solutionS labs
Solutions Lab is a programme of collaborative sessions hosted in Collaborate Ultra. Lab sessions are led by our ‘Collaborators’ – teachers who have something very simple, accessible and practical to share.
Solutions Lab 20: Converting design & build assessments for distance learning
Many design-based STEM courses incorporate a practical project which requires students to design, build and test a product/artefact for the course assessment. Often, the assessment culminates in a live competition event which brings students together with staff to...
Solutions Lab 19: Working together – talking, listening and collaborating with students to improve the learning experience
Working together – talking, listening and collaborating with students to improve the learning experience Teaching and learning virtually is a new experience for most of us and getting feedback from students is crucial to ensuring that our courses are good...
Solutions Lab 18: Being Human – the power of connecting with your students online
The emergent educational research into the Covid-19 crisis shows that the strength of connections between staff and students effects everything – from to levels of engagement to learning outcomes and student satisfaction. Leading commentators agree that it...
Solutions Lab 17: Facilitating & Supporting Teamwork
Facilitating and supporting teamwork can be hard at the best of times, but many of the challenges are amplified in the online context. Encouraging students to engage with group projects, communicate with each other and produce collaborative artefacts is extremely...
Solutions Lab 16: Delivering & Redesigning Lab Classes for Virtual, Remote Teaching
When the physical campus closed at the start of Semester 1, many staff were faced with the challenge of delivering or redesigning their lab classes for virtual, remote teaching. In a very short space of time, teams across the college were asked whether it was possible...
Solutions Lab 15: Encouraging students to deeply engage & actively participate
For many of us looking ahead to Semester 2, one of the biggest challenges is how to encourage all students to engage deeply in the course material and participate actively in collaborative/discursive activities. Zhen Zheng’s, SHBS, Theory of Chinese Medicine course...
Solutions Lab 14: Developing students’ data analysis & visualisation skills
How do you keep HDR students motivated, particularly those whose research has stalled as they can’t get into the field or lab? A common suggestion is to keep them busy processing data ready for publications or learning some new data analysis techniques. But what if...
Solutions Lab 13 – Time Saving Tips for Teaching Online
Jess Danaher’s (School of Science) courses follow flipped and blended models, ideal for online environments. In this session, Jess took us through her toolbox of time-freeing hacks. She gave a crash course on the simple editing software she uses to make quick...
Solutions Lab 12 – Providing rich & quality feedback via OneNote
Evidence shows that students and teachers can benefit from providing real time feedback. Teachers can instantly identify knowledge gaps and provide more emphasis on topics where it is needed. Real-time feedback informs the student on the current task whilst also...
Let’s Celebrate – Solutions Labs
Last week saw the completion of our 10th Solutions Lab session and we thought this the perfect time to extend a big ‘Thankyou!’ to everyone who has engaged with the initiative so far. Solutions Labs started back in March when the physical campus closed. Homy...
Could you be a Solutions Lab Collaborator?
All you need is the story – an idea, approach or experience that you think other people would benefit from. No idea is too small – indeed the simpler, the better! We will be on hand to help co-host the session and produce the slides/resources etc.
This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and generate resources and conversations that are useful and valued. Join us and let’s see what we can create together!
Email Natasha Taylor or Lisa Curran if you are interested in running a session.
