Teaching

The Library & Learning Centre provides an extensive range of services to enhance teaching, educational development and curriculum planning across the University.

Educational Development

Educational Development provides a proactive service in response to staff, institutional and sectoral needs and priorities. A comprehensive programme of professional development workshops and events is organised each semester and bespoke development opportunities delivered at school level. For further information email inspirED.

e-Learning

Services include:

Promotion of, and support for, the use of the My Dundee virtual learning environment (VLE)
Provision of pedagogical and technical guidance to staff on the use of technology in learning and teaching
Individual and group training
Participation in e-learning projects across the University

More information can be found on our My Dundee support pages. For support email eLearning.

e-Assessment

The Library & Learning Centre offers central support for innovative practice in e-assessment. Technologies supported include the leading electronic assessment system Questionmark Perception and the TurningPoint personal response system (PRS). Management of these systems is co-ordinated by the Library & Learning Centre and guidance on use of these technologies is grounded in best practice. For more information or support email Assess.

Web Conferencing

The Library & Learning Centre provides central support for web conferencing. Adobe Connect Pro is a web conferencing solution that can be used to: support online tutorials; conduct online meetings between researchers or management teams; or host meetings for potential student applicants. For more information or support email Assess.

Digitisation Service

The Library & Learning Centre Digitisation Service facilitates the conversion of extracts from books or journals into a digitised format for electronic delivery. Use of the service is governed by the Copyright Licencing Agency (CLA) Blanket Photocopying and Scanning Licence.

Information Skills

The Library & Learning Centre is able to provide training for students on all aspects of information literacy, helping to develop skills in literature searching, referencing and plagiarism avoidance, critical appraisal of information and many other areas. We are pleased to offer training which integrates with your curriculum, tailored to the needs of your students. Please contact the Academic Liaison contact for your School for further information.

Survey Service

The Library & Learning Centre Survey Service support the use of surveys throughout the University. The Survey Service coordinates the use of easy-to-use online software (Bristol Online Surveys) for the professional delivery of surveys, and enables individuals and sectors within the University to conduct surveys in a legal, efficient and effective manner. For more information email LLC Surveys.