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
“Past Exam Papers” Moodle site will be phased out at the end of T3
With the switch to online supervised exams, the “Past Exams Collections” Moodle site which contains copies of older paper exams for some units is becoming increasingly obsolete. We will phase out the collection and make it unavailable to students...
WEBINAR – Monday, 7th February : “Kicking the tyres – getting ready for the start of Trimester One”
We have a big year of Academic Development activities planned for 2022 with the re-commencement of the Academic Development Webinar Series, the In Focus Seminar series, one-off events and of course, the UNE Learning and Teaching Symposium. The first...
LMS Review – how to get involved
Update: The sign-up link for LMS testing for staff and students who would like to be involved in the testing process is now live at https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cU3gT4qNl5X8eGy The recording of the info session is available at...
UNE wall calendars available now
The 2022 UNE Wall Calendars are now available. DigEd is happy to supply the much loved UNE wall calendars to the UNE community. They have been printed and are ready for collection in the C30 building. They are limited so please make sure you...
Moodle tile improvements for T1/2022
T1 will see some improvements to the way “tiles” are displayed on a unit homepage as well as the introduction of a new default set of tiles that will be consistent across all UNE units. Consistent Tile Icons To improve consistency across all university...
VIDEO: Present Presenter Presentation
If I had a dollar for every time, I’ve seen a PowerPoint presentation where everything is tiny, I could fund Australia’s budding space program. Have you witnessed a presenter blaming the application zoom for not being able to share their screen? Or...
Tip: Reasons why students can’t see their assignment feedback
Have you been contacted by a student who is having difficulty accessing grades or feedback for an assessment? There can be a few reasons for this. Read on for tips on what to check and how to advise your students! 1: Student is using...
Designing business processes: the DSSP
At the start of 2021, the Learning Design Team was established as part of the Digital Education portfolio. One of the team’s core business processes was identified as a key priority for redesign.
Beyond dichotomies: an integrated model of learning design
Teaching and learning support functions in universities have long existed along the centralisation/decentralisation continuum. The Learning Design Team takes a different approach, developing an integrated model of learning design
Media Team success at Echo360 conference
At the recent Echo360 national conference, Michael Partridge from the Learning Media Team won an award for the best feature request.
UNE hosts first-ever hybrid ASCILITE conference
This week UNE hosted the first-ever hybrid mode ASCILITE conference. Held over 3 days, the conference combined a boutique face to face attendance model with a vibrant virtual stream that allowed delegates to connect in from anywhere in the world.
Building a digital learning environment
As a leading online university, UNE has a sophisticated set of digital platforms that make up its virtual learning environment (VLE). Most people are familiar with the various platforms. What’s often not well known, however, is how and why these platforms come to be part of our VLE.
Digital Education portfolio recognised for 2021 success
Digital Education was recognised in today’s ‘UNE in Conversation – Year in Review’ event as a 2021 success story.
Udemy (for staff and students)
Access to Udemy will continue to be available for both staff and students. Students can access Udemy at the student URL of https://myune.udemy.com (different from the staff login at https://une.udemy.com) While there is no way to embed content into...
New Feature: Turnitin “Flags” panel
Turnitin recently released a new feature that flags up any inconsistencies in a submission that would set it apart from a normal submission. These include hidden or replaced characters that might have been included to make the document unreadable by the...
Connecting data and stories for effective practice
Stories resonate. They provide us with something to identify with, with relevance, with personal connection. They provide us with meaning, and ways of understanding the world.
The OLX Experience – Understanding Proctoring
The OLX Experience is a new series of posts designed to help shed light on aspects of online examinations and facilitate a strong shared understanding of OLX at UNE. Our first post in the series covers proctoring – live supervision of exams.
SEMINAR: Reflecting on reflection — its value and role for learning and teaching in higher education
While requirements across the disciplines vary, reflective practice is fundamental to effective learning regardless of the program of study. Reflective practice can support transformative learning (Mezirow, 1991) and skills development including...
WORKSHOP: Applying 3D technologies for enhanced student learning
Offered: Monday 8th November 11:10 am – 11:50 am (Registrations close - Monday 8th November 9:30 am) Duration: 40 minutes Location: Zoom session Presenters: Greg Dorrian, Jackson Shoobert, Raph Roberts The use of 3D tech in online teaching...
FEATURE: Zoom <-> Echo integration
The Zoom to Echo integration for recordings is finally here! From Wednesday, 20th October 2021, you have the option to OPT IN to an automatic copy of Zoom recordings into your Echo360 library. This will automatically copy all Zoom recordings to your...
WORKSHOP: Hands-on Mobius training for beginners
Möbius is a DigitalEd e-learning platform that provides interactive courses including automated testing and assessment to educational and trade institutions around the world that embody learning best practices backed by empirical evidence. Disciplines:...
New in T3/2021: Site Contacts block in Moodle
From T3/2021, a new Site Contacts block will automatically be added to every teaching unit and will replace the manual teaching staff blocks that are set up in most units. The information in the block will update automatically as new staff are enrolled...
Phasing out of the Past Exams Collection in Moodle
With the switch to online supervised exams, the "Past Exams Collections" Moodle site which contains copies of older paper exams for some units is becoming increasingly obsolete. We are planning to phase out the collection and make it unavailable to...
New Zoom Feature — Live Transcripts
Changes were made earlier this month to store recordings on meetings in the (Australian) Zoom cloud (was AARNet CloudStor). This now give us access to some advanced Zoom features such as Live transcripts We are also working on the integration with...