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Creative Assessment
Just some quick ideas These are just some quick ways to spice up your lectures and tutorials 3-2-1 At the end of your session ask your students to write 3 things they did not know before, 2 things that surprised/intrigued them and 1 thing that they will learn more about (either because it was particularly…
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Launch Pad Series
When the best is free One of the most common questions we get asked is where to find free educational tools and resources and what you should know when you spot a great tool or resources to ensure that are not only appropriate but also that are not going to be expensive (for you and…
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Mixed Mode Teaching – Cheat Sheet Scenario 2
What is mixed mode teaching Mixed mode teaching is not a new concept and although not widespread it has been the reality in a range of institutions simply because there was the need to accommodate both students on campus with students online without necessarily separating them into special classes/tutorials. In 2018 I visited Macquarie University…
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Synchronous Interactions
Synchronous technology-based interactions Face to face and online classes (being lectures, tutorials or seminar type) benefit from synchronous technology-based interactions. In a face to face environment, although it is easy to just ask students to work together in pairs, ask questions and participated without the aid of technology it is equally important to ensure that…
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The Lesson Tool
The Lesson Tool The lesson tool is a series of webpages containing anything from text, images, media, links, etc. that requires students to navigate either in a linear or branched fashion to answer/engage in content, questions or activities. This is perhaps one of the best but also one of the least used tools in Wattle…
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Virtual Museum or Gallery Exhibition
Virtual Museum or Gallery Exhibition You are probably familiar with narrated images as a form of assessment/task but this version offers a different way to utilise this activity with a more creative approach. This type of activity can be a midterm or end of term assessment task and it can work well with a range…
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Wiki
Wiki What is a wiki? Well think of Wikipedia: it is a collaborative space made up of webpages connected in a single instance that can be edited by you and your students within your Wattle site. Perfect for group projects, wikis can be used for collaborative writing, to share resources, organize and curate student made…
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ECHO360 Active Learning
The ECHO you know….. Most of you will be familiar with ECHO as the automatic recording application that records on campus lectures and makes them available in Wattle to your students. But ECHO can do much more than that. In ECHO you can view how your students engage with the recorded lectures by doing the…
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Semester start things to tick off
As we are about to start the semester a couple of important things to do on your Wattle site to keep things organized: Course Summary – You should now have a CMS Course Summary on your site, if you do not please ensure that one is completed, approved and ready for linking. It is important…
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Video editing some quick tips:
If you are preparing videos for your teaching (lectures, tutorials, instructions, etc) here are some tips for simple edits: If all you need to do is top and tail your video and use a Mac you can open your video with Quick Time Player go under Edit in the top menu and choose “trim” the…
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