop Activity

Monday 9 September: 12-13.00

The Moodle Workshop activity allows students to assess each other’s work, which enhances their critical thinking and evaluative skills and offers a valuable formative or summative activity. It also increases engagement within the course and between students.

There are a variety of grading strategies to choose from, and students are scaffolded to provide structured feedback to their peers’ submissions using criteria and prompts provided by the course owner.

This webinar will demonstrate the different grading strategies and the options available for creating an effective peer reviewed assignment.

Moodle Gradebook and Setup

Tuesday 10 September 13 - 14:00

The Moodle Gradebook is a comprehensive and flexible tool for managing and organising student grades. It offers a variety of choices for calculating and displaying grades.

This webinar will review the main features of Gradebook and how to use them, and will be of relevance to anyone who is involved in managing and releasing student grades.