Rethinking lectures for a digital age

By miranda.prynne, 17 March, 2021

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As the debate rages on about the future of the lecture, academics teaching online are developing effective and innovative ways to adapt this traditional style of instruction for a digital age. Here we have bought together advice from faculty all over the world on how to design and deliver "lectures" online for the best possible learning outcomes.

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By miranda.prynne, 9 February, 2021

The active lecture: student-centred learning for the future

Advice on reframing lectures for teaching in a digital age

Online teaching offers valuable insight into effective pedagogy that will remain useful long after the pandemic is past, according to James Pickering, who outlines the key lessons to improve teaching design and delivery

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 28 January, 2021

The lecture is dead, long live the lecture: Redefining higher education in a digital age

Redefining higher education for the digital age

The move to online teaching is a chance to redesign higher education delivery to reflect the way students learn, replacing traditional lectures with more interactive material, as Kylie Readman, Garth Maker and Astrid Davine explain

By miranda.prynne, 14 January, 2021

Making the implicit explicit: improve online learning through ‘presence’

Using the Community of Inquiry to improve online learning outcomes

Dara Cassidy explains how the Community of Inquiry provides a framework to help translate teaching strategies that come naturally in the classroom to the online learning environment where they require more deliberate planning

By miranda.prynne, 12 January, 2021

From lecture theatre to living room: adapting teaching techniques to the online classroom

Julianne Law offers insight on how she has adapted her ‘lectures’ for the digital classroom

The move to online education has required a major rethink of traditional teaching practices. Julianne Law offers insight on how she has adapted her ‘lectures’ for the digital classroom

By miranda.prynne, 26 October, 2020

In defence of old-school teaching during a worldwide crisis

Teachers stay present - don't take yourself out of your online classes

The rapid move to online teaching risks lecturers becoming over reliant on technology and steadily disappearing from their own courses. Here Glenn Geher argues the case for instructors remaining at the heart of their classes and only using technology to support their teaching

By miranda.prynne, 29 December, 2020

Forum-based online teaching to improve student engagement and motivation

Research shows forum based online learning helps keep students more engaged

A key challenge with online learning is maintaining student engagement and motivation. A forum-based teaching system, in which all students could see and compare their work within a shared online space, helped mitigate this challenge, researchers found

By miranda.prynne, 21 January, 2021

I spy what’s in the prof’s study: lessons from students in online learning

Student feedback is crucial to improving remote teaching. Here, Roger Austin shares key lessons for effective online course delivery based on a survey of his students

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 25 January, 2021

Experiment, test, refine: work with students to shape online courses

Gather student feedback throughout your online course to test and refine teaching methods

If you want to improve teaching, speak to the learners, explains Pat Tissington, who advocates using student feedback to continually experiment and adjust your online instruction methods throughout the course

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3minutes

By miranda.prynne, 16 February, 2021

How a flipped classroom model improves learning in online STEM courses

Lessons from research into the flipped classroom model online

STEM courses can be challenging to master online, but research by Atef Abuhmaid and Tao Tang shows a flipped classroom model improves outcomes. Here they outline the key lessons from their study

By miranda.prynne, 17 November, 2020

Making online classes work for students with ADHD

Designing online classes for students with ADHD

Online learning can be particularly challenging for students with learning difficulties such as ADHD. Kate Lister offers some simple steps every instructor can take to help students with ADHD stay engaged

By miranda.prynne, 2 February, 2021

Sage on the screen? Lessons in using technology to enhance learning

It’s time for the sage to step down from the stage, according to Steve Davies who shares simple steps to ensure technology enhances learning outcomes

By miranda.prynne, 30 November, 2020

Engaging students in readings and microlectures

Three online teaching experts share advice for motivating students to read and engage with microlectures online, then answer questions on key challenges during this ACUE webinar

By miranda.prynne, 17 November, 2020

Making online content relevant and fun for Gen Z students

Make online teaching content relevant and fun for Gen Z students

Relating your online teaching content to real-world interests and issues affecting your students is a great way to win and keep their attention. Tina Joshi explains how she does this

By miranda.prynne, 10 November, 2020

Optimise your synchronous online classes

Adapting teaching to get the most out of your synchronous online classes

Teaching online requires adaptations to in-person teaching, whatever your level of experience. Jesper Hansen explains what key changes he has made to his teaching practice to optimise his synchronous online classes

By miranda.prynne, 5 November, 2020

How to build outstanding pedagogy for teaching via Zoom

How to build outstanding pedagogy for zoom teaching

Too many educators still view online as a second-rate form of teaching, but it does not have to be. In this video, Stephen Hersh offers advice on how to offer first-class teaching via Zoom

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3minutes

By stefan.gagov, 22 October, 2020

Think-pair-share: how to structure online classes

When students discuss ideas and learn from one another, they absorb far more, which is the rationale behind the think-pair-share teaching model. Here José Guzman explains how he translated this to the online setting

By miranda.prynne, 5 November, 2020

Chunking lectures – it’s a no brainer

Breaking online lectures down into chunks aids learning outcomes

Students respond much better to manageable packages of information. Here Paul Moss explains why and how to go about ‘chunking’ online lectures to get the best results from students