Tutoring Matters is UKAT’s series of professional webinars presented by UKAT members and experts in the fields of academic advising and personal tutoring. They are a great resource for helping further your own professional learning and practice around Personal Tutoring…
Lack of meaningful feedback is one of the biggest challenges online learners face. Coupled with this, many students can feel intimidated because of the isolated nature that often comes with online classes. Constructive feedback can transform a student’s learning experience as it encourages them to reflect and deal with criticism…
What is a webinar and how do you go about planning and delivering an effective one, and what are the key differences to web conferencing and webcasts? Webinars are similar to web conferencing in that they are essentially remote, live, virtual seminars, online conferences, or training web meetings with larger groups…
Did you know that Microsoft provide online training classes for Teams? All classes are live and led by instructors whom advise on multiple aspects of using Teams and answer any questions you may have. What topics are covered? 30 minute orientation, Teams introduction for educators and staff in higher education, Online classes and lectures with all your students, Run effective meetings and Working from home…
The Apple Teacher Programme is a free programme that you can use to develop your skills. You can gain ideas on how to utilise Apple products and apps in your teaching. You can also take part in #AppleEDUchat every week to learn, share and connect with a wider community of educators. As a member of the Apple Teacher Programme, you gain access to a range of resources…
It can be useful to use Turnitin as part of your assignment within Blackboard. Using Turnitin can make it easier for you to collate all your student’s assignments, as well as view originality reports…
Did you know that there are a variety of different online courses that you can access to help you move to online teaching? Epigeum are making two of their courses free to access: Teaching Online and Blended Learning…
Due to the current circumstances, you may be beginning to record your lectures using ReView, or host live sessions using Microsoft Teams. Many academics are becoming concerned about setting up a remote learning workspace that is effective for recording. The following are a few tips which can help you achieve a productive space…
With the sudden shift to online learning during the Covid-19 crisis, students are having to become increasingly more active in their learning. Students now need to think much more carefully about where they are now, where they are going and how to get there. However, this contrasts with students being predominantly consumers of knowledge in a campus-based setting…
When creating any learning resources within PowerPoint it is essential to ensure that the information contain within it can be accessed by all your students. Whilst remote teaching you won’t be present to clarify your slides, the following tips can help to ensure your slides are accessible…
