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Courses and Resources

Week One:

Research:

Martin, F. Wang, C and Sadaf, A. (2018) Student perception of helpfulness of facilitation strategies that enhance instructor presence, connectedness, engagement and learning in online courses, The Internet and Higher Education, 37, 52-65. DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2018.01.003

Ma, J. Et al (2015) Examining the necessary condition for engagement in an online learning environment based on learning analytics approach: The role of the instructor, The Internet and Higher Education, 24, 26-34. DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2014.09.005

Boling, E. C. et al. (2014) Using online tools for communication and collaboration: Understanding educators' experiences in an online course, The Internet and Higher Education, 23, 2014. DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2014.07.002

 

Useful links:

Online wellbeing services for students

https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/category/mental-health/

https://au.reachout.com 

https://headtohealth.gov.au/

https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/apps/m/mental-health-and-wellbeing-apps/

Online courses and resources

https://flglobal.org/

https://online.stanford.edu/courses/gse-yopen-creating-effective-online-and-blended-courses

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-to-teach-online-2/creating-effective-online-learning-who-is-this-class-for

https://www.jisc.ac.uk/training/planning-for-coronavirus

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teach-online

 

Week Three:

Resources:

Steven Horwitz, The Library of Economics and Liberty Thoughts on creating video lectures.  https://www.econlib.org/online-teaching-thoughts-on-creating-video-lectures/

Katushiko Yoshikawa, Shizenkan University, Japan, Introducing online teaching as a response to COVID 19: Lessons from our experience

https://harzing.com/blog/2020/03/introducing-online-teaching-as-a-response-to-covid-19-lessons-from-our-experience

Coursera, 5 innovative techniques for creating online video lectures

https://blog.coursera.org/5-innovative-techniques-for-creating-online-video-lectures/

Futurelearn, Producing high quality media whilst working remotely https://ugc.futurelearn.com/uploads/files/2a/e3/2ae3cbce-7a73-458c-9139-8722f9674def/FutureLearn_How_to_Teach_Online__Producing_high_quality_media_whilst_working_remotely.pdf

University of Minnesota, Zoom: Teach Online Class Sessions https://it.umn.edu/services-technologies/how-tos/zoom-teach-online-class-sessions

Shanghai University:

Digital Teaching Toolkit: Pre-Record to Teach Online: https://wp.nyu.edu/shanghai-online_teaching/teaching-asynchronously/

Zoom for Streaming Lectures: https://wp.nyu.edu/shanghai-online_teaching/streaming-lectures/ 

Record in Class: https://wp.nyu.edu/shanghai-online_teaching/recording-lectures/

 

Articles:

Thomas Brockfeld, Bringfried Müller & Jan de Laffolie (2018) Video versus live lecture courses: a comparative evaluation of lecture types and results, Medical Education Online, 23:1, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2018.1555434

 

Week Five:

Useful links:

https://learn.flglobal.org/courses/rtol7-rapid-transition-to-online-learning-1

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/03/18/how-make-online-learning-more-intimate-and-engaging-students-opinion

https://learninghub.openlearning.com/2018/07/05/10-engaging-activity-ideas-to-enhance-interaction-in-your-online-course/

https://ctl.byu.edu/tip/10-activities-make-lectures-interactive

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/elearning/elearning/blog/live-online-lectures-ten-activities-to-use-in-your-sessions/

https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/engagement/files/2017/10/building-interaction-into-lectures-using-webinars-Tim-Parker-2016.pdf

https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/lecturing-and-presenting/delivery/online-activities-and-assessment-flipped-classroom

https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-online-teaching

 

Week Seven:

Useful links:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/blogs/coronavirus-when-learning-never-quite-stops

https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitating-group-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/study-skills/communication/collaboration

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/04/25/group-projects-online-classes-create-connections-and-challenge

University of New South Wales

Tools for setting up groups: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/group-work-when-groups-first-meet

Exercises to build group dynamics: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/group-work-building-group-dynamics

Student hand outs: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/develop-students-group-work-skills

Resolving problems: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/helping-students-reflect-group-work

Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams available from https://www.koganpage.com/product/virtual-leadership-9780749475963 (code VLF20 for a 20% discount)

Designing group work: https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/how-to-make-group-work-collaborative-in-online-courses-four-strategies/

Available via Merlot (https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=group+work&sort.property=relevance):

 http://archive.learnhigher.ac.uk/groupwork/

https://teamwork.umn.edu

https://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no4/zach_1209.htm

 

Week Eleven:

Resources:

Henderson M., Molloy E., Ajjawi R., Boud D. (2019) Designing Feedback for Impact. In: Henderson M., Ajjawi R., Boud D., Molloy E. (eds) The Impact of Feedback in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

 

Useful links:

Ngoc Thuy Thi Thai, Bram De Wever, Martin Valcke, The impact of a flipped classroom design on learning performance in higher education: Looking for the best “blend” of lectures and guiding questions with feedback, Computers & Education, Volume 107, 2017, Pages 113-126, ISSN 0360-1315, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.003.

Ashley Waggoner Denton (2018) Improving the Quality of Constructive Peer Feedback, College Teaching, 66:1, 22-23, DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2017.1349075

https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/digitaleducation/the-dos-and-donts-of-peermark/#more-751

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