Studying at UAL Welcome to UAL. We're excited to have you
join our creative community. Your course this year will include a mix
of face-to-face sessions and online learning.
Your course team will explain how teaching will work in your college,
including access to buildings, studios, and equipment.
The online elements of your course will include core tasks
and also encourage you to take your learning further.
You will be able to use online activities to explore areas of personal
interest in greater depth. When you are learning online you may be
asked to do the following: join a lecture or participate in a
workshop or tutorial, read, watch or listen to online study
materials, join an online forum to discuss your
group's work, share feedback and ask questions,
collaborate online with other students on a project brief,
or finally, to submit your work online for assessment.
Actively discussing and working with your tutors and peers online
will help you get the most from your course. It is your opportunity to
practice communicating your ideas, and to get feedback from a wide group of
people in a safe and supportive setting. To help get you started, this video will
talk you through the key digital learning tools we use at
UAL, some hints and tips to help you
collaborate online, a few words about your privacy, and where
to go if you need help
you can access the university's online tools like Moodle,
our main learning platform, from your web browser
or by downloading the free MyUAL app for your smartphone or device.
Log on to all UAL online tools using your university ID and password.
Your course team will also send messages to your UAL
email address, so please do remember to check it regularly.
Moodle is a tool that will be the main home for your course online.
Visit Moodle regularly for important information about your course,
to take part in online activities such as forums and webinars,
and to submit assessments.
Collaborate ultra is an online classroom. Your course will be using it for live
online activities, such as lectures, workshops and seminars.
Your course team will create the links for these sessions. Look in Moodle to
find them, or later on to watch back any recordings.
Your tutors may also set up video-calls and chat for smaller groups
using Microsoft Teams. Office 365 (which includes Teams) is available for
all students to download free of charge.
Your course teams will let you know if you will be using any other UAL tools.
For example: MyBlog, Workflow and Padlet are all ways of creating and sharing
work online.
Digital platforms can be a great way to share your ideas and experiences with
others. Please help us create these as positive
online spaces at UAL. Spend time reading and listening to what
others have to say. When you comment please be kind be
accurate, and explain what you mean carefully:
remember that online communication can be easily misinterpreted.
University Academic Regulations also apply online,
especially the requirement to communicate with others in a thoughtful
and respectful manner. If you see any inappropriate comments or
remarks, avoid getting involved in any discussion.
You can report it directly to your course leader or use the university's
Tell Someone: report and support webpage.
Your privacy is important. Your face, your voice, and your home,
are forms of online data. You can choose whether to join online classes using
your camera, including changing your video background,
or using audio only. While you are studying online, the
university safeguards your data by using selected online tools for teaching.
Outside class you can, of course, still use other tools, like social media and
other apps to stay in touch with your classmates.
Please don't share materials or recordings of sessions
online. Your online spaces at UAL should be a
safe place for learning, so it's important you feel free to share
your thoughts and your work knowing that they won't be seen outside
your course.
Where to get help? For questions about Moodle or Collaborate Ultra
please speak to your course team. For issues with your UAL login,
password, or Office 365 (such as Outlook email or Teams),
contact IT Support. You can either raise a ticket on MySupport,
or if it's urgent call the IT Service Desk.
Find the 'IT support' tile on the my UAL app, or search "IT Services"
on www.arts.ac.uk. If you choose to call, the phone lines are open 24/7, 365
days a year. As a student at UAL you can use 6 libraries, 3 Learning
Zones, and an Archives and Special Collection Centre.
Book a study space online, or use the reservations click and collect system
to borrow from any library.
Find out more on the Library webpages or follow us on social media. All courses also have a dedicated
librarian to support them. Your librarian works closely with your
course to prepare reading list material. They can help you find resources for
your research and also support you with referencing.
Contact them for email support, or to make a 1-2-1
face-to-face video booking. In addition to the teaching on your
course, Academic Support is available to all students at UAL,
from Foundation to PHD level. Join activities designed to help you
with academic skills such as essay writing, managing
information, making presentations, and working
collaboratively. Sessions can take place both with
students from your college and from across UAL, so you can meet and
collaborate with students from other subject areas.
Book group and one-to-one sessions via Academic Support Online.
Congratulations! You're now familiar with the core online tools we use at UAL,
and how to get help with your studies. Take a look at the studying online page
for other videos about Moodle and our online classrooms. Log in to
Moodle and explore. And do check out the Big Welcome pages
for all the information, help and guidance
to get your time at UAL off to a great start.
We're looking forward to meeting you
soon.