All students should be made aware that virtual classroom sessions (e.g., Collaborate Ultra sessions) are recorded. We advise that the following notice be posted (attached) as a course announcement and placed somewhere prominent in your Canvas course, such as on
flexible learning
Help! I’ve got a large class and want do a live session.
If you have a very large cohort >250 students, you might experience some challenges with getting student engagement and following the chat messages during live online sessions. Here are some ideas which might help: 1. Creating a separate space to
Are you looking for global or industry experiences to bring into your virtual classroom?
With the decrease in global travel, RMIT and many of our existing exchange partners are looking for opportunities for students to engage internationally. Unfortunately study abroad is just not possible at present. With the inability to travel, many students
Designing a module in Canvas
Designing a module in Canvas We know the next semester of teaching will be online, in this article we will explore some of the key decisions which will influence your experience teaching and your students experience learning. What are your
Ideas for introducing a new week or topic
When students are studying entirely or mostly online, clear and comprehensive instructions are critical. This saves students time because they know what they need to do and it saves you time, because you don’t have to answer the same question
Introducing Microsoft Teams
During semester 1, 2020 a few courses used Teams to support students during the transition to online learning as a way to promote and support collaboration. Teams offers some advantages over both Canvas and Collaborate Ultra, in that it allows
How do you engage students with their readings?
One of the perennial issues in education is how to encourage students to engage with their readings. Often, students do not complete set readings or do not understand the connections between weekly readings and course learning outcomes. This results in
Bringing readings or pre-class activities into the classroom (virtual or real)
How often does the task you set for outside of the live session, get used during the lecture or tutorial? Could asking students to do something, but not giving them any opportunities to use, discuss or extend what they have
Help! I need to upload a picture as a PDF from my phone
As we move to file upload questions in quizzes, and take home assessments increasingly students are solving problems on a physical piece of paper, and then taking a photo to upload it to Canvas. If a student uploads and image using the canvas app, not all of the
