Lessons from gamification to enhance students’ capacity for learning
Oran Devilly and May Lim share lessons from using gaming techniques to help students develop the learning traits needed to benefit from online teaching
May 13, 2021
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Covid-19 has reinforced China’s role as global leader in ed-tech
The country’s giant companies benefit from an ecosystem that supports online learning and a cultural propensity to prioritise education, says Tom C. Varghese
May 13, 2021 -
Online teaching insights, part three: managing workload issues and stress
Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo
May 12, 2021 -
We ignore the administrative load caused by cheating at our peril
The switch online has brought renewed scrutiny of misconduct, but without adequate resources, the real losers are our students, says Amanda White
May 12, 2021 -
Designing online learning to fuel a more diverse workplace
Anthony Tattersall outlines online course design strategies that support greater diversity of learners and fuel a more varied workplace
May 11, 2021 -
Applying the Conversational Framework using an online learning design tool
Diana Laurillard talks through how to use a free online learning design tool which applies the Conversational Framework to build courses using the six key learning types
May 10, 2021 -
Online teaching insights, part two: participation and breakout rooms
Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo
May 7, 2021 -
Digital-first thinking is needed to address youth employability
Younger people are geared towards digital channels, so they’re more likely to engage with innovative, online training as part of their studies, says Harminder Matharu
May 7, 2021 -
Secure and transparent use of student data
Bronwen Swinnerton and James Pickering outline the steps all universities should take to ensure ethical and transparent collection and use of student data via ed-tech platforms
May 6, 2021 -
Responsible use of learning analytics to improve the university experience
Rebecca Ferguson presents useful guidelines and frameworks for using learner analytics safely and effectively to inform improvements to teaching and student services
May 6, 2021 -
Cybersecurity is not just for the geeks in the IT department
Our first-year university students might have received no education on cybersecurity since the age of 13, say Andy Phippen and Emma Bond
May 6, 2021 -
Online teaching tips to support student well-being
Natalie Kopytko provides practical tips to address student well-being via online teaching practices that can also benefit faculty
May 5, 2021 -
Zoom meetings don’t have to be quite so painful
Simple actions can help avoid common pitfalls in the design and execution of online team meetings, say Rob Angell and Ben Marder
May 5, 2021 -
Online teaching insights, part one: social connection and listening
Insights and lessons on effective tools and techniques to improve online teaching, put together by faculty spanning dozens of disciplines at the American University in Cairo
May 4, 2021 -
Forget everything you think you know about online engagement
There’s much interest in how many times students access the VLE or complete online tasks, but that only provides part of the picture, says Linda Kaye
May 4, 2021