Online Surgery

The transcripts and screencasts from previous sessions are available in the archive - see the panel on the right-hand side of this page.

We will be using the online tool Elluminate. Please go to the Elluminate test page to check that your browser has all it needs.

WHAT are these sessions about?

JISC Digital Media are providing fortnightly one-hour online help and support sessions to answer any queries you have regarding digital media.

Join us here any time between 1.30pm and 2.30pm every other Wednesday - see the planned schedule on the right.

Queries regarding any aspect of still images, moving images (including video), audio and how they can be used for teaching and learning are welcome. We will answer technical, workflow-related or general queries, and there is no limit to the number of queries that can be asked. No query is too simple to be explored.

An archive of questions and answers from each session is made available to support others in the community - see the archive of previous sessions on the right.

Some scheduled sessions will have themes and include short presentations by members of the service followed by question and answer time.

WHO should participate?

Anyone who works in UK further education (FE) or higher education (HE) who would like help with digital media. If you are unsure how to create podcasts, need to improve your image capture, digitise that stack of VHS under your desk or need to use digital media for teaching and learning, then these sessions are for you.

HOW does it work?

Visit this webpage on the scheduled Wednesday at 1.30pm for the link directing you to the online session. We will be using the online tool Elluminate - please make sure you visit their handy Elluminate test page to check that your browser has all it needs. Once you have joined the session, introduce yourself and then fire away. We’ll primarily be interacting using the text chat tool so you will not need speakers/mic for queries however speakers/headset will be required to listen to the themed sessions - where possible we will provide a live transcript.

YOUR contributions

Your contributions to this discussion, including your name, will be stored for reporting purposes and made available as a source of support to others. We may edit your contributions for clarity and removal of personal data or any defamatory comments. By contributing to the discussion, you consent to the use of your personal information in this way, and grant permission to JISC Digital Media to reuse your copyright material for these purposes. Should you wish clarification of terms, please contact zak.mensah@bristol.ac.uk.

Schedule and archive of sessions

Each session will be begin with a short presentation on a specific topic and then the rest of the session will be free for questions and answers (not limited to the session's topic).

See the panel on the right-hand side of this page for the schedule of forthcoming sessions, and for an archive of previous sessions. The archive contains edited transcripts of each session together with the presentations/screencasts shown.