Digital Learning Service | Leeds Beckett University

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The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
How do I turn off animations?

Chrome

Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences.

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To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of animated GIF images, open Internet Options > Advanced tab. Under the Multimedia section, uncheck the Play animations in webpage check-box, click Apply and Exit and then restart your computer.

Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

Essential information

The Digital Learning Service (part of Library and Learning Services) can help colleagues with the following systems and their associated mobile apps.

MyBeckett is the University Portal and Virtual learning Environment (VLE).

Module design, tools and management
Student engagement in modules and course groups
Assessment and feedback

Turnitin is an online submission, text matching and feedback tool.

Assignment creation
Marking and feedback

PebblePad is a personal learning space supporting learning development.

ePortfolios
ATLAS (Active Teaching, Learning and Assessment)

Inspera is an online assessment platform used by Law and Nursing.

The team is available Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 except bank and University holidays, the contact details are as follows:

MS Teams (Internal): Digital Learning

External telephone: 0113 8125410

Email: DigitalLearning@LeedsBeckett.ac.uk.

Our Advisors are the first point of contact for staff members contacting the Digital Learning Service. They are also involved in delivering staff training events, project work, system maintenance / enhancement, and the creation of how-to guides.

AJ Mackenzie is the Digital Learning Support Team Leader and the Advisors are:

Joanna Beanland
Aaron Carey-Jones
Donna Easton
Suzanne Halkyard
Alex Pritchard
Claire Ryan

Our Digital Development Specialists lead on projects to develop digital capability, digital pedagogy, and the digital learning ecosystem at Leeds Beckett University, ensuring it evolves in line with learning and teaching needs.

The team works in partnership with colleagues to support high quality learning and teaching through the innovative and effective use of our digital platforms and tools. For students, the team designs and delivers digital skills resources that build independence, support progression, and strengthen career readiness.

Rianne MacArthur is the Digital Learning Development Manager and the Digital Development Specialists are:

Tony Bilny
Kerry Chung-Roberts
Joanna Delgado Rueda
Jack Gilbert
Sara Henderson
Jon Maber
Alex Pritchard
David Spark

The Digital Learning Service is managed by Rianne MacArthur and is part of Technologies for Learning within Library and Learning Services. We work closely with the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) and Digital Services (ITS).

We offer Schools / Course Teams a consultation involving collaborative academic and technical discussion, supporting School five year plan objectives. We also work on projects that aim to support the University's strategic plan and education strategy, particularly enhancing the student experience / satisfaction and building a community of great people.

The Digital Learning Service have a variety of training and support options:

Staff induction webinars aimed to welcome new colleagues and provide an introduction to MyBeckett and the support services available to staff and students
Self-paced staff training modules, available via MyBeckett All Staff Community
How-to guides for colleagues, providing step-by-step instructions for MyBeckett and integrated digital learning tools
Webinars and workshops for colleagues. Please register and follow us on Eventbrite