Welcome to the September edition of the VU Collaborate Newsletter. We hope you are doing well and are excited for Block teaching.
Below is some information on
Block Key Dates | VU Collaborate News | Tip of the Month | Learning and Teaching | Upcoming Events
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Block Key Dates
Find out about block space creation dates and preparation for upcoming teaching periods.
1. 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.
2. Which Master Space will be used?
*UG: undergraduate; *PG: postgraduate
| Delivery Mode | Master Space |
|---|---|
| UG/PG Block | (Online) |
| UG/PG Block Online Real-time (ORT) | (Online) |
| UG/PG Block Online Self-paced (OSP) | (Online SP) |
| 8 Week PG Block | (8Week Block) |
| Offshore Standard (12w) Delivery | (Offshore) |
| Offshore Block | (Offshore Block) |
3. What should I check before the block starts?
*Use this checklist to review and adjust all components in the VU Collaborate Delivery Space after it has been created and before students have access to it.
4. How to find my delivery/teaching spaces?
All Semester 2 Block 3 delivery spaces will be under 2023-H2B3. To search for your space using the new term, see How to search for your delivery space.
H2B2 Final Friday
The Final Friday for this block will be Friday the 22nd of September. Please ensure your results are finalised in VU Collaborate by 5 pm on that day.
Results will be released to students on the following Monday. For more information on Final Friday, refer to Everything you need to know about Final Friday
Ready to switch to Turnitin next block?
Ouriginal (Urkund) will be an option in VU Collaborate until November 2023, when it will be decommissioned. If you are ready to make the switch now, please refer to our guides Switch from Ouriginal to Turnitin Checklist and Enabling Turnitin in a new Delivery Space.
Ready to learn more? Book into an upcoming session.
VU Collaborate News
Provide Automated Feedback with Feedback Fruits
There is an exciting addition to Feedback Fruits, the Automated Feedback feature. Instructors can now set up activities that provide AI-generated Automatic Feedback. This feature enables students to review and improve their written tasks prior to the final submission. Select to provide Automated Feedback as a standalone tool, part of Peer Review or Assignment Review activities.
Note: This tool should be used to provide formative feedback to students on written tasks, rather than a graded assessment task.
Ready to explore more?
View Automated Feedback guides from Feedback Fruits.
Book a Hive 1:1 session with our team.
Turn your Padlet board into an Interactive Poll
Wondering how to engage your students in a Padlet activity? You can now add an interactive poll to your Padlet board, to actively engage students in an ice-breaker activity, make predictions about session content, or reflect on what they have learned. Polling results can be accessed by participants after they have voted.
To start a poll, create a new post (1) within your Padlet board. Then select Poll (3) from More Attachment Types (2). Lastly, remember to share your board with your students.
Pin important news to the top!
Ensure students don’t miss important news or announcements, by using Pin to Top. Using this option keeps your news item at the top of the page, providing quick easy access to grab attention to essential updates.
To add a pin, simply select Pin to top from the dropdown next to the News Item.
View our guide to learn more about News Item.
Ready to explore?
Workshops – See the Training Calendar
Guides – See VU Collaborate Help guides and resources
HIVE Sessions – Book a One-on-One Session
Chat – from VU Collaborate Help or Unit Space
Tip of the Month
Ever wondered where to find free videos and image sources to use in your unit? This VU Library guide can assist you with that.
You can use this guide to find and embed videos and images from a wide range of databases, including Alexander Street Press, Kanopy, Informit, ClickView, Anatomy TV, etc., and other external websites.
To get started, go to the Streaming videos and image sources guide by VU Library. Alternatively, email LibrarianLT@vu.edu.au to connect with librarians with discipline expertise to answer your questions.
Learning & Teaching
The keynote address for this year’s Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Forum has been announced!
This year’s address will be delivered by Professor Margaret Bearman from the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, on the topic of Tertiary education for a world with artificial intelligence.
This keynote will explore how teaching and learning in tertiary education may need to adapt to an increasingly technology-dependent world. In a time when generative AI has hit the headlines, we may need to shift our emphasis toward orienting students to quality through meaningful interactions. A range of strategies will be proposed that will help students learn to work in an increasingly complex digitally-mediated world.
The Forum is running in-person and live-streamed from Footscray Park on Tuesday the 26th of September.
Register now!
Or find more information on the event page.
Upcoming Events
| SEPTEMBER 2023 | Date |
|---|---|
| Block Key Dates | |
| Semester 2 Block 3 Delivery Space Creation | 18 Sept |
| Student access to Semester 2 Block 3 Delivery Spaces | 25 Sept |
| Semester 2 Block 2 Final Friday | 22 Sept |
| Upcoming Sessions | |
| Grading & Assessing in VU Collaborate | 19 Sept 12:00 PM |
| Creating engaging learning activities with H5P | 19 Sept 13:00 PM |
| Turnitin Similarity Check | 20 Sept 12:00 PM |
| Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Forum | 26 Sept 09:00 AM |
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