Now more than ever we are creating and sharing an abundance of electronic resources with our students. Some of these resources might be documents that take up very little space. However, some resources we create like lecture capture videos or narrated PowerPoint’s can take up a large amount of space…
As we live in tumultuous times around the world, how can personal tutors/academic advisers help students in continuing their education when many fear global issues which impact their lives? The next UKAT webinar is ‘Advising in Turbulent Times’ and is taking place on Tuesday, 5th May at 11:00…
One of the biggest barriers to online teaching is feeling inundated. If you feel like this, then so will your students! By simplifying your teaching approach, you can reduce the overwhelming feelings, reduce student confusion and make your online teaching more effective…
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?…
Online learning is an effective technique of delivering content to students. However, it can be difficult to know whether your students are grasping the content and meeting the intended learning outcomes until it comes to assessment. In an online learning course, outlining realistic objectives is vital to keep learners engaged and committed to the course…
Content curation is the process of identifying the most relevant information for your students and then contextualising and organising it. During this time when online learning is at its peak, it is vital that the information being delivered to your students is easy to access and follow…
During these challenging times it is important to be there for our students and remember the wider support networks across the University that can help you support your students. The following provides guidance for Personal Tutors around referring students to wider University support and also guidance for those Tutors who have more immediate concerns around the mental health and wellbeing of their students….
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…
Ensuring maximum student retention and course completion may be one of your biggest concerns when teaching online. Due to your students now studying at home, there are several different factors which may hinder their learning…
