Digital Ed

Re-imagining Assessment & Feedback for student success Project symposium
2023-06-16 09:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Dublin)
The second ATU Re-imagining Assessment and Feedback for Student Success Symposium in the ATU Galway City Campus room 994.

Chat GPT & Artificial Intelligence Tools - Workshop 1
2023-09-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
This is a hands-on workshops on Artificial Intelligence tools such as Chat GPT to explore the key features and quirks of AI tools that generate content in a variety of languages, styles, and formats. This is one of two instances of this being ran in September to provide you with an opportunity try Chat GPT and test its potential impact on your specific discipline and teaching practices.

What's new in Moodle?
2023-09-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
If you are interested in learning what is new on Moodle for the 23-24 Academic year, book your place for this session on September 11th 2023.

Chat GPT & Artificial Intelligence Tools - Workshop 1
2023-09-29 10:00 - 12:00

Introduction to Teams
2023-10-05 10:00 - 11:00
For those new or returning to Microsoft Teams, we will look at basic features and how to use for teaching an online class

Student Engagement Tools: Vevox
2023-10-05 14:00 - 15:00
A quick demonstration of Vevox polling tool and how to use within powerpoint

Moodle Assignment
2023-10-09 11:00 - 13:00
Check with K & S

Student Engagement Tools: Padlet
2023-10-10 11:00 - 11:30
Use Padlet for introductions, icebreakers, communication, feedback and colaboration. Students can post notes, images, voicenotes, links, documents, and comment-on and oganise materials. You can add Padlets directly to you moodle page and Teams tabs for seamless integration with our teaching platforms. A simple but effective tool for sychronous and asynchonous student engagment.

Gradebook Setup
2023-10-12 14:00 - 14:30
For Moodle users this session will show you how to set up your gradebook in the Galway Mayo VLE

Overview of TurnItIn - New text matching software
2023-10-13 10:00 - 10:30
This session will give an overview of TurnItIn on Moodle. The recommended settings to use (these are the default settings on the site) and how you can evaluate the reports which it produces.

Student Engagement Tools: Moodle Games
2023-10-17 14:00 - 14:30
Use Games such as Crosswords, Cryptex, Hangman, and Millionaire to make practice quizes fun and engaging. With your existing quiz questions, you can set up a series of games for students in less than 5 minutes!

Student Engagement Tools: OneNote
2023-10-24 11:00
Using the OneNote class notebook for collaboration, group work and assignments.

Chat GPT & Artificial Intelligence Tools - Workshop 2
2023-10-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-16 14:00 - 16:00
This hands on workshop will look at redesigning assessments with the capability of AI tools such as Chat GPT and variations of it in mind. We will be looking at the susceptibility of assessment types and group work, discussions and debate will be used to explore the considerations required in designing different assessment types.

New Moodle Assignment Grading Method
2023-11-03 10:00 - 11:00
This session will showcase a new grading method available exclusively to ATU. We have worked with our Moodle provider to develop a customised rubric to reflect how you would use a rubric on paper. This customisation allows for the selection of a grade within a defined range which is based on your preference. This was a significant road block to using the traditional rubric on Moodle as the mark assigned to each level was fixed. This new rubric allows you to set a maximum grade for each level and choose a figure between the level you choose as the grade and level below.

New Vevox PowerPoint Add-in
2023-11-07 12:00 - 13:00
Introducing the new Vevox PowerPoint add-in available to all ATU users. This new add-in allows you to use all Vevox question types within the PowerPoint app.

Hello H5P! Introduction to H5P
2023-11-08 10:00 - 10:45
This is the first of a series of short H5P webinars. In this session you will be introduced to the H5P, what it is, how you can use it and the tools to build and design interactive reusable H5P learning objects.

Getting Started with Moodle Quiz
2023-11-09 11:00 - 11:45
Set-up your question banks and create robust quizzes using a variet of question types and strategies.

Hello H5P! Formative Quizzing with H5P
2023-11-15 10:00 - 10:45
In this short H5P webinar you will learn how to use H5P as formative quizzing/knowledge building tool. A practical walkthrough of how to build one or two different types of quiz learning objects will be included.

Moodle Quiz: More than MCQs
2023-11-24 11:00 - 11:45
Create a quiz with sections, options and activities.

Hello H5P! Layout, Presentation and Structure with H5P (Part 1)
2023-11-29 10:00 - 10:45
In this short H5P webinar you will learn how to use H5P to help structure and layout information. This can help you group different media types together and display them in a practical but aesthetically pleasing way on Moodle or simply a webpage.

Higher education in the Age of AI: Where we are now, and what's next?"
2025-03-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
National GenAI:N3 Technology Universities Network

Gradebook setup
2025-03-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
This session will show the steps to setting up your gradebook, common issues which occur and Q&A.

GenAI & Higher Education
2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Guest Speaker: Dr Rachel Forsyth, Lund University.Author: Generative AI and the implications for authentic assessment – Lund University

Introduction to H5P
2025-03-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Discover how H5P can enhance student engagement through quizzes, interactive videos, branching scenarios, and more—all without needing advanced technical skills. This session will provide a quick overview of key content types, practical examples, and hands-on guidance to help you get started.

NEW Video Management Software - Panopto on VLE Galway Mayo
2025-03-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Discover what Panopto can do for you and your teaching and learning practices when using videos, recordings and reusable learning objects.
