Tag: remote teaching
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Using email as a learning management system
First of all, we should stop calling things like Moodle and Canvas “learning management systems”. At best they’re content, or student management systems. Pet peeve out the way? Tick. I’ve been advocating for low-tech solutions to the problem of remote teaching and learning ever since I noticed how many people seemed to be pushing for…
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Resource: Low Tech Remote Teaching Principles
Keep it simple and low tech. Accessibility is core, not optional. Provide structure. Use what is available. Keep learning active. Scaffold learning by chunking content. Have a clear course outline. Be visible and contactable. Help keep students on track. Be kind to yourself and empathic to your students. This collection of Low-tech remote teaching principles…
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Comment: Email is the original robust, decentralised technology
Email is the original robust, decentralised technology. It’s built on open standards. It’s free. You can do almost anything with it,. This is why, despite Silicon Valley trying to come up with alternatives, email refuses to ‘die’. It’s just too useful.People used to complain about email and the flood of messages in their inbox. But…
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Recalibrating expectations?
Last week we had a discussion about teaching practical physiotherapy techniques remotely and one of our participants asked (in the text chat) if anyone had any plans to teach fewer techniques. Unfortunately we didn’t get to the question because the conversation moved on quickly to explore other lines of inquiry, which is a pity because…
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Comment: Please Don’t Require Synchronous Work in Your Remote Classes
Asynchronous work is the standard in undergraduate courses that are designed as fully online courses. In a high-stress situation in which faculty who typically teach F2F classes now have to teach remotely, they are necessary.It’s tempting to think that our students ought to be able to synch up to our classes remotely just as they…
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Comment: Videoconferencing Alternatives: How Low-Bandwidth Teaching Will Save Us All
When we try to replicate classroom experiences in an online environment, it’s easy to think of video conferencing as our go-to tool for all sorts of learning objectives—and for good reason. Most of us have participated in a video conference at work or had a video chat with friends or family at some point. We…
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Comment: Please do a bad job of putting your courses online
For my colleagues who are now being instructed to put some or all of the remainder of their semester online, now is a time to do a poor job of it. You are NOT building an online class. You are NOT teaching students who can be expected to be ready to learn online. And, most…