We expect all students to access our teaching, learning, collaboration and communication tools using their @gre.ac.uk account. All our students have active university IT accounts. Students who report having difficulty logging in or using their university account should contact the IT Service Desk.
Some tools allow anonymous participation. We aim to balance individual privacy with the need for a safe and respectful environment.
Set students as attendees in Teams meetings
When students are set to be attendees, they cannot mute others, add or remove attendees or share content. An important step in preventing inappropriate behaviour.
Meetings created in a Class Team will automatically set lecturers as presenters and students as attendees. Click here for Moodle and Team integration guidance.
Only admit authorised attendees to your meetings
Just like in physical spaces, check who’s joining your online sessions. Students and staff logged in with university accounts can join directly. Others will wait in the lobby until a presenter admits them. Always verify and admit only expected attendees.
Avoiding inappropriate behaviour in anonymous forums
Anonymous voting in tools such as Mentimeter can encourage participation but may lead to inappropriate responses. You can enable the profanity filter and disable reactions to reduce this risk. To learn more about this, self-enrol on the Learning and Teaching Resource Centre and visit our Mentimeter Safety Training course.
Avoid open-text or word cloud formats with new or untrusted groups. Consider reviewing comments before sharing them with the class.
This can be done by using polls as a pre-session or post-session tool when teaching online, or by temporarily stopping the screen share or projector during live sessions. Before you start sharing, remember to lock the voting so new comments cannot be added.
Reporting misconduct and finding support
We have a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of sexual misconduct, bullying, harassment and discrimination. Our policy on student behaviour applies equally to online activities.
We expect all students to uphold respectful and responsible conduct. Any incidents may be investigated under the Student Disciplinary Policy, and outcomes could be noted on their student record.
If you experience or witness behaviour online from an "anonymous" individual, contact the IT Service Desk with full details of the session and the alias used for further investigation.
If you experience or witness any behaviour, online or in-person, which breaches our policies or makes you feel uncomfortable, you can report it or seek guidance, advice and support from our Report + Support platform.
If you would like additional support around managing student behaviour or wellbeing, please speak to your Faculty Senior Tutor.
