This model is suitable for: Fully online subject Online lectures and tutorials Any cohort size Subject with heavy theoretical contents The subject coordinator of 54052 Economy, Society and Globalism from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) needed to convert his subject into a fully online mode. He had never...
How do you currently use your subject site? Subject sites are used for many different purposes. Tell us how you use your subject site currently, with the poll below. A subject site often used to provide administrative and procedural information about the subject to students. It also provides information...
An effective subject site requires planning. A plan: Helps you sequence student learning more efficiently. Helps you identify the resources or online learning activities you should source or develop. Enables you to identify gaps and opportunities to enhance your subject site. In this 10-min video, we explain how to...
Consider affordances and challenges of asynchronous discussions and when, where and why a discussion will be most useful. Social boards (To build a sense of community or belonging e.g. warmers, shared experiences, help forums, information) Content boards (When collaboration supports deeper understanding e.g. individual or group activities, reflection, debates/...
There are many different approaches to understanding successful group work, but it’s helpful to distil it down to these three principles: Set clear expectations – clearly explain to students what the group work task will involve, how they should participate, and how you will support them. Foster group dynamics...
The term ‘wiki’ is used to describe website pages that can be collaboratively edited by a community of users. The most prominent example of this in action is Wikipedia, essentially a collaboratively edited encyclopedia that is now one of the most ubiquitous sources of information on the internet. Because pages...
