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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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Why should you think about plagiarism and academic misconduct now?
Why should you think about plagiarism and academic misconduct now? I know what you are thinking, why talk about plagiarism and academic misconduct when the semester is not even started? Well actually this is the time to think about what you can do to discourage students from cheating and poor academic practice. It might be too late to change…
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CASS Gender-Inclusive Teaching workshop
Facilitated by Dr Kelly Frame (CLT), Isabel Mudford (CASS), Melinda Drummond (CLT), Karlene Dickens (CLT) and Will Scates-Frances (CLT) The CASS Gender-Inclusive Teaching workshop is delivered through the “Every Voice” project – a campus-wide initiative funded by the ANU Gender Institute and the Centre for Learning and Teaching. The purpose of the workshop and the…
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Wattle Upgrade and Semester 1 Sites
Wattle upgrade – Unavailable between 14 and 15 December 2020 Wattle will be upgraded from version 3.5 to 3.9, including these key improvements between 14-15 Dec. The content of Wattle courses will not be changed by this upgrade. All the resources and activities of each course will be fully available after the upgrade. Please note that Wattle and any…
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Zooming Through the Semester – Come and Join the Madness
In the last two semesters, we’ve heavily relied on Zoom to facilitate remote learning. Each and everyone that we spoke to have had interesting (or not-so-pleasant) stories to tell about our Zoom sessions. Here are some of the top 5 we’ve heard. Do you have yours to share? Zoom bombing The issue of Zoom bombing…
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Mixed Mode Teaching – Cheat Sheet Scenario 1
What is mixed mode teaching Mixed mode teaching is not a new concept and although not widely spread 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 in special classes/tutorials. In 2018 I visited Macquarie University to learn…
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Hello Out There: Reflections On Remote Teaching of a Large Discussion Based Class
Dr Rachael Brown, School of Philosophy It is tempting to simply put together your lectures for remote delivery just like you would for on-campus instruction, turn up at the empty theatre, and simply hit “record” on Echo360. For all but the most entertaining lecturer, however, this is sure to see low levels of student engagement…
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