Formative assessment is a pedagogical approach that refers to a wide variety of methods that are used to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, module, or course. Formative assessments are for learning, while summative assessments are of learning and do not contribute to credit points…
Perhaps the most important benefit of creating module introductions is to help your students understand why they are doing what you are asking them to do. Module introductions should focus on providing context, whilst also covering essentials such as tutor contact details, module overview, the module guide, assessment, study planner and preparing students for hybrid learning…
Academic staff will have by now received a copy of the Resilience Review Tool and Academic Enhancement Framework (hybrid model). LTE is here to support you with a range of services. The LTE Team is fully committed to doing everything we can to support colleagues with transitioning their teaching and learning…
Using Teams is a great way to host live events. Teams Live Events is designed for situations where the few are presenting to the many, contrasting with standard Teams Meetings which are designed for interactive and collaborative participation from many members of the meeting…
We’ve got information and guidance on how to provide material to External Examiners for modules using the Blackboard VLE (via the Electronic Module Box) and the TU Online VLE (using the university’s SendTo service)…
The most effective blended learning and digital solutions tap into the highest value opportunities offered by the different modes of learning and teaching. Most importantly, blended learning is part of a process, not just an event. Its biggest advantage is that it leverages the benefits of tutor-led, classroom and online learning, i.e., it offers the best of both worlds…
At a time when staff and students alike are having to demonstrate their capacity to flex and adapt to unprecedented levels of change and uncertainty, not just in relation to their academic work, but more significantly in every facet of their lives beyond university – it has never been more important to preserve the quality of the learning experience and academic…
Scenario-based online learning encourages learners to interact and emotionally connect with the subject matter. Why? Because it immerses the learners in real life or situational simulations or learning experiences. Offering information within a contextual setting facilitates recall within working and long-term memory…
While externally motivating factors like grades and points are quantifiable and concrete, intrinsic motivation can be more difficult to get to grips with. So, how do we facilitate intrinsic motivation in relation to online distance learning in a way that does not take away from extrinsic motivation?…
Video has been an essential part of education for some years now and has proven to be an effective catalyst to stimulate cognitive processing, thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making. It was the rapid development of the internet and ever-growing bandwidths that made it as universal as it is today in education…
