TEQSA have recently released a series of advice sheets to assist in the move to online learning and assessment; there is some timely advice on many subjects. Explore them all, or choose from the links below. Assessment considerations in moving
online learning
Collaborative Reading – Working together to increase the impact and value of reading.
You may remember Harry Potter having an annotated potions book in the Half-blood prince. The side notes and extra tips provided helped him master complex potions, and avoid common mistakes. Imagine if you and your students could transform readings share
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
Looking for images?
We often hear “a picture is worth 1000 words”, and ” images support learning”, but where can you find quality images to use in your teaching? The legal side to use using free images: People who take beautiful pictures
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
Accessibility in an online space
Some learners may have additional needs with respect to language, audio or visual representations. When teaching in the online space, some simple choice you make will have a large impact on your students. The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines focuses
Connecting students’ mobiles to their Canvas account for announcements
I’m hearing some teaching staff saying that students don’t seem to be ‘hearing’ all announcements now they are working remotely. It might be a good idea to remind them that they can enable announcements, or other Canvas features, to go
Solutions Lab 6 – Virtual Laboratory Simulations for STEM teaching
One of the biggest challenges in the current climate is how to transfer lab sessions online. Don Wlodkowic has been using Labster – a simple virtual laboratory simulation tool – to teach his practical lab classes online. Labster is an
Tips for students developing a routine and staying on track
The following tips were crowd sourced via Twitter by Dr. Rebecca Kreitzer (@rebeccakreitzer). She posed the questoin: A student emailed me and asked advice for how to stay motivated this semester. They are worried about this transition and falling behind.
