Academics at the University of Sussex have been finding innovative ways to best support student achievement through the use of technology. In the past couple of years, members of the Technology Enhanced Learning team have been building a list of…
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The organisational tools I rely on
When you hit your bed at night do you sometimes feel that you haven’t achieved what you hoped to? If so, you may be helped by using online organisational tools. When many of us start a project, big or small,…
Five tips to make Specialism-Based Learning work in your teaching
Specialism-based learning (SBL) is an approach to curriculum design. SBL works by giving each student a specialism or focus, which is distinct from the specialisms of their student peers. They are then expected to apply the theories being explored on…
Improving the student experience of our online study platform: Introducing consistency
Early reports suggest that Canvas, our new online study platform at Sussex, has been well received by students, particularly first years. One of the strengths of Canvas is that students find it easier to stay on top of their studies…
5 ways to make groupwork work in your teaching
Learning from academics is important to students’ learning, but so is working with their peers. The types of communication that peer-to-peer work requires provokes forms of motivation, reflection and criticality that cannot be generated any other way. Furthermore, the main…
Are electronic examinations the future?
Electronic examinations are exams that are carried out on computers or mobile devices rather than on paper. Paolo Oprandi shares his insights from the ‘Remaking Marking: Electronic Management of Assessment’ event in Reading on emerging practice in this area across…
5 ways to make online discussions work in your teaching
Have you ever tried to complement your teaching with an online discussion and found that the student engagement is sporadic or non-existent? If you have you may stand with many tutors who have given up on online discussions, but did…
Tagged with: Active learning, Canvas, discussion, Engagement, forum, forums
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Posted in Active learning, Blended learning
Canvas highlights 7: Discussions
Discussion boards are a common feature of VLEs, supporting the collaborative exploration of ideas and understanding that plays a central role on the development of knowledge. Canvas Discussions offer a rich set of options and a clean, highly usable interface.…
Tagged with: Canvas, Collaboration, discussion, interaction, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), VLE
Posted in Canvas
Posted in Canvas
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