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Find out all about some of our college specific systems College Zone Moodle All things Moodle - our primary college VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Educational Tool Wheel Find out when you should use a tool on Moodle and when you should utilize Microsoft Teams. Mythbusters Separate fact from fiction, debunk common myths and misconceptions and get questions answered on our college VLE and communication platforms. Moodle Guides Over 40 step-by-step guides and videos contextualised for the West College Scotland Moodle. Artificial Intelligence Find out the realities of what AI is, what you should be wary of, and how you can use it to your advantage. CDN Resource bank Click to view the CDN's Resource Bank. Enhancement Information on enhancement units - from how to access to how to implement into your class Online Learning Find out information on the Online Learning VLE Distance Learning Scotland Staff Intranet The staff intranet also known as SharePoint. Staff Development Evolve, Learning and Development team site and the legacy CPD Review forms. Copyright Guidance Copyright Guidance for Lecturers at West College Scotland

Information on some of our communication tools Microsoft Teams All about MS Teams Myday Staff Intranet page all about myday Office 365 All about office 365 and the tools it offers Mahara ePortfolio Tool Moodle Information on our VLE (virtual learning environment) Moodle Communication and Collaboration

CDN have created a resource bank of support guides for online and blended delivery. Resource Bank Online, Blended and Hybrid Delivery CDN are adding a section on hybrid delivery, recognising that as students return to campus, there will still be those who are shielding and/or isolating because of symptoms. With the option to include those not able to attend physically, it gives more options to colleges in this and the next academic term. Delivering Curriculum Online CDN has launched a new Resource Bank of guides for Online/Blended Delivery. Working closely with the sector CDN have created a core set of useful guides in the following 6 key areas to help prepare for online, blended and hybrid delivery. For each area, 2 primary resources have been chosen that covers relevant and practical information in a very concise format (10-15 minutes). If you want to dive deeper, there are two longer reads (around 1 hour). Finally, there is a single longer resource – either an online course or significant read to explore an area in more detail. The 6 areas are: Designing for Online/Blended Delivery Preparing Materials Education for All Managing the Online Space Formative Assessment and Feedback Hybrid Delivery (coming soon) Note: this content is not intended to replace the support or training that’s available within your institution. Take a moment and listen to Kenji Lamb, Digital and Innovation Lead, provide a two-minute introduction to the online/blended delivery section of the resource bank:

Microsoft Teams Nothing can stop a team. With Microsoft Teams on your PC, Mac, or mobile device, you can: Pull together a team. Use chat instead of email. Securely edit files at the same time. See likes, @mentions, and replies with just a single tap. Customize it by adding notes, web sites, and apps. When to use Moodle and when to use MS Teams Information and Guidance for WCS Students Initiation Document Instructions on how to set Microsoft Teams up on your device. Student Guide Downloadable PDF with all you need to know to access and start using Microsoft Teams for learning. Students Video 1 Video guide showing how to access and use Microsoft Teams for learning. Introductory Guide Presentation created by Mr Yoles @JYPhysics a MIEExpert. Introducing basic features: know how to access Teams, navigate, complete assignments & more. Visit Microsoft Learn and follow the learning path Collaborating with Microsoft Teams . Log in to save your progress and start earning achievements. Guides from Microsoft Quick Start Quick start guide from Microsoft on the basics of Microsoft Teams. Quick Start Quick start guide from Microsoft on the basics of Microsoft Teams for Education. Accessibility Click to find out how to make Microsoft Teams more accessible and easier to use. Keyboard Want to know how to use Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams? Click to access information from Microsoft. Video Guides from Microsoft Play Video Play Video 02:07 Microsoft Education Signing into Microsoft Teams for the first time if you're a student Play Video Play Video 02:56 Microsoft Education Working with classes and classmates in Microsoft Teams Play Video Play Video 02:40 Microsoft Education Connecting with Microsoft Teams as a student Play Video Play Video 01:48 Microsoft Education Organize schoolwork with Microsoft Teams Information and Guidance for WCS Staff What is Teams? Why would I use it?: Message from the digital strategy group. Initiation Document Instructions on how to set Microsoft Teams up on your device. Staff Training Guide All you need to know to get your Teams and channels set up for teaching. Training for Tutors from Microsoft Video Guides from Microsoft. Videos to help you with the fundamentals of using Microsoft Teams Webinar Series Watch On Demand recordings of the most popular live webinar events from Microsoft Teams for Education. Live Webinar Event On Demand recordings of live events (or webinars) that cover best practices in using Microsoft Teams as the digital hub. Instructor Led Training Microsoft is excited to host a series of free, live, online training classes designed to get you up and running with Teams.

