Discussion forums – what we do that works
In this post, Greg Weppner talks about the approach taken to discussion forums in the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES). While Greg is very humble about the simple strategies used...
Category: KPI11 – Peer-to-peer
Using peer review to scaffold assessments
How can we help students support each other, and become more self-managing, in their assessments? In this case study, Dr Jodie Kleinschafer from the School or Management and Marketing, shows you how...
How to engage students in online meetings – 13 strategies that work
As part of the Faculty of Arts and Education PD series for February/March 2017 this session shared strategies for running an online meeting in Adobe Connect – how to prepare for it,...
Time to warm up your class?
Ice-breakers, or ‘warm ups’ are used widely when starting a workshop or group activity…but we often forget about them in online learning, and expect students to rush straight in and expose themselves...
Students can be your best advocates!
Are you looking for a new way to motivate an incoming cohort of students? Then here’s an idea that might work for you. The Wisdom Wall is a simple strategy that can...
Tips And Tricks live now for use in Subject Sites
Tips and Tricks are a collection of short video works providing current students accessible and useful information on: subject outlines, critical thinking, referencing, group work, asking questions, and residential school. Featuring insight...
Discussion forum strategies for student interaction
This post shares some essential and basic strategies for setting up and managing a discussion forum within Interact 2. It builds on the recent post by Judy O’Connell, ‘Discussion board structure –...
Documenting learning with a CSU Thinkspace e-portfolio
Portfolios are a well-tried and proven pedagogical approach to support reflective thinking as well as providing the opportunity for students to demonstrate functioning knowledge in the context of intended learning outcomes within...
Not group work again!….How one subject fosters positive collaborative learning
Does this sound familiar…… Groan, groan….not a group assignment again! Mature-age study, busy lives with jobs and families…and now they want us to actually communicate and collaborate with others to form a...
Quick tip: Embed Twitter into Interact 2
Yes, there are quite a few subjects that are using Twitter as a rapid means of communication and information sharing. Once you have determined that this external tool is right for your...
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