Digital Education is a dynamic portfolio of teams within Education Futures that form the nucleus of online learning at UNE and drive the design and delivery of high-quality learning and teaching.
Academic Development
Academic Integrity
Digital Landscapes
Exams and eAssessment
Learning Design
Learning Media
Atrium EOI – Testing New Course Coordinator Dashboard
The Atrium team is pleased to announce that we have developed a new dashboard for Course Coordinators (CC). It aims to help CCs by providing important course/student data and communication tools to improve student retention and engagement. As part of...
Updates to the UNE Symposium Website: A Five-Year Resource
We’re excited to announce a series of significant updates to the UNE Symposium website, enhancing its role as a valuable resource that now houses content from five years of UNE symposia. Key Enhancements: 1. A Fresh Look We’ve given the Symposium...
Media studio bookings continue to soar!
In just over a year since we began tracking media studio bookings, we’ve seen remarkable growth, especially throughout 2024. The increasing importance of high-quality media production for UNE academics and staff is more evident than ever. Since we...
CRADLE Symposium: How could generative AI change work-integrated learning? (7 – 9 October)
The Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning is holding their 2024 International Symposium Monday 7 October to Wednesday 9 October 2024 with the topic ‘How could generative AI change work-integrated learning?’ The Symposium addresses...
International Day of Action for Academic Integrity – Wednesday, 16th October 2024
The International Center for Academic Integrity are calling for an International Day of Action for Academic Integrity and invite everyone to join their conference on Wednesday October 16, 2024. The theme for the event is All Hands on Deck: Making...
Streamline Your Workflow with MyLearn’s New Bulk Actions Feature!
Managing large online units in MyLearn just got a whole lot easier! MyLearn’s latest update introduces a time-saving feature – Bulk Actions. This new addition allows you to perform actions on multiple activities or resources at once, streamlining the...
Order up! The Latest Quiz Question Type
MyLearn continues to introduce new and engaging ways to assess students' knowledge. One of the latest additions coming in the October release is the ‘Ordering’ quiz question type. This intuitive, interactive question type allows you to assess students'...
Expanding Our H5P Skills: Advanced Interactive Content Design
Following our previous training session, the Digital Education teams further explored using H5P to design more dynamic and engaging online content. In this session, we delved into topics such as: How to plan your interactive content...
Reminder: myLearn Upgrade, Thursday 3rd October (to Friday, 4th October)
In order to keep UNE’s Learning Management System current, we will upgrade myLearn prior to the start of Trimester 3. myLearn will be unavailable from 7pm Thursday, 3rd October 2024 AEDT to approx. 5pm Friday, 4th October 2024 (i.e. from Thursday...
MyLearn Essentials: Navigating MyLearn Now Recording Available
We recently held the first in a series of webinars focused on effectively using MyLearn, UNE’s learning management system. This session provided an overview of the platform’s core features, with guidance from our expert partners Suzie Chan and Wayne...
Unboxing Mylearn upgrades: Updated Icons for Activities and Resources
What! Another update with MyLearn! Check it out below. Updated icons for Activities and Resources The MyLearn icons for selecting new resources and activities have been updated to improve accessibility. Have a look below at what the icons will...
Exciting MyLearn Upgrade: New ‘Quiz Section Grades’ Feature Coming Soon!
As we upgrade MyLearn, there are a number of updates that are coming through to support your teaching and learning. Here is another update related to a new feature to Mylearn Quizzes Grade Section What is 'Quiz Section Grades'? 'Quiz Section Grades' is...
MyLearn Upgrade Coming Soon: New File Type Icons
The MyLearn upgrade is progressing, and once complete, you'll start noticing some changes. We'll keep you updated throughout the process. To start, here is an update of what you may see. New Icons for file types The new icons are designed to be more...
Reminder – MyLearn Essentials Training Series starts Thursday
Don't forget, our first MyLearn webinar training session, Navigating MyLearn is happening this Thursday. Time: Thursday 19th, at 12:00 PM. Duration: 30 - 45 minutes Location: Zoom - Link below In this session, we’ll cover: Navigating and orienting...
Unlocking H5P’s Potential: Branching Scenarios and Interactive Books
Our Digital Education teams recently had the exciting opportunity to dive deeper into H5P and explore some of the platform's most powerful tools. The training session was focused on designing effective Branching Scenarios and maximising the...
From the Library: Time to create Reading Lists for T3 2024
There are only a few weeks left before students can gain access to Reading List on Monday 14 October 2024, a week prior to the start of the teaching period. In line with the UNE Online Learning Resources Policy, all learning resources...
From the Exams team: Please throw out your copy of any special assessment application forms
Almost 12 months ago we implemented a new process for students to apply for special assessment (SET, SPE, SPS etc). This online ‘smart’ form makes it easier for students to apply for what they need. It also substantially reduces the turnaround time and...
Save The Date: myLearn Upgrade, Thursday 3rd October (to Friday, 4th October)
In order to keep UNE’s Learning Management System current, we will upgrade myLearn prior to the start of Trimester 3. myLearn will be unavailable from 7pm Thursday, 3rd October 2024 AEDT to 5pm Friday, 4th October 2024 (i.e. from Thursday evening...
Final Reminder: Udemy will not be available after 31st August
A final reminder that UNE's agreement with Udemy will end at the end of August. If you are using Udemy courses in your myLearn sites, please remove them or update them with alternative content before that date.
Improvement: New Style in myLearn Text Editor (UNE Purple)
To support a strong and consistent visual identity in myLearn (Element 1), two new styles have recently been added to the myLearn text editor to highlight areas of text in a predefined style and colour. The choices now include a dark and a light (UNE)...
Closing the Loop – new for T3 units
To further enhance UNE’s commitment to quality online delivery and continuous improvement, the myLearn unit template will be updated from T3 2024 to include a dedicated page for ‘Updates and Improvements’, which will allow Unit Coordinators to close the...
Recording you and your presentations begins with good sound
We are asked to perform in front of a webcam for Zoom meetings and Echovideo recordings, here is a quick explainer to get a watchable result of yourself on screens everywhere.
Mastering myLearn: Empowering you with the essentials
We have some exciting news to share! In collaboration with OpenLMS (UNE’s vendor partner), and teams within Digital Education, we are conducting a series of monthly webinars on different topics related to myLearn for teaching and learning. ...
Academic Integrity @ UNE Framework
UNE has developed the Academic Integrity @ UNE Framework as part of the GenAI & Academic Integrity Action Plan recently submitted to TEQSA. Read on to learn more about the framework and foundational elements.