The Office for Human Resources Management & Development and the Office for Professional Academic Development in collaboration with IT Services and Library will be providing the following courses for UM academic staff for the month of September 2024.
Using Turnitin
Faciltator: Ms Naomi Mifsud - Senior IT Specialist II
Hosted by: IT Services
Audience: Academic staff at UM
Duration: 2.5 hours
Mode: Class-based
Date: Wed 11 Sep
Time: 09:00 - 11:30
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The workshop is designed for academic staff who will use Turnitin - the University’s plagiarism detection software. This session provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively use Turnitin within their teaching practice, ensuring adherence to the UM's plagiarism guidelines and policies.
Utilising IT technology in learning spaces
Faciltators: Ms Naomi Mifsud and Mr Roderick Mifsud - Senior IT Specialists II
Hosted by: IT Services
Audience: Academic staff at UM
Duration: 2 hours
Mode: Class-based
Date: Thu 12 Sep
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
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The University of Malta has several learning spaces equipped with technology such as a projected whiteboard, document camera, Zoom, Lecture Capture (Panopto), AV control, etc. These spaces also support hybrid lectures and integrate with the UM Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
This hands-on workshop is designed to help academics familiarise themselves with the technology and AV equipment available in the learning spaces. Participants will learn how to operate the desk console for both class-based and hybrid lectures, and will learn how to schedule a Zoom session in the VLE and assign it to a venue. The benefits of Lecture Capture (Panopto) will also be discussed.
Getting started with the VLE
Faciltator: Ms Naomi Mifsud - Senior IT Specialist II
Hosted by: IT Services
Audience: Academics
Duration: 2.5 hours
Mode: Class-based
Date: Mon 16 Sep
Time: 09:00 - 11:30
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The workshop is designed to introduce academic staff to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) supported by the University of Malta. The participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use this e-learning platform (based on Moodle) to complement and enhance their study-unit/class areas.
Compiling reading lists using Leganto
Faciltators: Ms Jessica Parnis - Library Assistant and Ms Agata Scicluna Derkowska, Senior Assistant Librarian
Hosted by: Library
Audience: Academics
Duration: 1 hour
Mode: Class-based
Date: Mon 16 Sep
Time: 11:30 - 12:30
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The workshop is designed to equip academic staff with the skills needed to create, manage, and distribute study-unit specific reading lists using Leganto.
Leganto is a reading list management system connected to the UM Library Services platform and embedded in the UM VLE. Leganto simplifies the process of generating and maintaining studyunit specific reading lists (including books, ebooks, book chapters, articles, online resources, etc.). During this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to create these reading lists and make them available to students through the UM VLE.