Welcome to the May edition of the Connected Learning Newsletter. The Connected Learning team supports learning and teaching at VU by providing expertise in technology-enhanced learning, curriculum design, innovative pedagogies and video production.
We hope you are doing well and excited for Block teaching in 2022.
Below is some information on
Block Key Dates | VU Collaborate News | Tip of the Month | Learning and Teaching | Upcoming Events
*use the links to get straight to each section
Block Key Dates
Find out about block space creation dates and preparation for upcoming teaching periods.
When are Delivery Spaces created?
Delivery spaces will be available 2 weeks prior to your teaching period, and 5 weeks prior for placement units. To check for the teaching period, refer to the VU calendar.
Which Master Space will be used?
| Delivery Mode | Master Space |
| 4 Weeks block On-campus | Online Master Space |
| 4 weeks block Online Real-time | Online Master Space |
| 4 weeks block Online Self-paced | Online Self-paced (OSP) |
| 8 weeks block | 8 weeks Block Master |
| Off-shore units | Offshore (OFS) |
| Off-shore block units | Offshore Block |
What should I check before the block starts?
*Use this checklist to review and adjusts all components in the VU Collaborate Delivery Space after it has been created and before students have access to it.
Semester 1 Block 3 Final Friday
The Final Friday for Block 3 will be on Friday 20th of May. Please ensure your results are finalised in VU Collaborate by 5 pm on that day.
Results for 1B3 will be released to students on Monday 23 May. For more information
on Final Friday, please refer to Everything you need to know about Final Friday
VU Collaborate News
On-Campus Hives are back!
In light of the City Tower opening, we are excited to inform you that our on-campus Hive drop-ins are back in City Tower and Footscray Park. Drop in to ask us anything or bring your laptops and work along with us between 9 am to 4 pm on selected days, or simply come and say hi to our lovely staff members.
On-Campus Hive drop-ins are available on
- City Tower (T1516) – every Tuesday
- Footscray Park (A202) – every Wednesday
Respondus LockDown Browser (RLDB)
For invigilated tests or quizzes held on-campus, you can request to enable Respondus LockDown Browser (RLDB).
Please send an email to VUCollaborateHelp@vu.edu.au with the information below.
- Your Unit Code & Teaching Period
- Confirm that your test will be on-campus and invigilated
- Indicate if students are bringing their own device, or which Computer Lab you have booked
For the time being RLDB remains disabled in VU Collaborate for all Higher Education units, and will only be activated for on-campus invigilated tests by request. This is due to limitations in its capacity to effectively prevent cheating in an online un-invigilated test setting, and issues relating to providing adequate remote technical support.
To find out more, refer to our guide: Respondus Lockdown Browser
H5P Confusion Indicator
Improve your H5P content and activities with the Confusion Indicator. Enabling this feature will allow students and participants to leave their feedback to you and collaborators directly on the H5P activity.
This feature is very helpful to review and improve teaching content at the end of your teaching block, especially for self-paced learning activities and units.
Tip of The Month
Students can now participate in H5P The Chase, Multi-poll and WordCloud from their mobile devices. We are pleased to announce this feature in response to your requests for quicker access to The Chase activity.
Students can simply go to go.h5p.com and enter the game code, which will take them straight to the activity. See our guide for more information.
Learning & Teaching
Are you just returning to on-campus teaching? Come along to a one-hour refresh and reboot session which covers classroom technology and a safe return to work.
See the Training Calendar for times and registration.
Upcoming Events
May 2022
| Sem 1 Block 4 Delivery Space Creation | 9 May |
| On campus Hive Drop-in (City Tower – T1516) | Tuesdays |
| On campus Hive Drop-in (Footscray Park- A202) | Wednesdays |
| Creating engaging learning activities with H5P | 12 May 12:00 PM |
| Student access to Block 4 Delivery Spaces | 16 May |
| Zoom for teaching | 19 May 12:00 PM |
| Sem 1 Block 3 Final Friday | 20 May 5:00 PM |
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