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
Student engagement
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
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
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
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
Supporting Academic Integrity Guideline
As many more assessments are being conducted online the scope for contract cheating has increased. This document is intended to be a quick and practical guide to contract cheating, what you can do to mitigate against it, and what to
Solutions Lab 10 – Twist & Flip: Creating a great ‘lecture’ experience online
Evidence shows that students can struggle to engage with lecture videos online. Whilst it is true that recordings allow students to set their own pace and review difficult topics, many report that watching a 1 or 2 hour recording can
Solutions Lab 9 – Piazza: Collaborative Q & A forum for students & teachers
Piazza is a free online question and answer application that students can collaboratively work on answers by adding, modifying or deleting content. Teaching staff can view students’ questions and answers, post their own questions and answers and endorse the best
Solutions Lab 8- Using Paralinguistic digital cues (textisms, likes, GIFs, emoticons and emoji) to strengthen connection and engagement with your students
The perceived lack of psychological closeness and absence of social cues in the online context creates challenges that may not exist in face-to-face learning. However, the online context also affords unique opportunities to use technology to connect and relate to
