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Last Updated: April 17th 2025
The e-Learning team supports learning, teaching and assessment at Birmingham Newman University by:
- managing the virtual learning environment (Moodle)
- administering the online similarity checking service (Turnitin)
- managing the lecture capture system (Panopto)
- managing the attendance engagement system (SEAtS)
- providing advice and training to tutors, students and professional support staff on using the above systems and other learning technologies for teaching, learning and assessment
- working with academic and professional support teams and students to develop policy, strategy and guidance related to current and emerging learning technologies, for example, generative A.I.
- leading cross-departmental work on supporting students to develop their digital literacies
Contact details

Contact: Kris Dines
Position: Head of Digital Learning
Tel: 0121 387 4790
Email: k.dines@newman.ac.uk