In a fairly recent article, Heather Farmer shares six models to guide the design of online courses. Heather’s proposal factors two key considerations: the proportion of synchronous versus asynchronous time and, the extent of student support required. Underpinning these six
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5 things you need to know about textbooks
1.Nominate your textbooks for Semester 1, 2021 now It’s time to identify the textbooks you need for semester 1, 2021. Make your request now to ensure your textbooks are available on time. Submit your requests here by Friday 30 October
Maths support for students
One-on-one help Maths Academic Skills Advisors are available online to support students one-on-one. They can help with a range of topics from engineering maths or nursing calculations to algebra and differential calculus. Students can get help with: understanding the basics developing
Scientific Writing Series: Planning & Organising for Faster Writing (Student Resource)
Dr. Abdulghani Mohamed, (Aviation – School of Engineering) has kindly shared his new video series on scientific writing for students. Abdulghani shares his tips and tricks for writing papers fast by showing students how to plan and organise their paper
SEH Learning & Teaching showcase and panel discussion
Earlier this week, the Science, Engineering and Health learning and teaching community came together to celebrate and showcase our College’s L&T innovations (click here to re-view the event recording). While we have numerous examples of innovative practice in online and
Supporting all students – Communication & Dyslexia
Ideas to improving communication from ai: Use the OpenDyslexic font for text. This font is uniquely designed to boost readability with increased boldness in the base of letters, such as ‘d’ and ‘b’. Not all fonts create a unique shape for each
Solutions Lab 25: Simulated Labs, giving students an immersive investigative experience
Staff across the science, engineering and health disciplines are working creatively to replicate or simulate lab sessions to give students as authentic an experience as possible. One of the challenges is providing students with the chance to actively engage in
Creating Canvas Quiz Questions
Did you know the learning enhancement team can help you convert an existing word document into a Canvas quiz? In this Sister post we looked at some of the different questions types you can use in a Quiz. This semester
Introducing new Library support in Canvas
We’re improving access to study support from within Canvas. What’s happening? A brand new Library link will be installed in the navigation menu of current Canvas courses. This new resource offers students access to Library services, resources and study support