ClickView ClickView is a video content resource that supports teaching and learning by providing access to curriculum-aligned videos and free-to-air TV. With ClickView you can: search for relevant content, save broadcasts from free-to-air television, upload and store your own video content, create interactive videos for formative assessment, and share content by embedding videos within MS Teams and Moodle. Access ClickView Platform and Guides ClickView Help Guide Click to view our guide to ClickView: Video Content Resource. ClickView Platform Click to access ClickView and login using your office 365 account. Captioning Tool This video explains the new auto-captioning release.

OneNote from Microsoft using Office 365 OneNote Your digital notebook Your world, organized Get organized in notebooks you can divide into sections and pages. With easy navigation and search, you’ll always find your notes right where you left them. Gather your thoughts, then make them even better Revise your notes with type, highlighting, or ink annotations. With OneNote across all your devices, you’ll never miss a flash of inspiration. Share and collaborate Great minds don’t always think alike, but they can share ideas and create together in OneNote. OneNote Guides Get Started Take Notes Format Notes Draw and sketch Stay organized Share and sync All Guides OneNote All Categories Play Video Play Video 07:21 Microsoft OneNote: How to search and tag action items Microsoft OneNote: Basics and beyond. Part 3: Search and Tag Action Items. This is the third video in a 6-part series brought to you direct from Microsoft IT. Join Microsoft OneNote Senior Trainer, Brian, as he explains the OneNote searching and tagging functions, as well as adding additional content. Learn more at www.microsoft.com/itshowcase Play Video Play Video 01:20 OneNote Tips: Learn how to draw A quick and easy guide on how to draw in Microsoft OneNote Play Video Play Video 06:04 Microsoft OneNote: how to organizing your Notebook Microsoft OneNote: Basics and beyond. Part 2: Organizing your Notebook. This is the second video in a 6-part series brought to you direct from Microsoft IT. Join Microsoft OneNote Senior Trainer, Brian, as he recommends how to organize the content within your OneNote notebook. Learn more at www.microsoft.com/itshowcase

