TIPS Community Engagement Week by Aline Gaus https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5 Starting Monday 14 December for one week, one discussion topic will be added daily. Posts are anonymous, you can comment and like. en-us 2020-11-25 16:44:38 UTC 2026-03-27 09:02:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Student Engagement Week perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1003307593 LITE and the TIPS Community are celebrating Student Engagement Week from 14.-18. December.

Background
What do engaging teaching and engaged learning look like? How can we make our asynchronous and synchronous delivery more interactive? Throughout this week, there will be several opportunities to learn and share new tips and tricks.

This Padlet
Every day, we will post a new conversations starter in this Padlet. Click on the ' + ' to add a post, comment or like what others shared.

Further events:
Share, Adopt, Adapt Workshop: Engagement Christmas Special on 17 December, more here:
https://teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/events/ 
]]> 2020-12-09 17:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1003307593 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015261530 One of my techie students started making super short screencasts for his classmates about where to find the course’s material, how to submit assignments on Minerva, etc. Made me smile wide 😊]]> 2020-12-14 09:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015261530 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015285602 An international PG student telling me that I am 'so kind' for asking after their welfare. This is not something that they have been used to in previous educational settings, and it felt good to know that the students knows that I DO care!]]> 2020-12-14 09:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015285602 uolcommunity https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015298012 Students telling me they appreciated me making a screen shot for them on how to upload a file to OneDrive. We can assume they know things and then it turns out they did not. 

]]> 2020-12-14 09:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015298012 s_mottershaw https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015479730 A tutee thanking me for helping her through a particularly tricky time. Always happy to help, but this made my term!]]> 2020-12-14 11:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015479730 driley2810 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015602783 A graduate messaging me on LinkedIn to thank me for my work in putting them in touch, and introducing them to a wide range of employers. It made my day.

]]> 2020-12-14 12:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1015602783 A student asking if she could add an Academic Q&A channel to our Student Cafe. She's encouraging members to support each other by responding to queries, which means less reliance on tutors to check in and respond. Made me punch the air with joy as it's student autonomy at its best. a_s_leslie https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016609986 2020-12-14 16:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016609986 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016629749 Watching my level two students]]> 2020-12-14 16:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016629749 Students helping each other perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016632009 We have encouraged students to ask questions in their Teams channels which now allows them to help each other and to learn from answers we give to one student. This frees up a lot of time!

]]> 2020-12-14 16:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016632009 mestradarobles https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016868643 A student email thanking me for  offering the opportunity to participate in an optional peer formative activity on Flipgrid (a video pitch). An activity that she found to be a valuable learning experience. It definitely made me smile.
On this note, thank you very much Aline for introducing me to Flipgrid!! :-)

]]> 2020-12-14 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1016868643 A student who missed a couple of Spanish sessions. mgerrity2 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1017057339 Lo siento for being so absent these last few weeks. I have been struggling a bit with feeling anxious and down. Doing uni during the pandemic is harder than I expected!
Pero, no temas! My Spanish is not suffering. I have been using the resources and practicing most days. I have written my assignment and planning to submit it esta noche.
I really appreciate all your support. Learning Spanish with you has been fun and engaging. I wouldn’t have been able to keep up with the content without your encouragement.
I hope you have una feliz navidad y próspero año nuevo! Even if the celebrations will not be the same in lockdown.
]]> 2020-12-14 17:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1017057339 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1017483604 "Thanks so much for all your help, you’ve gone above and beyond what you needed to do to help me out".]]> 2020-12-14 19:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1017483604 Word Document https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019295445 This might sound very simplistic but a single word document on sharepoint can do the magic of collaborative work need. While in breakout rooms, students can holistically contribute to the doc.]]> 2020-12-15 09:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019295445 How-to videos rclarkson7 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019317652 A basic screen recording of something like how to access feedback, or submit a piece of work, can take 10 minutes to create and share but save a lot of time and confusion for students, as well as for tutors answering questions.


]]> 2020-12-15 09:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019317652 Poll with a one word answer https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019324713 To gauge how students feel about something, etc]]> 2020-12-15 09:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019324713 Making a Discussion Board an 'Assessment Chatroom' swenham3 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019355254 Just creating a series of discussion boards under the menu banner 'Assessment Chatroom' for each assessment topic/subtopic and insisting students post there and not email me their (repetitive) questions. If any do email, I just cut and paste and put it on the relevant chat board and answer it there for all to see...

