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Author: Caitlin

Preparing Students to Study Online

Preparing Students to Study Online

A few months ago we created a series of videos that set out some key considerations for teaching through a hybrid model. The Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit, available on Unity forms a benchmark to develop and

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Daily and Weekly Considerations for Online Learning

Daily and Weekly Considerations for Online Learning

A few months ago we created a series of videos that set out some key considerations for teaching through a hybrid model. The Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit, available on Unity forms a benchmark to develop and

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Support Available to Schools

Support Available to Schools

The LTE team is here to support you in your planning, preparation and delivery of semester 2 teaching. You may wish to email us with your queries at elearning@tees.ac.uk. We also offer one-to-one or small group online drop-in sessions for

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Support Available to Schools

Support Available to Schools

The LTE team is here to support you in your planning, preparation and delivery of semester 2 teaching. You may wish to email us with your queries at elearning@tees.ac.uk. We also offer one-to-one or small group online drop-in sessions for

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User Generated Content and Social Learning  

User Generated Content and Social Learning  

What is user generated content?  In a typical module, the learning content is provided by the subject tutor. However, with the development of online learning and the availability of content across a range of mediums, this has empowered students to gather

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Support Available to Schools

Support Available to Schools

The LTE team is here to support you in your planning, preparation and delivery of semester 2 teaching. You may wish to email us with your queries at elearning@tees.ac.uk. We also offer one-to-one or small group online drop-in sessions for

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Supporting Emotional Wellbeing for Hybrid Learning Students

Due to the ongoing uncertainty, students are spending a lot of time behind their screens and online, which can have detrimental effects on their emotional and mental wellbeing. Whilst the online world can help students to feel connected to others,

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Breakout rooms are now available in Microsoft Teams

Breakout rooms are now available in Microsoft Teams

Breakout rooms within Teams allow the organiser of the meeting to divide the meeting into sub-groups to encourage discussions, a great tool for hybrid teaching!  The meeting organiser can create up to 50 breakout rooms and can automatically or manually assign participants to the

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Teacher Presence and Learning Design  

Teacher Presence and Learning Design  

Ann Thanaraj – Head of Online Learning and Paul Durston – Digital Learning Manager have created another video in the ‘in conversation’ series. This is the fourth video in the series and the conversation centers around two key principles:   The importance and celebration of the

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Digital Soft Skills and Active Learning

Digital Soft Skills and Active Learning

Digital soft skills have slowly become a vital part of online teaching over the past year, with communication and collaboration being essential when teaching and working virtually. The following are some suggestions on how to develop your digital soft skills

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