{"id":406,"date":"2021-04-29T13:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:30:05","slug":"1b-technical-knowledge-and-ability-in-the-use-of-learning-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?page_id=406","title":{"rendered":"Core Area 1: Subsection 1b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Technical knowledge and ability in the use of learning technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Office<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Being selected as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert<\/strong> in early 2021 is evidence of my knowledge of Microsoft technologies in education.<\/p>\n\n\n

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MIE Expert, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Apart from Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, all which I use daily, and Teams which I refer to above, there are several other Microsoft technologies that I use to support teaching and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft SharePoint<\/h4>\n\n\n
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A SharePoint page in Microsoft Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Institute of Policing has a Microsoft Team Staff Room where we store important files used for teaching, such as schedules and trackers. However, staff often forgot where files were stored, and they found some files hard to find because they were buried rather deeply within several folders. I decided to create a user-friendly SharePoint page. This includes embedded videos in addition to links to all the most used files and so is much more flexible than a standalone tab for a Word document of links, which was another option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Booking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

See Core Area 1: Subsection c<\/strong><\/a>, where I talk about how I provide technical support to University lecturers and police trainers across four police forces by providing them with a Microsoft booking link where they can book a support session with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Forms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I find Microsoft Forms very useful for getting quick feedback from students about the resources I create for them, and also to get ideas from them when we are looking to create new resources. For example, the Institute of Policing talked about posting articles for the students on LinkedIn. I thought that we should first find out what social media platforms students use.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Social Media Questionnaire created in Microsoft Forms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Microsoft Sway<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have found Microsoft Sway to be a very useful way of presenting information. What I like about it is that a Sway can continually be updated but the link will stay the same. An example of a Sway I have created is this IT Troubleshooting Sway which has helped with my workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n