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
tips and hints
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’
Tips and tricks to deter plagiarism
Now we have a break and the time to reflect on the last semester and plan for the next, it’s a good time to think about assessment design. This semester we had little time to plan for good online assessment
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
Solutions Lab 13 – Time Saving Tips for Teaching Online
Jess Danaher’s (School of Science) courses follow flipped and blended models, ideal for online environments. In this session, Jess took us through her toolbox of time-freeing hacks. She gave a crash course on the simple editing software she uses to
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 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
Celebrating Accessibility and Inclusion
Recently RMIT Celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness day, and showcased a number of resources to available to promote inclusion within the wider community. Some of the resources which are particularly valuable when designing teaching and learning include: 10 Steps to accessible
