{"id":7014,"date":"2021-08-26T13:43:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T13:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=7014"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:43:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7014\" class=\"elementor elementor-7014\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97bc6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97bc6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a9d32\" data-id=\"b2a9d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818a674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818a674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19272\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"Learning Innovation and Digital Engagement (LIDE)\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE-1024x285.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE-768x214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE-1536x428.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/10\/LIDE.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>LIDE<\/strong> &#8211; team<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0helps academic colleagues and students make use of technology for learning purposes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0LIDE\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">underpins<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">use<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0of the university\u2019s virtual learning environment (VLE)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">leads the development of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">technology-driven teaching approaches in physical\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">classroom<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202fand\u202fhelp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">drive forward digital capability\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107681246 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">development for all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f33b516 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f33b516\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47e7be4\" data-id=\"47e7be4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daca02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"daca02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e009790 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e009790\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8afb29\" data-id=\"c8afb29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e3911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e3911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0To be more specific, LIDE provides training and support for:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-help\/\"><strong>Blackboard Ultra<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>\u2013 our Virtual Learning Environment, including the effective delivery of course content, design of assessment methods, creation of rubrics, etc.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/panopto-students\/\"><strong>Panopto<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for lecture capture, lecture recordings and video presentations.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/microsoft-teams-students\/\"><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>\u00a0for live lectures and tutorials.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/classrooms\/\"><strong>Classroom technologies<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, such as wireless display and interactive touch screen.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/padlet-students\/\"><strong>Padlet<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>an online virtual bulletin board.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162233684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162233684 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/polleverywhere\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Poll Everywhere<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 an online system for polling and quizzes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>LIDE also provides training on a range of commonly used software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite). Most of the training to students is provided through online means and is often linked either to external accreditation or the award of Westminster Digital Badges.<\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW201339893\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">This Blog site<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW201339893\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0provides information that will help both staff and students to make the most out of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW201339893\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">the university\u2019s virtual learning environment<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW201339893\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0and other educational technologies.\u00a0<\/span>If you do not find the information that you require or need help with any of these technologies, please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Remember to bookmark this site for future reference: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/\">http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f43909 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f43909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec9706\" data-id=\"7ec9706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7207ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-embedpres_elementor\" data-id=\"7207ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"embedpres_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"embedpress-elements-wrapper  \" id=\"ep-elements-id-7207ca4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ep-elementor-content-7207ca4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ep-elementor-content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  ep-content-protection-disabled\t\t\t\t\tsource-default\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"7207ca4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ep-embed-content-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tep-google-photos-\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-title=\"yes\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ep-elementor-content-7207ca4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ep-elementor-content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  ep-content-protection-disabled\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsource-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"7207ca4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIDE &#8211; team\u00a0helps academic colleagues and students make use of technology for learning purposes.\u00a0LIDE\u00a0underpins\u00a0the\u00a0use\u00a0of the university\u2019s virtual learning environment (VLE),\u00a0leads the development of\u00a0technology-driven teaching approaches in physical\u00a0classrooms,\u202fand\u202fhelps\u00a0drive forward digital capability\u00a0development for all. \u00a0To be more specific, LIDE provides training and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7014","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7014"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19275,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7014\/revisions\/19275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}