]]> 2020-12-15 09:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019355254 Voice Comment mgerrity2 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019399847 Just using the Voice Comment within Turnitin Feedback Studio make feedback more personal as they can hear our voice asynchronously, it saves time and provides them with extra listening skills practice in Spanish. ]]> 2020-12-15 10:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019399847 Interactive videos in Flipgrid perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019406534 Students can record their answer as short videos, which are then open for others to comment on. Special feedback options are available for teachers. See also here: https://digitalpractice.leeds.ac.uk/using-flipgrid-video-to-get-students-talking-asynchronously/ ]]> 2020-12-15 10:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019406534 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019433975 Students made sure to credit other students when they were presenting without me having to say anything. It made me smile when students encouraged each other to speak up during class.  ]]> 2020-12-15 10:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019433975 'How the module will work' video ajmearman1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019439820 No one needs to be told repeatedly that there is a pandemic but it needs to be acknowledged that things are different. Hence we made a short video explaining how teaching would run, how Minerva would run, etc. and placed it on the Announcements page.

]]> 2020-12-15 10:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1019439820 Mad Tea Party / Chat Bombs perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1020266708 Using the meeting chat, ask students to type an answer in the chat but NOT press send yet. Then all send it at the same time. The mass creates less pressure for individuals and it is fun to see all answers pop up at once. 

]]> 2020-12-15 15:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1020266708 Daily mini-task perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1020275305 To boost engagement on teams channels, ask for regular (daily, weekly) mini-engagement tasks that can be fun. E.g. post a picture of... (something easy) in the channel. 
The playful engagement with the technology helps students feel more comfortable in the space. 

]]> 2020-12-15 15:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1020275305 Remember to check-in https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023292631 I tend to ignore chat messages when I'm presenting. Unfortunately this has meant missing warnings that I'm cutting out/too quiet/on mute/not sharing my screen etc. I believe on once occasion that I presented with my audio off for a whole 50 minutes. Worst of all, I made some really impassioned statements and clever jokes in that time and no-one heard them...]]> 2020-12-16 09:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023292631 Consider Language/Phrases Used Based on Cohort https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023378254 Heres a funny one...  When I used to teach law years ago, there was a concept called 'Jury Nobbling' and my quick explanation (to A-level age-students) was "when you interfere" with a juror which made them LOL. ]]> 2020-12-16 09:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023378254 No internet connection mgerrity2 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023736428 20 minutes before my first live Spanish session this semester, my internet went down, totally. Rang BT, couldn't sort it out. Ended up welcoming all my students on my phone. I guided them towards the resources I had uploaded in their OneNote notebook that I couldn't acces but they could and instructed them to work in small groups in our already created Teams Channels. They were cool, I was a bag of nerves. Internet came back half way through the lesson which was when my breath came back to me. ]]> 2020-12-16 12:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023736428 Technical troubles https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023916390 There was the day my computer just plain wouldn't connect to Collaborate Ultra for more than about ten minutes. Or the two weeks I spent trying to work with an elderly laptop because I had a bad case of the dodgy RAMs in my main machine.]]> 2020-12-16 13:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1023916390 Too many tools perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024270316 When you are trying super hard to use a lot of flashy tools to make online learning and teaching better and more engaging and you absolutely over-estimate students' appetite for and capacity to deal with all of these new things at once. 
Lesson learned: tech induction is important, simple tools often better, and less certainly more. ]]> 2020-12-16 15:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024270316 Padlet for Muddiest Point s_mottershaw https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024707355 Use Padlet tool to allow students to anonymously ask questions at the end of a live session, or to confirm their 'muddiest point'. ]]> 2020-12-16 16:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024707355 Slides in Blackboard s_mottershaw https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024717158 When running a session with co-presenters (and many different slide decks) I uploaded one set to Blackboard and didn't notice that when converting to an image file it brought back all the underlying master formatting for their slides. They had to present without them, as the underlying Master text made the actual content impossible to read. Now I warn everybody using BCU to be mindful of this and check slides carefully as they're uploaded. 

]]> 2020-12-16 16:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1024717158 Padlet itself! driley2810 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1025159028 I was a little sceptical of Padlet's usefulness in the beginning- but it has great functionality. Apart from discussions like this I saw it used fantastically in the school of Geography and Institute for Transport Studies as an accompaniment to an online graduation. Lots of videos, comments, discussion threads etc. It got me thinking about how it could be used to display information and facilitate interaction on any given subject.

