Online Teaching

A sample of Welcome Videos teachers made for their students

Inspired by a ‘how-to’ post on this website, lecturers from Curtin College share Welcome Videos they made for their students.

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Appsolutely! Create your own online interactive whiteboard with Padlet

In this recording, Daniel Moon and Hamad Khan introduce Padlet and how it can be used to increase engagement and some show some examples.

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Appsolutely! Explore the popular quiz tools Socrative & Kahoot

In this recording, Azad Noor introduces this app, Socrative, takes you through a small quiz,which he has already set up to showcase its potential.

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Using discussion forums to enhance critical thinking

In this recording, Jonathan Brown shares his approach to discussion forums for those who teach in online or blended environments and want to promote critical thinking.

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Welcome videos look engaging, but do they work?

Teacher welcome videos are a great way to kick off a course, but do they make a difference? Survey results from a recent pilot suggest a range of positive impacts on student engagement.

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Creating a simple online welcome video – come on in!

A lot of teachers are keen to get a video uploaded but find it time consuming and fiddly. Jon Hvaal shares a method of scripting and recording that is fast and effective.

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Hot tips for success in the online classroom [Infographic]

Teaching online can be a very challenging environment. This infographic summaries some strategies you can use at different stages of a course or class.

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Learning to engage students online

At the end of a five-week Navitas teaching online course, six teachers reflect on their biggest challenges and strategies for success.

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Teaching online: 3 teachers share their challenges and strategies

In this recording, three groups share research into sticky points in teaching online: the loss of relationship between the teacher and students, engagement strategies and emotional presence online.

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Practical strategies for developing engaging, technology enhanced learning resources

Christina and Helen cover five practical strategies and demo ten example tools such as: Answer Garden, Socrative, Ted-Ed, FlipGrid and Google apps.

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Designing group work for online learning [Infographic]

How can group work be successful online? What needs to be considered? This infographic summarises how to design group work for the online environment.

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