Below are some examples and templates that you can use to ensure you are prepared.
If you create a plan that works well, please send it to to dsc.lt@rmit.edu.au, we would love to see it.
Lesson Plan 1 – to suit a fully concurrent classroom
Lesson Plan Template (Class Name) Date: 19/03/2021 Time: 9.00am
PRE-CLASS – Distribute a short, sharp video to all students via all communication channels used. Content should include; important dates, key points from upcoming class, reinforcement of earlier classes, include answers to any queries raised since the last class
Welcome (10 minutes )
- Class procedures – cameras always on, sound muted, raise hand to speak
- Any questions?
Recap of previous class (10 minutes)
- Consider doing this as a call-in beat the buzzer style quiz or in Teams Forms
- Reminder include students from all locations
- Discuss any questions or concerns raised in the Canvas discussion page
Topics covered today (10 minutes)
- Outline today’s class and learning outcomes covered
- Anecdote relating your experience to the day’s lesson
- Add notes …. Build strategies to…work all the rooms
Assessment overview (10 minutes)
- Always explain the assessment (share the Assessment Brief) and discuss the rubric and grading before assessment.
- Allow a Q&A post assessment
Organise breakout rooms and chats between students from all locations (25 minutes)
- During this time, you should have some time exclusively with on and off campus students
Class exercise (40 minutes)
- Develop a series of videos to be inserted into the lesson, could be filmed on your phone at a relevant industry event, display, gallery etc.
- Allow students to submit videos of interest.
- If the session can be; informative, entertaining and fun – do it, reading and other exercises can be built into the week’s activity in Canvas.
- Reminder address all students
5 minutes to spare
Lesson Plan 2 – to suit a concurrent classroom fully online
The following form will serve as your template and guide to preparing to teach concurrently online.
Lesson Plan Template (Class Name) Date: 19/03/2021 Time: 9.00am
BEFORE CLASS
- Reminders, news, updates, help and advice! Time to engage and create dialogue with students
- RECORD the class
Welcome (10 minutes )
- Class procedures – cameras always on, sound muted, raise hand to speak
- Any questions?
Recap of previous class (10 minutes)
- Consider doing this as a call-in beat the buzzer style quiz or in Teams Forms
- Reminder include students from all locations
- Discuss any questions or concerns raised in the Canvas discussion page
Topics covered today (10 minutes)
- Outline today’s class and learning outcomes covered
- Anecdote relating your experience to the day’s lesson
- Add notes …. Build strategies to…include all students
Assessment overview (10 minutes)
- Always explain the assessment (share the Assessment Brief) and discuss the rubric and grading before assessment.
- Allow a Q&A post assessment
- Add your notes
Organise breakout rooms and chats between students from all locations, potentially group assignment teams (25 minutes)
- During this time, you should have some time with each group
Class exercise (40 minutes)
- Develop a series of videos to be inserted into the lesson, could be filmed on your phone at a relevant industry event, display, gallery etc.
- Allow students to submit videos of interest.
- If the session can be; informative, entertaining and fun – do it, reading and other exercises can be built into the week’s activity in Canvas.
- Reminder address all students
End of session (10 minutes)
- Recap the key takeaways from the session
- Questions
- Encourage use of Canvas discussions
- Reminder re assessment due dates
- Preview next week’s work and readings that needs to be completed before the session
5 minutes to spare
How will you run each session?
If Canvas is set up properly your class time may become more of a Q&A, ideas sharing, prep session that reinforces what is on Canvas.
What should your Canvas shell include?
- Assuming your course already meets the 14 Elements, consider updating to include the further 6 Uplift elements
- A Canvas course aligned to all or most of the 20 elements will contain all the information for a student to study remotely, then you use concurrent class time to inform, engage and build relationships between you and the students.
- Learning outcomes detailed in the shell and aligned to assessments and rubrics.