Technology used for teaching and learning

Minerva is the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) that enables staff to create and manage online teaching areas and to communicate with students. It uses Blackboard technology with a wide range of in-built and integrated tools for interactive learning, assessment and grading.

PebblePad is a versatile application, enabling the gathering of learning and development material in one easily accessible place. Tutors can provide scaffolds for students to work from or invite students to initiate their own projects.

Mediasite is the University’s Lecture Capture and Multimedia system.

It allows you to record, edit and share digital content. Mediasite can automatically record taught sessions if they have been set up on the University timetable, but you can also record ad-hoc sessions in teaching spaces, screencasts or upload video and audio files to Mediasite.

You can access Mediasite via the homepage in Minerva or by logging in via the Mediasite Leeds Login Page

Panopto, our new lecture capture and media enhanced learning system will replace Mediasite by September 2026. 

LinkedIn Learning content can be easily incorporated into your Minerva module, to support students learning. You can explore the LinkedIn Learning case studies demonstrating how staff have used LinkedIn Learning.

Explore our resources which have been developed to support you to teach inclusively and create digitally accessible content. 

Staff who teach, present or facilitate may want to use technology in one of our teaching rooms. Here are four example lecture theatres with guidance on how to use the equipment. Each link offers a 360 view of the room. You can click on each item of equipment in the image to view the detailed guidance.

• A standard Lecture Theatre - Roger Stevens Building LT07

Examples of multi-mode rooms:

• Michael Sadler Building LG19
• Michael Sadler Building LG15
• Mechanical Engineering Building - Lecture Theatre B

For multi-mode and hybrid teaching you can book a multi-mode assistant.

To find out more please visit the digital education systems multi-mode teaching tips page.