Welcome to Tel Tales, the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team’s blog site!

Click on our blog posts below to view what the team have been up to, where we’ve been and what inspires us in learning and teaching. We are always looking for keen bloggers to contribute to our site, if you are a University of Portsmouth member of staff and interested in writing a post for Tel Tales then please get in touch with your ideas.

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Amy Barlow, National Teaching Fellow and Head of Academic Development reflects on how in TB2 ‘Connection and Belonging’ should be
Designers should always keep their users in mind
The Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations (PSBAR) provides clear legal requirements for universities in terms of making learning accessible for
TEL in 2020
Well ... 2020 has been quite a year. The most extraordinary 12 months any of us have experienced. Although 2020
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There is a growing need to deliver lectures online and capture online live lectures with the new Blended and Connected
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For both staff and students, the start of a new academic year is, even in normal times, an exciting (and
Another 6 months of working from home - don't panic!
2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year. With the latest announcements and guidance from the government, plus the extension
Top 4 Moodle Questions - Part 2 - Students
Are you a new student at the University or a returning student? How has the start of Teaching Block 1
Top 4 Moodle Questions
After the most unusual academic year ever, with everyone adapting their teaching style and working online. It was the TEL
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With the new term fast approaching it can feel pretty daunting with all this new terminology and jargon to learn.
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Over the past few weeks TEL and the Academic Development Team have been super busy developing and collating lots of
It's been around 5 months since I started my degree, and what a time it has been! (Laughs maniacally, cries
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So I think it is fair to say, Covid-19 has thrown us all into having to think outside of the

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