News and important information.
Weekly Update 20th August
Preparing to Teach Online
Important updates on preparing your courses for online delivery.
Case Study: ABC Learning Design
ABC Learning Design is a curriculum design workshop developed by Clive Young and Nataša Perović in 2014 at University College London. The methods align closely to the well-renowned research by Prof Diana Laurillard on how students learn in “Conversational Frameworks”
Delivering online large-scale interactive teaching: A case study from Robot Overlords
Dr Iliada Eleftheriou, Lecturer in Health Data Sciences at the University of Manchester presents a talk on her experiences with Blended Learning focusing on delivering interactive teaching online. Examples presented are derived from the “AI: Robot Overlord, Replacement or Colleague?”
Welcoming New Students: Meet the Team
The Clinical Bioinformatics Teaching Team recently created a video welcoming new students to their course. The team used a simple pre-agreed script which they presented via Zoom while recording. If you are interested in doing something similar, take a look
Virtual drop-in sessions
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a tool available in Blackboard that you can use to: