10 December 2021
Digital literacy is an important element of university study. Learning online and accessing online content is an increasingly important element of study even if we return to face-to-face learning, but how are we supporting this change for students? At UC our innovative project run by students for students is addressing this gap. From navigating the …
First Nations Pedagogy contains connections to learning beyond subject based mantra – Community, Narrative, Pathways, Visualisation, and Innovation. The way we think, feel, interact, learn and demonstrate are vastly different to the mainstream ways of learning and it is how we harness this that gives us a unique approach to problem solving and solutions-based learning.
Moodle is a flexible LMS. It can be hosted in many ways depending on the resources available at an institution. We will describe the setup for Moodle at CGS from an administrative point of view, including hosting, configuration, ongoing maintenance, rollover and the aspects that are difficult to achieve in the school context.
As digitalization of education and distributed learning environments has become a prevalent trend, learning analytics (LA) has emerged as an integrative part of any modern learning system that aims to support teachers and students using educational data. LA takes advantage of powerful computer technologies to collect students’ digital traces with the hope of inferring actionable …
In this presentation I will detail how in 2019, I designed a learning module for ANU computer project students so that it could quickly be converted from campus to online delivery, in an emergency. This contingency was then activated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The same learning design can be used into the …
Student-centered teaching requires us to make our learning environments accessible and inclusive. When students are unable to fully participate in class because of environmental, pedagogical, and/or attitudinal barriers, our teaching is not truly student-centered. Microsoft Office365 offers specialist tools to improve user function and experience for the inclusive classroom. Using the Office 365 suite of …
Make your way to the Snow Centre for refreshments. Take a look at the Design Bazaar.
Learner engagement plays a critical role in producing greater learner satisfaction and higher learning retention. However, realities indicate that engaging learners has still encountered challenges in online learning environments. To address this problem, this presentation is two-fold. First, it discusses effective ways to foster active engagement and connections with online learners. Second, it shows how …
Imagine a kindergarten music class in remote learning. Who logs in? Who performs? Who gives feedback? How do you monitor engagement? How do you scale up to a roll of hundreds? Over the past year we have innovated and refined and coded and tested with classes from K-12 and the professional development of staff. What …
Flipped classroom approaches are being introduced in the ANU engineering degree to increase active learning and free up student time to participate in team projects. In this talk, I will share reflections on the experience of introducing self-study modules to a second-year Electronic Systems and Design course in Semester 1, 2020. Self-study modules are a …