]]> 2020-12-16 18:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1025159028 Business school drop out ajmearman1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027253274 In one one-hour whole group session (you can call it a 'lecture' if you like) my wifi dropped three times. Luckily, we have been team teaching those sessions so my colleague jumped in and held the fort.

]]> 2020-12-17 10:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027253274 Faces! https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027259142 Many cameras on, smiling faces, a full chat box!]]> 2020-12-17 10:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027259142 being evicted from my introductory lecture in collaborate... uolcommunity https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027310885 250 plus students witnessed me disappearing. One student who already knew me emailed me and I directed him to the resources I was going to introduced and he shared the link with the other students during the session in their whatsapp group. ... embarrassing. 

]]> 2020-12-17 11:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027310885 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027344001 Students carrying on a discussion in the chat between themselves rather than only responding to me 

]]> 2020-12-17 11:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027344001 being allowed to use zoom uolcommunity https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027362366 and their new breakout room function

]]> 2020-12-17 11:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027362366 pbirtill1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027526840 A thank you email from a student.

]]> 2020-12-17 12:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027526840 Whiteboard pbirtill1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027528880 Sharing a whiteboard at the beginning of the session just for drawing, random words, or whatever, works nicely as an ice breaker. Sometimes I add a prompt eg ]]> 2020-12-17 12:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027528880 a_s_leslie https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027949143 Students co-leading the session with the tutor a mere observer.

]]> 2020-12-17 14:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1027949143 students having cameras on pbirtill1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028245732 2020-12-17 16:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028245732 All Students Engaging During Breakout Rooms https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028345208 2020-12-17 16:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028345208 Good, timely information about whether and how students are engaging. ajmearman1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028767432 2020-12-17 17:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1028767432 If I had all the time in the world, I would like to try out so many tools... perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030716990 OBS, Itempool (saw that yesterday at the workshop), Flipgrid, Top Hat, Mentimeter, advanced functions in meeting software, ...

It would be great to have some friendly groups where we could test these.]]> 2020-12-18 09:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030716990 Serious Lego play a_s_leslie https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030761212 I've heard quite a bit about this from colleagues who have tried it at the Uni but never had a chance to do it myself. Not sure how it would work online though! ;)

]]> 2020-12-18 09:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030761212 Virtual reality and simulations perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030777487 2020-12-18 10:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030777487 Go Pro for students to do videos to share their experiences https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030818043 2020-12-18 10:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030818043 Zoom rename https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030828543 This is very simple indeed but...when I'm visiting breakout rooms in Zoom, I turn my video off and rename myself with the number of mins left. e.g. 10 mins left. ]]> 2020-12-18 10:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030828543 Project students helping each other in the Teams chat and live conversations, without me intervening! https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030834482 2020-12-18 10:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030834482 XR https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030835098 Id like to try XR in tutorials]]> 2020-12-18 10:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030835098 We are going to use Padlet for student feedback/SSPF next semester. https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030837230 2020-12-18 10:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030837230 Thanks for setting this board up. Really enjoyed reading the comments. Some great inspiration too! https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030838647 2020-12-18 10:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030838647 Analytics for engagement in Teams perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030892141 There was an app but then it was switched off]]> 2020-12-18 11:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030892141 Co-creation and co-design perag https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030892941 2020-12-18 11:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030892941 Decolonisation pbirtill1 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030906093 I'm taking on some new lectures next semester, on animal behaviour. i'm so excited to be bringing decolonisation and critical feminist ideas to some of this very old white man research. 

]]> 2020-12-18 11:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1030906093 Escape Rooms for Languages mgerrity2 https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031048990 I recently attended a webinar where I was introduced to this and I would really like to give it a go for some fun Spanish Revision.]]> 2020-12-18 13:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031048990 brilliant reports! https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031095385 after a nightmare term its been amazing to read some of the best reports from my students. They responded to a couple of qs from The LGA abt BREXIT readiness and offered studies on care, agriculture, env standards, transport infrasrtucture with some brilliant analysis such as using a gender lens to reframe the replacements to structural funds ]]> 2020-12-18 13:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031095385 id like to use more TV style sets and movies for lectures. I made a short to introduce my module but it was time consuming. this next semester i want to introduce lectures with 1970s TV show themes (Dave Allan obvs) and see if I can make chunk breaks look like a TV game show https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031103211 2020-12-18 13:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/universityofleeds/kylwoxl0a1zsxlh5/wish/1031103211