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HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report)

The HEAR is a University-verified online document that records a student's broader achievements, as well as their programme and module details and results. The HEAR is added to during a student's time at the University and a final HEAR is released to applicable students when they complete their...
Student attendance management (SAM)

It is important that the University has an accurate record of attendance. The expectation is that students attend all timetabled sessions for each module.

Each department has a student attendance management coordinator if you have any questions

The Student Attendance and Absence...
Data protection

Information about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is available on the Data Protection area of the staff intranet (login required).
USB storage devices - including how to encrypt, how to use, and what to do if you forget the password
Before you start
  • These instructions are for encrypting a USB storage device on a Windows computer, for use on a Windows computer
  • When the USB has been encrypted, it cannot be used on a Mac
  • The amount of time the USB takes to encrypt will depend on the size of the drive and the...
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    Stream how-to guides

    Microsoft has a great collection of help pages for how to get the most out of Microsoft Stream. 

    Getting started
  • Play a video or audio file across Microsoft 365
  • Record a video
    • Manage
  • Where to find video and audio settings
  • View, edit, and manage video transcripts and...
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    Editing a Stream recording
    Microsoft Stream chapters

    In most instances, creating chapters is a faster and easier way to help your viewers quickly reach the important parts of your recordings. Rather than editing out sections (where perhaps you all went off on a coffee break), it could be quicker to add a chapter for when...
    Online Lead Lectures

    Starting this academic year, some lead lectures will be delivered online using Microsoft Teams. These guides will help you set up these online lead lectures in advance, and show you the various things you can do once in the lecture.

    Advice for the lecturer
  • Setting up the Teams link on your...
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    Using Microsoft Word for assignment feedback

    If a student has submitted a MS Word document, then you can use Word to view and annotate the submission

    Word has a number of useful features:

  • Highlighting tool; select the text you wish to highlight, and select Text highlight colour from the Home tab in the ribbon 
  • Add...
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    Allocating submissions to markers

    If you wish to allocate certain submissions to specific markers, to do this:

  • On your Moodle page, select the submission link, and then select Settings from the red menu bar
  • Under the Grade heading, you should see 'Use marking allocation', turn that on and click Save and display at...
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    Making a recording for Microsoft Stream

    There are a few different ways of making video recordings but for the moment we recommend using Microsoft Teams as this should be the most familiar to you. 

    Jump to:

  • Record an in-class lecture or presentation
  • Record an online Teams meeting
  • Record a short video
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