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
Exam preparation helper animation
We’ve recently been collaborating with the Academic Skills Office to update the Exam Preparation information page. This was an opportunity to promote a positive approach, whilst providing updated information including how students can familiarise...
Project Uplift – Project Update July 2023
A brief update on Project Uplift and its three main workstream - Technical, Unit Uplift and Capability Build. Technical: We are on track for the launch of myLearn for T3/2024. myLearn will still be a Moodle-based platform, but will have a significantly...
Coming in T3: Student Progress Tracker (in MyUNE)
The Student Progress Tracker is a new application soon to be released to students to help them plan and manage their study activity throughout the trimester. The Student Progress Tracker identifies upcoming assessments and key dates across all enrolled...
Find out about myLearn – Wednesday, 26th July, 2pm – 3pm
The Project Uplift team would like to invite you to an update on myLearn and the uplift project. Find out more about what myLearn will look like when it is launched in October, meet our vendor partner OpenLMS and, if you are attending on campus, join us...
Tips for Video Chunking
Element 7 of UNE's signature pedagogy, focuses on the use of Quality Media. Quality can refer to a range of media aspects. In this post we explore the concept of chunking and some tips of what you can do to create engaging videos that are fit...
Unit News and Announcements: Time-saving tips
There are some great time-saving tips for sending out announcements to students. The following can both help you save time and avoid cluttering up your unit sites. Recommended use of Section 0 The function of Section 0 is to...
Tracking inactive students with ATRIUM
Week 2 is an excellent time to contact those students who have not yet logged into your Moodle unit. Atrium makes this so simple to do! Specific steps are provided below. We all know that there are many reasons why a student might not...
Tips for Element 9: Progress Indicators
This element focuses on ways that students can track their progress through a unit, with particular attention to easy visual formats. This element highlights the importance and opportunity for learners to be able to check their progress through a unit...
New Privacy Notice for Online Exams
A new Privacy notice has been developed for online exams – here’s an overview of everything you need to know about how and why it was developed.
Tip: Managing Your Forums
To prepare for the transition to myLearn in the coming trimester, we recently updated our Tiles format. These quick tips will help you manage your unread posts and email subscriptions this trimester!
Zoom <-> Moodle Integration – additional features
In addition to the new look unit tiles, the Zoom integration with Moodle was also upgraded this week and adds options to Moodle to align more with the options available on Zoom when scheduling meetings. The most noticeable of those additions is the...
Call for presentations at the 2023 UNE Learning and Teaching Symposium – Thursday 27 July, 2023
The call for presentations at the 2023 UNE Learning and Teaching Symposium is open now. If you are interested in presenting at the Symposium - to be held online on Thursday 27 July 2023, could you please provide the following information: Your...
3D Models Assists Cross Institutional Comparisons
A brief testimonial about 3D Models being used in cross institutional comparisons
New for T2 – Improved unit “tiles format”
For trimester 2 (and in early preparation for the launch of myLearn for trimester 3 in October) you will see changes to the unit tile images. Background: The current way tiles are displayed was a custom development for UNE some years back. We are keen...
New Feature – Turnitin Similarity Reports on (Essay) Quiz Questions
From Wednesday, 14th June, Turnitin originality reports will be available with quiz essay questions. Reports are available for both text entered in the answer text area and also for uploaded files and, if enabled, will submit the answer to Turnitin...
It’s here: H5P.com
We now hold a licence for the cloud version of H5P, for the creation of interactive learning experiences. The LMS H5P Plugin will be removed in due course, to help the transition to H5P.com What does it mean for me? This means that as a unit coordinator...
Monthly Model – Shiva Nataraja Statuette
The Model - Shiva Nataraja Statuette difficulties with minor movements - MA2006.24.1 This model is a near perfect example of some of the harder aspects of objects to capture, ranging from its darker colouration, metal material, thin figure & moving...
ASCILITE and UNE announce Institutional TELAS program
ASCILITE and UNE are pleased to announce the launch of Institutional TELAS – an institutional accreditation program based on the TELAS Framework. This is an exciting new program to establish a sector-first accreditation for providers of quality online learning.
Exams @ UNE – a full-service support model
UNE has an extensive support model in place for examinations – here’s everything you need to know about what support is available and how to access it, including a new shareable infographic.
Tips for enhancing learner confidence
Learning is a challenging process and a sense of confidence in one’s abilities to succeed is an important aspect of student engagement and success. Confidence can be challenging for any learner transitioning to university. For example: Students...
Maximising student success through Universal Design for Learning (Webinar Recording)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) focuses on changing the curriculum to enhance reducing barriers and extending opportunities for student learning. In this webinar recording, Dr Nic Dunham of Education Futures provides an introduction to...
Maximising student success through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is Element 14 of Project Uplift, but what does this mean for you and your teaching? UDL originated from the Centre for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Salem, MA from interest in how to support children with...
Upcoming T1 exams – are you ready?
The Trimester 1 exam event is only three weeks away now, with exams for some disciplines already underway. Thank you to everyone who has ensured their exam was prepared and ‘student ready’ by the deadline of Wed 26th April There are still a number...
Monthly 3D Model – Ushabti photogrammetry
Our second installment of the monthly scan series. This is another great example of 3D media currently being used around the University. This model is a Plaster Worker Ushabti, an example of Egyptian Grave Goods meant to represent workers who would serve the deceased in the next life…