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Digital Resources for WCS Staff and Students Digital Resources from the Library We provide access to digital resources to enhance learning and teaching. This includes access to eBooks, journals, newspapers, educational Videos, freeview television and more. Links to these materials can be embedded within Moodle. All resources can be accessed remotely, either with an OpenAthens account, your College Office 365 account or a platform-specific login provided by the Library Team. To find out more about accessing resources, speak to a member of the Library Team at your campus or contact us at library@wcs.ac.uk To access the resources below simply click on the resource title. Check out our @WCSLibraries Wakelet for textbooks, digital resources, DVD's, Journals and more! Reference, Images and Videos Ebooks Newspapers and Journals Anatomy.TV provides interactive 3D models of the human body to aid learning of anatomy and physiology. This is a valuable resource for students studying beauty, nursing and sport. Anatomy.TV OpenAthens Anatomy.TV Link: Title: Description: Access via: Britannica Academic provides access to up-to-date, fact-checked articles on a wide variety of subjects, acting as a gateway to further research. Additional reference tools include the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a world atlas, selected primary sources, newsfeeds, videos and images. ImageQuest provides access to millions of rights-cleared images for educational use. Britannica Academic and ImageQuest OpenAthens Britannica Academic and ImageQuest Link: Title Description: Access via: ClickView provides access to a wealth of curriculum-mapped educational videos, including resources from the Blended Learning Consortium, and programming from freeview TV channels. Videos can be saved to the College’s video libraries and embedded within Moodle to support flipped learning within the classroom. ClickView College network login ClickView Link: Title Description: Access via: Drama Online delivers access to a core collection of drama texts from the works of Aeschylus to modern day playwrights such as Jez Butterworth and Mike Bartlett. In addition to the Core Collection (1700 texts) we also subscribe to Nick Hern Books Modern Plays (570 texts). Drama Online OpenAthens Drama Online Link: Title Description: Access via: MediaPlus is a JISC service for higher and further education delivering access to more than 100,000 videos, images and sound recordings. Includes content from Channel4 News, Films of Scotland, the Wellcome Library and TeachersTV. MediaPlus for Further Education OpenAthens MediaPlus Link: Title Description: Access via: Ebooks Reference, Images and Videos Newspapers and Journals Title: Access to book and journal content from Cambridge University Press including Cambridge Companions, Elementals, Histories and the Shakespeare Survey. Cambridge Core OpenAthens Cambridge Core Description: Access via: Link: Title EBSCO ebooks for FE is a collection of 3000+ titles mapped to the FE curriculum. All titles are digital-rights-management free so there is no restriction on usage at any time. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period. Links to each title can be embedded within Moodle. EBSCO ebooks for FE OpenAthens EBSCO ebooks for FE Description: Access via: Link: Title JISC ebooks for FE is a free collection of titles mapped to the FE curriculum. All titles are digital-rights-management free so there is no restriction on usage at any time. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period. Links to each title can be embedded within Moodle. JISC ebooks for FE College network login JISC ebooks for FE Description: Access via: Link: Title VLE Books hosts ebook copies of titles purchased by the Library that are not available via our other subscribed collections. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period depending on the license model of the ebook. Permalinks to each title can be embedded within Moodle. VLE Books OpenAthens VLE Books Description: Access via: Link: Digital Resources: List Newspapers and Journals Reference, Images and Videos Ebooks Title: CINAHL with Full Text is a powerful research database, indexing over 5,500 nursing and allied health journals and providing access to more than 600 full-text journals. CINAHL OpenAthens CINAHL Description: Access via: Link: Title Give your students the edge with Review Magazines from Hodder Education. Choose from print or eMagazines for A-level and GCSE students. Hodder Education Magazines Staff and Students log in with your Office 365 account Hodder Education Magazines Description: Access via: Link: Title Full-text access to multi-disciplinary journals covering Health Sciences, Life and Biomedical Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering and Social Sciences and Humanities. SAGE Journals OpenAthens SAGE Journals Description: Access via: Link: Digital Resources: List

WebEx This is a hugely popular video conferencing tool which enables online meetings, screen share, webinars, web conferencing and cloud calling ...You’ll find content to support teachers and faculty to teach remotely as well as student guides. Why use WebEx rather than another platform? WebEx is backed by one of the worlds largest Networking companies, Cisco. This backing ensures a smooth stream. Unlike Zoom there is no 40 minute limit on video calls. The same caveat applies for WebEx in that it shouldn’t be used for file transfer, data transfer or chat facilities as these forms of data are not covered by GDPR. For some support and guidance there’s WebEx guides for users . Explore and enjoy! If you have difficulties with this, please click on the link below to contact the Digital Strategy group. General - WCS Digital Strategy Group

Some Hints and Tips of making your content accessible. Accessibility Universities, colleges, councils and other public sector organisations have a requirement to meet new digital accessibility regulations - the first deadline for which was on Monday 23 September 2019. Fix your Content Help improving your online content, making it more accessible, interactive and promoting engagement. Accessibility Guides Guides and resources to assist you make accessible content. Ally Accessibility Toolkit BB Ally has now been enabled on WCS Moodle. Click to find out more. Accessibility Checklist A checklist you can use to make sure your documents meet accessibility legislation. Windows Accessibility Windows ease of access, Narrator, magnifier, high contrast. SCULPT for Accessibility When thinking about accessibility, start with SCULPT. Structure, Colour and contrast, Use of images, Links, Plain English and Table structure. Visit the SCULPT website. Immersive Reader Video from Microsoft all about their free immersive reader. ReachDeck Link to ReachDeck (previously known as browse aloud) video guide Screen Readers Information from RNIB on Technology. Video Guide Video Guide from Microsoft on their very useful Accessibility Checker. Ability Net Fact-sheet from AbilityNet on creating accessible documents. Accessible Hyperlinks NC State University have produced an excellent resource on how to easily create accessible hyperlinks. Visit the NC State University website to have a look. Read AbilityNets blog: Is your public sector website prepared for new regulations? News, Information and Webinar Recordings on the implementation of the Accessibility Legislation News, Information and Webinar Recordings on the implementation of the Accessibility Legislation