DMU Student Technology Support Guides

Learning Technologies Student Help Guides: Home

Blackboard will be replaced with LearningZone (New VLE) come the new academic term 2nd October 2023. LearningZone your Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) provides access to your course learning materials and submitting coursework online. LearningZone together with integrated technologies support your studies providing access and engagement with online teaching and your course learning materials. Here you can find here the full help guide on LearningZone as well on other technologies. The previous Blackboard Guide (which includes the Turnitin guide) has been archived 'Blackboard Guide'.

FAQ's

How can I get familiar with LearningZone to get started?

What will my online module site in LearningZone include?
Is there a mobile app for LearningZone? What is the Brightspace Pulse app?

We have further LearningZone FAQ's further below on this page.

Digital Skills Support - What can you get help with and how?

Get help with MS 365 apps and using the common software tools to create your written assignments, presentations, posters, or recording presentations, transcribe tools - using software such as MS Word, PowerPoint, DMU Replay, OneDrive or SWAY to name a few. We have plenty of online guides (further ones will be listed below and more will be added!)

You can also get support with how to use the technologies above e.g. Turnitin and DMU Replay. The online guides do cover mainly what you need but if you have a specific query on these you can contact digital support.

As you've read on this site you have free access to LinkedIn Learning (make the most of it - its free as a DMU student). Grow any skills whatever your course, they are constantly adding, just work through these at your own pace!

Contact Student Digital Skills Support

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