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Some of the Taster Sessions have been uploaded to the BB Collaborate Module - you may like to watch some of these to get a 'flavour' of how these went

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Tuesday 14 May 2019

Debbie Baff

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BB Collaborate PADLET 14 May 2019 Finalpptx

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Polling as a Way of Engaging Large Groups

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Polling as a Way of Engaging Large Groups

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Monday 13 May 2019

Mandy Jack

Just use your login for Office and you should have access to the presentation.

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Deb Baff and Louise Rees

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BB Collaborate Taster 14 May 2019 Revised

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Session for SALT webinar series in autumn.....

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Session for SALT webinar series in autumn.....

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What's your teaching philosophy? Exploring mEtaphors and your identity

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Planned Short Info Sessions for those already have Fellowship

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Planned Short Info Sessions for those already have Fellowship

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to highlight key changes to gain Fellow/SFHEA if already have ASssociate/Fellow

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Planned Office Hours (SALT Recognition Team)

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Planned Office Hours (SALT Recognition Team)

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For between Campuses

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· Academic mentor meetings – this to include confidential meetings that may be required when students are on placements or for those who are studying at a distance

· Online assessments e.g. Viva examinations, presentations

· Online learning (for campus-based, blended and online learning programmes) e.g. discussions, journal clubs, peer learning, seminars

· Project supervision meetings

A web conferencing system is vital to support our online/blended learning programmes. Is it possible for more academic staff to participate in the pilot?

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If you would like to be part of the BB Collaborate Experience Group Please feel free to add your name and contact details as you wish  ...

Deb Baff (deborah.baff@swansea.ac.uk)
Helen Davies
(helen.m.davies@swansea.ac.uk)
Rhian Ellis
(r.e.ellis@swansea.ac.uk)

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Thanks to Rhian Ellis for the suggestion to add the padlet link directly to the BB Module ! :)  I've now done just that !
#wishihadthoughtofthat

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All staff within SALT have now had some experience of using the system. We have two members of staff that have completed accredited external online facilitator training (COLF) with another in progress.  An internal SALT ‘Best Practice Facilitator ’ training session is currently in development which be rolled out to the SALT Team and to other interested parties in due course, It is anticipated that this will allow us to delivery a series of ‘CPD’ online sessions for BB Collaborate which will expedite the take up of BB Collaborate as more staff become aware of the functionality.  We also intend to provide a ‘Teach yourself’ BB Collaborate resource which will be made available via the SALT Website.

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Next steps are to hold a series of online sessions through BB Collaborate to share experiences of using the facility  across colleges and encourage further take up, particularly across those colleges that have not yet experimented with the facility.  The first one of these is scheduled for the 3rd April 2019

Case studies will be documented and shared on the SALT Blog. Recordings will also be made available where possible to highlight different uses.

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I've added some text below as no-one seems to have been able to add to the PADLET - hopefully this should be working now so please do add your name / additional details etc if I have misinterpreted anything ...

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Hi all, I am using BB collaborate as a replacement for regular office hour. The reason is that I may be sometime abroad for research purposes, especially near exam season. So far, the response of the students has been positive. They used the online office hour mainly to re-sit a Kahoot test that I value 1%. I also like the idea that, in the case of questions related to the course, I can record the answer so that the student can revise using that recording. So far is just an experiment, and I am excited about the potential outcome!

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The library intends to use BB Collaborate for distance and placement students to undertake webinar workshops for areas such as APA Referencing, Endnote, Literature Searching, Critical Reading etc. These are currently being developed. In addition, the Library would also like to use BB Collaborate to undertake 1-1 appointments which are currently undertaken through Skype for Business. Using BB Collaborate would allow a better experience for the student through additional functionality that is not available with Skype

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We have set up a BB Collaborate Module - You should be able to self enrol from this link

You should be able to SELF Enrol from this link ( it may say access denied until you click the SELF Enrol Green + Sign )

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BB Collaborate Sessions have been used to undertake a variety of meetings to conduct SALT business including on and off campus participation and with external attendees.   The facility has also been used to facilitate blended workshops in relation to the 7C’s Seminar Series.  A dedicated  TEL week enabling staff to engage with BB Collaborate on a daily basis is also currently in development. We have also run three BB Collaborate Blackboard Drop-in sessions which have proved more popular than many of the face-to-face drop-in sessions, therefore indicating a demand for this type of delivery. It is anticipated that more targeted and appropriate advertising of this facility will demonstrate more take up in due course.

We are  also thinking of using it to run HEA info sessions for HEA Fellowship remotely

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Two online synchronous sessions were run with PG Cert HE students as part of the Technology Enhanced Learning Patch with approx 40 students ( who are also members of staff)  in total taking part in the sessions. A mixture of feedback was evident ranging from those that fully embraced it to those that experienced difficulties due to a combination of incorrect hardware/browser and some lack of digital capabilities. Positive feedback included some intentions to incorporate BB Collaborate within their modules ( as evidenced through their module assignments.)

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BB Collaborate sessions have been used to provide a virtual online office hours facility for students. Five students have used this service to date with positive reactions although one student experienced some technical difficulties.
See above Testimonial from Francesco :)

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Colleagues at the College of Engineering are using BB Collaborate as part of their ‘Lunch and Learn’ staff development series. This will be a monthly occurrence on different themes.

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We anticipate the pilot will take place as follows

a) Experimental Sandpit Sessions where participants can take part in BB Collaborate sessions and experiment with the features involved
b) Resource Signposting
c) Training on how to set up BB Collaborate within your own course

Please note that places on the pilot are limited due to resource capacity within SALT.

If you have any queries about involvement please email either Debbie or Helen
(deborah.baff@swansea.ac.uk) or (helen.m.davies@swansea.ac.uk)

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This 3 minute video from BB outlines the main features of BB Collaborate. ( This is a generic video but it does give a useful overview)
http://videos.blackboard.com/watch/B4tLkuVomuQncrG9RpP2zr?

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https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra

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Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact. Collaborate with the Ultra experience opens right in your browser, so you don't have to install any software to join a session.

What type of help are you looking for?

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Collaborate Ultra Experience Help | Blackboard Help

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Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact. Collaborate with the Ultra experience opens right in your browser, so you don’t have to install any software to join a session.

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Training on how to set up BB Collaborate in your own module

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Training on how to set up BB Collaborate in your own module

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Helen has prepared some guides to help you with setting up your own BB Collaborate Sessions from within your own module.  These are available from this link  ( You will need to log into Blackboard and click Self Enrol)

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Helen is working on pulling together web links and best practice resources and will post a link asap

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Hello and Welcome !
I'm in the process of contacting people that I have been told about that want to take part in the pilot ...  if you find your way to this PADLET and want to get involved please let me know.

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The BB Collaborate ULTRA pilot will be undertaken by SALT as a proof of concept between January and June 2019 .