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
online learning
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
Quality Confirmation – Semester 2 Priorities
As part of the ongoing Quality Improvement and Confirmation process during semester 2 we will be reviewing selected Canvas courses, focusing on the four domains from the Online Learning guidelines. As part of a similar process in semester we identified
Beyond the Pivot
Welcome back to the new semester. Last semester we saw the urgent pivot to online learning and what a wonderful success story with all courses going online overnight. This semester we face the new challenge, that is, moving beyond the
Supporting students
To support students throughout the semester there are many opportunities to engage with students. Announcements: You can plan out your announcements, introducing weekly topics, focusing on skills or resources require assessments or additional support or workshops at different times through
Introducing One note and class notebook
What is One Note? One Note is part of the Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools. One note is basically an unlimited size piece of paper which you can use to take notes, add tags, create checklists and do just
Where to find Open Educational Resources (OERs)?
We’ve looked at what an OER is on SISTER before and increasingly it is an RMIT focus. According to UNESCO an Open Educational Resource is: ‘… any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with
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
