Learners can be a valuable source of support and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the learning table. Learners can exchange information and insights for the benefit of their peers, which gives everyone the opportunity to broaden their knowledge base and refresh their skills…
How to build an active collaborative digital space for deeper meaningful learning
Student expectations have shifted significantly and there is an expectation of access to high-quality learning materials and engagement in active learning as opposed to passive listening. Excellence in learning experiences will be those that achieve goals in both motivating students and encouraging deeper learning…
Collaborative Learning with Microsoft Teams
A central benefit of active learning is that it keeps the student engaged and motivated, reframing existing knowledge as they develop skills to address authentic new activities. This tends to increase enthusiasm for their studies, as well as helping them to retain the skills learnt for future use…
LTE Online Support
Academic staff will now have received a copy of the Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning toolkit, as well as a variety of Practice Guide resources focused around four core themes (Personal Tutoring, Student Engagement, Flexible Assessment, and Creative Learning). We have now covered each part of the toolkit in our blogs…
Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit – Part 7: Concluding your module
Part seven of the toolkit covers concluding your module. This is the final part of the toolkit and encourages you to ensure that you have covered all the vital parts of planning how to design a hybrid learning module or course…
Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit – Part 6: Designing your summative assessment
Part six of the toolkit covers designing summative assessment. During this time, staff and students are having to adapt and become flexible in order to cope with the unprecedented levels of change and uncertainty. This is not only within their academic work, but also with their personal lives beyond university…
Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning toolkit – Part 5: Formative – Putting learning into application
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…
Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning Toolkit – Part 4: Designing Collaboration and Construction of Knowledge
Part four of the toolkit covers designing and constructing knowledge. There are a range of important factors that are covered within this section of the toolkit, which you should consider when planning and designing your hybrid learning course…
Getting Started with Accessibility Features on Apple Devices
Apple have curated several short videos to help discover how the Accessibility Features built into your Apple devices can help you do more. These features include Speak Screen, Assistive Touch and custom commands with voice control…
Designing Take Home Examinations
As we continue our journey in the planning and designing for delivery of courses as part of a hybrid model, we must keep in mind that principles of good assessment design such as equitable and appropriate assessment methods, clear and transparent criteria, and timely feedback, remain key considerations…