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Some people approach watching video content as a passive activity, in which clicking play is enough to learn and understand what’s being said. Of course, many studies have demonstrated that students learn better when they’re actively engaging (Mayer, 2014; Mayer et al., 2020). The resource Introduce and frame your video content looked at how you can contextualise […]
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General recommendations Testing has shown variations between regions and individuals in China in terms of what students may be able to access due to the firewall and low internet speeds. Please be prepared for individual students not being able to access technologies, check-in with affected students regularly, and refer to the back-up plans for both […]
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The Discussions Index page, available from the Discussions link in the Course Navigation menu, has global settings at the top of the page (see [1] in the image below), followed by the Discussion groups [2]. Individual discussions are nested within each Discussion group [3]. You can embed discussions in a Canvas page using the Comments […]
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2019 Learning & Teaching Awards and Citations winner, Dr Mohsen Naderpour, discusses his approach to course delivery in the UTS classroom
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Consider affordances and challenges of asynchronous discussions and when, where and why a discussion will be most useful. Social boards (To build a sense of community or belonging e.g. warmers, shared experiences, help forums, information) Content boards (When collaboration supports deeper understanding e.g. individual or group activities, reflection, debates/ different perspectives, assessment practice) Assessment boards […]
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The Course Home Page is the first page your students will see when they enter your Canvas course. It is also the page they will see when they click on the Home link on the Course Navigation Menu. The following video (3:25 min) shows you how to set and customise the Canvas Course Home Page […]
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Use the Student View to view your subject site from the student’s perspective. You can also submit assignments and quizzes using Student View. You can use Student View to: Check that you’ve published all the content you want your students to have access to. Preview and test any task you wish your students to complete, […]
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A chat with 2019 Learning and Teaching Award winners Dr Kristine Aquino, Cornelia Betzler and Dr Ann El Khoury
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Get the scoop on our new range of online video support materials, released this week as part of our 'Bounce back into Spring' series
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Alex White links teacher presence back to Social Presence Theory and uncovers recent examples of being present during remote teaching.
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