A face-to-face icebreaker for group work assignments
byGroup assignments require a great deal of planning to achieve successful outcomes and prevent them from becoming a source of dissatisfaction for students. Imbalances…
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Making relationship-rich experiences the heart of higher education
byStudents crave personal connections with their teachers and with each other. Even with shifts to more online and blended delivery of content, it is…
Gamification in Education: The future of soft skills development
byIn an era filled with newfound technologies and innovation, it comes as no surprise that the education sector is facing the trend of mobile…
Interactive lectures – as easy as M-C-Q
byClassroom response systems, sometimes called ‘clickers’, have been used in secondary and higher education for many years. They can be invaluable, especially in large…
Deep student learning while crowdsourcing quality questions? The power of PeerWise
byPeerWise is an award-winning online platform that helps students engage with unit concepts more deeply and critically. It does this by providing a space…
Enhancing the teaching and learning experience using Echo360 Active Learning Platform (ALP)
byDid you know that during 2018 the Echo360 lecture recording platform had over 51,000 lecture recordings and close to 5 million viewings, and that…
Getting your students to know you!
byStudent engagement and student experience in the classroom are two of the pinnacles of the University’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. For me, transforming the…
Getting to Know Your Students
byWelcome to Welcome Week! Week 1 is just around the corner, and with it brings a new cohort of students to meet and engage….
Saving time online (with Canvas)
byCanvas isn’t just easy to use and visually appealing – it has a bunch of features that can help you save time if you…
“Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!”: Using SRES in a large, first-year sociology course
byWith over 500 students, lecturing shared among 5 co-coordinators, and 24 tutorials run by 10 tutors, reaching out to particular students in a first-year…