Discussion board structure – or getting the message out!
As you already know, Interact2 allows you to create a forum in which everyone in the subject can post threads and respond to other threads. You may well be creating several forums...
KPI11 - Peer-to-peer / Quick tips
by Judy O'Connell · Published May 17, 2016 · Last modified April 12, 2017
As you already know, Interact2 allows you to create a forum in which everyone in the subject can post threads and respond to other threads. You may well be creating several forums...
Wikis have been around for a long time…..although this tool is currently used by only a small number of academics in the Faculty of Science. In this short case study, Tania Johnston...
KPI11 - Peer-to-peer / KPI12 - Staff-to-student
by Lucy Webster · Published May 17, 2016 · Last modified April 12, 2017
Puzzles and games can be a useful strategy to enhance both staff-student and peer-peer interaction online. In her Conservation Biology subject (BIO216) Melanie Massaro uses weekly “threatened species puzzles” to lure students...
KPI11 - Peer-to-peer / KPI12 - Staff-to-student
by Lucy Webster · Published May 17, 2016 · Last modified April 12, 2017
Many subjects across the University still have a single unstructured discussion board. Large forums of this nature can not only be difficult for staff to manage, but they are almost impossible for...
Online peer assessment strategies can be used to enable students to give and receive constructive feedback. These techniques not only allow students to improve their own understanding of the subject content; but also...
At this time of year, everyone is busy preparing subject outlines for next session. What are some of the things that are important to think about when it comes to peer-to-peer interaction?...
Teamwork can be one of the more challenging forms of peer-to-peer learning, and is often dreaded by students. Yet with a little clever design, it’s amazing how student complaints disappear and engagement...