Three useful strategies to help start a class and achieve not only academic and behavioural engagement but emotional engagement too.
Archives for May 2017
What do my students need to learn today? Cross-disciplinary reflections on PBL
Professional Year Trainer Mike Kennedy shares some transferable insights discovered in an SAE session on Project Based Learning.
Learning just in time: Project-based learning at SAE Australia
How implementing PBL helped to halve fail rates, double retention, boost student satisfaction and better prepare students for the real world of work ahead.
Exploring #lxconf: The first online conference for learning experience design
LX design saw its first global online conference in May 2017. Georgie Lowe shares her key takeaways from some of the sessions.
Creating (or recreating) an online student lounge
See inside an online student lounge with Julia Gobel. It’s designed for ACAP students to interact with staff and each other and, hopefully, to be enjoyed as a community space.
‘It’s affirmative’: Student debates are a great alternative to presentations
If you’re still battling death by PowerPoint, why not design a better assessment? SIBT’s Karen McRae swapped presentations for debates, with some lively results!
Making feedback more constructive
In this recording, Ann Wilson discusses strategies to make your feedback more useful and constructive, including the importance of dialogue with your students and other teachers.