DigitalEd – Digital Tools

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This is a directory of digital resources, tools, apps, and software that can be used to enhance the digital teaching and learning experience in third-level education. A variety of tools are featured, including resources focused on website creation, video conferencing, and quiz making, among others.

How To Add A Creative Commons License To Your Work

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This YouTube video takes you through the process of adding Creative Commons licensing to your work.

How To Choose An Open License

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This is a guidance document from the National Forum for Teaching and Learning’s Open Educational Resources series. It advises academic staff on choosing the best Creative Commons license for their needs.

#OpenTeach – Facilitating Discussion Forums

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This is a guidance document and resource for academic staff on facilitating online discussion forums and how best to make use of them to encourage student discussion and discourse.

NUI Galway – Guide to communicating with your peers on social media

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This guidance document from NUI Galway gives students advice on communicating safely and responsibly with peers and friends on social media, and factors to consider when doing so such as privacy, sensitivity, bullying, and self-care.

NUI Galway – Checklist for creating a presentation slideshow

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This is a useful checklist for students on creating content for a presentation slideshow on PowerPoint and/or Google Slides, to help make sure good guidance has been followed on making an effective and easy to read presentation and that all necessary content is included.

NUI Galway – A Guide To Emailing Staff

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This is a guidance document for students advising on best practice when emailing university staff. While this guide is specifically aimed at NUIG students, its advice is applicable for students of any university who want to email staff appropriately.

Trinity College Dublin – What are Blogs and Wikis and how do they help me learn?

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This webpage from Trinity College Dublin discusses the use of blogs and wikis in learning, and how they can potentially be used for collaboration, assessment, and demonstrating knowledge of a topic. This page is also available as a PDF.

University of Pittsburgh – Open Educational Resources

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This guide from the University of Pittsburgh highlights the value of using Open Educational Resources (OER) for staff, as well as providing a repository of resources for finding, creating, and researching the effects of OER.

Durham University – Designing Digitally

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This is a series of resources created by Durham University aimed at academic staff wanting to explore ways of designing courses that make the best use of digital tools and resources to design and enhance learning.