VP-M2 Finding and adapting resources for your institution

VP-M2 Finding and adapting resources for your institution

There are lots of great resources on the web, many of which you can legally use free of charge. The challenges are:

• finding the most suitable resources to meet your needs
• knowing how to use them effectively
• keeping it legal

By the end of this module you should:

• understand how the Vital website can support you and your team in locating and making effective and legal use of high quality (free) web resources
• be able to locate information and guidance about how to use specific high quality resources in your teaching
• understand how to find and use online resources within the law
• be able to adapt Vital course materials for use within your institution

Booking closed for this module on: 8th March

To access this webinar you should use the link provided to you by the module facilitator (see below)

After you have registered for this module you will receive an on-screen confirmation of your booking.

• Once your booking has been processed you will receive a confirmation email along with the relevant module participant pack

Booking officially closes for each module seven days before the module is due to run. When choosing which module to attend you should allow yourself enough time to work through the pre-webinar tasks in the participant pack.

• Once booking has closed for this module all participants should receive a welcome email from the module facilitator.  This email will contain the URL link for the module webinar and you should use this to access Blackboard Collaborate^TM on the day of the webinar.

   

Please contact us if you don't receive either the confirmation email and participant pack, or the welcome email from the module facilitator.
 
 

Before you take this module you need to:

• make sure Blackboard Collaborate^TM runs on your computer (see the Collaborate Setup Guide for help on how to do this)

• take part in an Introduction to Video Conferencing webinar (see the Events & Courses calendar on the Vital website http://www.vital.ac.uk/events-and-courses)

• have agreed your aims with your senior leadership team (SLT), identified which colleagues you will be working with and completed a needs analysis.

During the webinar you will need uninterrupted use of a computer which:

• will run Blackboard Collaborate^TM
• is connected to the internet
• has a working headset with microphone

Webinar tips:

Video conferencing can seem intimidating at first, but you will rapidly get the hang of it once you are in a webinar. The most critical step is to ensure that Blackboard Collaborate^TM will run on your computer well in advance of the first webinar you wish to attend. The Collaborate Setup Guide shows you how to check this.

It’s also important to log in to the webinar itself 5- 10 minutes early to establish a connection and to allow time to test your microphone and headphone settings. Once you have logged into the webinar you will see instructions on how to do this and there will be a facilitator on hand to help sort out any problems. 

For more information on using Blackboard Collaborate^TM download the - “Getting started for participants quick reference guide”

Webinars run much like a face to face seminar, but for a guide to the do’s and don’ts of video conferencing you can download our netiquette guide.