With the campus closed and access to most workplaces, public services and facilities restricted, it has been a real challenge to ensure students can benefit from WIL/ placement experiences in their courses. Moreover, with restrictions placed on the number of
Online Course Models: A Conversation Starter
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
Solutions Lab 33: Better teaching through silliness and storytelling: Using performance techniques to improve student engagement and satisfaction
Learning online has been a stressful experience for a lot of our students this year – not only have they had to quickly adapt to studying in isolation and collaborating in online spaces, but also to re-frame how they perceive
15 October RMIT Creds badges moves to YourAcclaim.com
The RMIT Creds badge platform, Credly, is being changed over to it’s new service Acclaim.com between 11pm, Thursday 15 October – 11pm, Saturday 17th. The main impact is during the change: RMIT Creds can be completed but processing of Student
Upcoming Webinar – Solutions Lab 34 – Virtual Telehealth Placements for Exercise & Sports Science Students
Transforming Assessment Webinars (November)
The Transforming Assessment webinars are part of a series of free events covering a range of assessment and e-assessment topics. Sessions are hosted by Professor Geoffrey Crisp, DVC Academic, University of Canberra and Dr Mathew Hillier, e-assessment academic at Macquarie
Solutions Lab 32: Oral vivas, online, at scale: Transforming the assessment experience
For many disciplines, the fact that remote, online learning prevents invigilated examinations is a difficult problem to overcome. Early in the pandemic experience, remote proctoring tools emerged as a viable solution, but they have received strong criticism on grounds of
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
Upcoming Webinar: SL33 Better Teaching Through Silliness & Storytelling
Better teaching through silliness and storytelling: Using performance techniques to improve student engagement and satisfaction Thu, 15 October 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Learning online has been a stressful experience for a lot of our students this year – not
