The Library is running a series of Teaching Spotlight sessions this year. The Spotlights are brief online training sessions and videos to help you make best use of Library resources in your course. Well worth registering for, and if you
Teaching
Supporting all students – Communication & Dyslexia
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
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
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.
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)?
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
Solutions Lab 11 – Teaching clinical skills and professional competencies online
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
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
