To support you with remote learning and collaboration, find out more about the resources and technology available to you at St George's.
Detailed guidance about the topics described here can be found in the Learning Technology Quick Guide for Students module on Canvas.
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For other support please contact LTS@sgul.ac.uk
Technology guidance for students
Technology hardware requirements for the student:
- Internet connection
- Web-enabled device (PC/laptop/tablet/phone)
- Headphones (with audio playback and microphone)
- Webcam (optional). Newer laptops have audio playback, microphone and webcams built-in. Our recommendations for laptop can be found in the question “What technologies do I need to engage with online teaching and learning?” on our FAQs page.
Recommended web browser:
Detailed guidance about the topics described here can be found in the Learning Technology Quick Guide for Students module on Canvas.
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Approaches
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Enabling technology
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Lecture
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Pre-Recorded Lectures (PRL) using bite-sized recordings
Live Lectures
Discussion forum on Canvas
Live Q&A
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Panopto is the default technology for recording lectures. Students are able to view Panopto recordings on the relevant Canvas page.
Live lectures may be delivered via any of MS Teams Live, MS Teams, and Big Blue Button. Each of these options can be accessed via a web browser (Firefox or Chrome is highly recommended).
All videos on Panopto will have automatic closed captioning. Additional support is available for enhanced human-level closed caption for students with a specific learning need. This can be requested by the student via their lecturer who will contact the Learning Technology Services team.
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Small group teaching
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Webinars (live events)
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MS Teams is the platform being being used to facilitate live small group teaching within the University. Course teams will provide further detail of how to use MS Teams.
Live captions are available on both BigBlueButton and MS Teams. Where a teaching activity has been recorded and made available via Panopto, additional support is available for enhanced human-level closed caption for students with a specific learning need. This can be requested by the student via their lecturer who will contact the Learning Technology Services team.
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Group work, Team-Based Learning (TBL), Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Case-Based Learning (CBL)
(Teacher-led or Student-led)
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Team-Based Learning (TBL), Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Case-Based Learning (CBL) sessions.
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MS Teams is the platform being used to facilitate live small group teaching within the University. Course teams will provide further detail of how to use MS Teams.
A Teams meeting can be created within Canvas or set up for small groups either by the lecturer or by each team.
TBL can be delivered using BigBlueButton if using a form of TBL where students will have group work during the session and outcomes are discussed and compared with the whole cohort.
Live captions are available on both BigBlueButton and MS Teams. Where a teaching activity has been recorded and made available via Panopto, additional support is available for enhanced human-level closed caption for students with a specific learning need. This can be requested by the student via their lecturer who will contact the Learning Technology Services team.
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One-to-one meetings, Personal Tutoring
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Teams is the platform for virtual one-to-ones.
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Learning resources
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Online resources
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Hunter for all Library resources
Hunter, the library search system, for e-books and online articles.
Library LibGuides points students to appropriate trusted sources.
Find links to key online teaching and learning resources
Other external resources include:
FutureLearn campus which allows St George’s students to access MOOCs from St George’s and other FutureLearn partners free of charge.
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Colleagues across the University work closely together to ensure that learning resources being made available to students via Canvas and other educational technologies in use within the University are accessible for students by being:
- Perceivable – e.g. mindful of sensory needs
- Operable – e.g. easily operated
- Understandable – e.g. language appropriate
- Robust – e.g. functional on all platforms
The following tools and resources are available to support students:
- Apple accessibility Guide: a written guide about the accessibility features built into Apple devices
- AT BAR: a free Browser toolbar which changes the look and feel of web pages, read text aloud or check your spelling.
- Microsoft Accessibility: a written guide about the accessibility features built into Microsoft devices
- Microsoft Office Speech: Text to speech: Listen to Microsoft documents read aloud. You can activate Speak in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint or OneNote by:
- Clicking 'Customize Quick Access Toolbar' (usually next to the undo and redo buttons in the top left corner)
- Choose More Commands > All Commands
- Scroll down to the Speak command, select it and click Add
- Once you have activated Speak, you can highlight text and click the Speak icon in your Quick Access toolbar to hear text read aloud
All requests for additional support can be made through lts@sgul.ac.uk