Digital Learning

Link: See further explanation of the above in the University's VLE enhanced roadmap.

How to get access to the areas you need

Module leads should automatically have a staff role on all their module areas. If you do not, then contact dlsupport@falmouth.ac.uk, listing:

• the modules
• which academic years

If you want to copy content from last year's area, you must have a staff role on that area.

Important: You must deselect any submission links.  All submission links for 2021/22 need to be created afresh by SPA.

These steps are shown in the video below

1. Make sure you have a copy of the content release times (see How to check and correct the times of the release for each section below).
2. Go to the 21/22 module area.
3. Delete everything: all sections, including the Assessment section. If you can't delete a section, you'll need to make sure the section is empty (i.e. by individually deleting things within the section first and then deleting the overall section). You can delete items (and eventually the section) by clicking on 'Edit' for the relevant item or section.
4. Click the Settings icon at the top on the right. From the drop-down menu, select Import.
5. On the next screen you'll  have to SEARCH for the 20/21 area. Do that, select the 20/21 area and click Continue.
6. You are then taken through a number of steps.
7. Do NOT click Jump to the final step. Instead, click Next.
8. When presented with a list of the items to import, deselect any you do not want. 
9. In particular, deselect the summative submission links. SPA will create new ones for 2021/22.
10. Finally, you will have the option to Perform Import. Your job is done when you see a green message telling you the import is complete.

How to rename files you have imported

If you need to update the content of a file with new information, delete the old one and replace with a new file. 

1. There may be some files that you don't want to change - for those files, you need to update

• the wording in the link to the file.
• the name of the file itself (so when students download it, its name doesn't include  the date of an older year).

To change both of these things, select Edit - Edit settings to the right of the link.

2. You now see the screen below. How to change the name of the link is obvious. In order to change the name of the file itself, click on the icon of the file in the "Select files" area.

3. You can now rename the file itself: change the Name then click Update.

How to check and correct the times of the release for each section

Resource:

Default times for content release in 2021/22 modules (Excel).

How to (re)move video files

Important: Video files should be on MS Stream, not as files in Learning Space. Videos in Stream will play better and will have automatically created captions which are required for accessibility purposes.

To move a video file from Learning Space to Stream, do the following:

1. Download the video file from Learning Space.
2. Go to 'My Videos in Microsoft Stream'.
3. Click Create and then Upload Video from the top menu
4. When the video has uploaded, edit its settings using the pencil icon.
5. Ensure the 'Allow everyone in your company to view this video' is checked.
6. Hit Apply and then Publish 
7. Copy the video's URL.
8. On your module page in Learning Space, create a link to your video. Do not embed it.
9. Finally, delete the old video in Learning Space. 

How to create mandatory content

• Module introduction

  The introductory overview section within your module should include an outline of what the students can expect from the module and what you expect from them throughout it. 

• Picture in Overview area

  Add an image to this area to give a visual representation of the module, the Falmouth Smug Mug image library can be used for this. Choose a low resolution version - your image should be no more than about 100KB. See How to reduce image sizes.

• Link to curriculum management system

  Add a link to the curriculum management system. Copy and paste this text (including the link):
  View this module's Module Descriptor by searching for its code in the curriculum management system.

• Staff contact details

  This can be in the overview section, in its own section, or an a separate page.

• Assessment information

  This should be the first section after the overview. It should include explicit guidance on what is required for each assessment and how the work will be judged. Links for submission of work and provision of feedback will be added to this section.

Tips for organising your content

• Use consistent, descriptive naming conventions for your files and always include the module code and academic year (e.g. 'MNHP101 underwater photography 21-22.pdf').
• Use folders to organise multiple files uploaded within a section.
• Use the Assessment section for all information, briefs, and submission points related to summative assessment.
• Use images where appropriate to support what you're saying, and break up text to make it more readable. Do reduce the file size of images to a size of 100KB or less.
• When adding resources, we advise on uploading the 'original' formats such as Word (.docx) and PowerPoint (.pptx) as these formats offer increasingly rich, built-in accessibility features to ensure that documents are accessible to the widest range of users. Ally, the accessibility checker tool available on Learning Space also offers PDF as an alternative download format, allowing all file formats can be downloaded as PDF's if students prefer.

Further Support

For further support on Learning Space, or to report any issues with this guide, please get in touch with the Digital Learning Team via dlsupport@falmouth.ac.uk. Alternatively, please refer to the numerous help guides found on our Knowledge Base. 

View the Accessibility Statement for all of our support guides.