Introducing Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning

Introducing Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning

From September 2020, the University will adopt a Hybrid Delivery Model consisting of on-campus and online delivery. This is aligned with Government social distancing restrictions. This model is distinctive from existing forms of online or blended delivery. Subject to Government guidance, all students should have opportunity to spend some time on campus and some time learning online…

Reviewing Practice – What Can I do to Effectively Nurture Creative Learners?

Reviewing Practice – What Can I do to Effectively Nurture Creative Learners?

It is for us as educators to decide the role creativity plays within our courses and modules in preparing our students for increasingly uncertain future professional lives. The following prompts are designed to support reflection and inform action and can provide a useful source of data from which to evidence or benchmark current practice, progress, and impact, or to inform planning and/or decision making for future curriculum developments…

Creating Active Learning through Lecture Capture and Microsoft Teams

Creating Active Learning through Lecture Capture and Microsoft Teams

“Active learning focuses on how students learn, not just on what they learn.”. It is a process where students are encouraged to actively participate in gaining deep understanding of a topic, rather than receiving information from the tutor only. this construction of knowledge and consequently understanding of that knowledge requires learning to be active where their learning is challenged…