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Quick CPD are bite sized videos (from 30 seconds to 3 minutes) that you can watch over a cuppa. Get inspired, learn a new skill that you can quickly put to use in your job and share with colleagues.

Quick CPD is brought to you by the Digital Learning Team. If you have any suggestions for content you would like us to cover, please get in touch: digitallearning@shu.ac.uk

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Removing a Background from an Image using PowerPoint

This video shows you how you can use the remove background button in Microsoft PowerPoint to remove a background from an image in PowerPoint. This could be useful if you are creating teaching resources and need an image without a background to layer over the top of something else.


Using Clipboard History

How to use your clipboard history when working on copy and paste based tasks.


Intro to Generative AI

A quick introduction to generative AI


Moving Panopto Videos from Blackboard Classic to Ultra

How to move your Panopto videos from a Blackboard classic site to a Blackboard Ultra site


Introduction to Canva

Introducing Canva, an easy to use online graphic design platform that can help you to design and build, presentations, learning materials, videos and more


Creating Interactive Images with Genially

Using online platform Genially to create interactive images that can be embedded into BB sites or other learning resources


Ultra Copy Tool

Using the copy tool in Blackboard Ultra


Importing Groups & Group Sets

A quick how to guide on importing groups and group sets in Blackboard Ultra when you have lots of students or staff to assign to groups


Introduction to Open Source Software

An introduction to open source software, what it is and a quick showcase of some of the software that might be useful in your teaching and learning practices.


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About Quick CPD

Quick CPD are bite sized videos (from 30 seconds to 3 minutes) that you can watch over a cuppa. Get inspired, learn a new skill that you can quickly put to use in your job and share with colleagues.

Quick CPD is brought to you by the Digital Learning Team. If you have any suggestions for content you would like us to cover, please get in touch: digitallearning@shu.ac.uk

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