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Supporting all students – Communication & Dyslexia

Sheryl Maher Educational technologies, Learning & Teaching September 2, 2020September 3, 2020Accessibility, inclusive practice, Student engagement, student support, Teaching

Ideas to improving communication from ai: Use the OpenDyslexic font for text. This font is uniquely designed to boost readability with increased boldness in the base of letters, such as ‘d’ and ‘b’. Not all fonts create a unique shape for each

Think Pair Share

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching August 4, 2020August 4, 2020active learning, Student Response System, Teaching, tips and hints

A common way to engage students and create discussion in a class is a think- pair-share activity. To get it started you need: a question prompt clear instructions   The question: The question should be something more than just a

Supporting students

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching July 14, 2020July 2, 2020Canvas, online learning, Student engagement, Teaching, tips and hints

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

Sustainable Course design.

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching July 2, 2020July 2, 2020sustainability, Teaching, tips and hints

When developing resources for online delivery there are some strategies you can easily implement which improve the experience for your students. This include things like Not including dates on files Consider using version numbering rather than dates Keeping ‘in progress’

Where to find Open Educational Resources (OERs)?

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching June 4, 2020June 9, 2020inclusive practice, online learning, Teaching, tips and hints

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

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching June 1, 2020June 3, 2020Blended learning, flexible learning, online learning, Teaching, tips and hints

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

Solutions Lab 11 – Teaching clinical skills and professional competencies online

Lisa Curran Digital innovation, Solutions Lab May 21, 2020May 22, 2020student support, Teaching, WIL

Has the closure of the physical campus had an impact on the way you teach specialist skills and professional competencies? Have you lost physical access to labs, clinics and equipment or have the WIL/placement opportunities for students been restricted? In

Supporting Academic Integrity Guideline

Jim Hsu Assessment, Strategic Initiatives May 21, 2020May 22, 2020assessment, Student engagement, Teaching

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

Accessibility in an online space

Sheryl Maher Learning & Teaching May 5, 2020May 5, 2020Accessibility, flexible learning, online learning, Teaching, tips and hints, Video

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

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