Rethinking lectures for a digital age
Creativity and innovation are the keys to reshaping learning
To keep education relevant and students engaged, classrooms have to move with the times. Here are several ways to keep pace with technological change
The active lecture: student-centred learning for the future
Online teaching offers valuable insight into effective pedagogy that will remain useful long after the pandemic is past, according to James Pickering, who outlines the key lessons …
The lecture is dead, long live the lecture: Redefining higher education in a digital age
The move to online teaching is a chance to redesign higher education delivery to reflect the way students learn, replacing traditional lectures with more interactive …
Making the implicit explicit: improve online learning through ‘presence’
Dara Cassidy explains how the Community of Inquiry provides a framework to help translate teaching strategies that come naturally in the classroom to the online learning…
From lecture theatre to living room: adapting teaching techniques to the online classroom
The move to online education has required a major rethink of traditional teaching practices. Julianne Law offers insight on how she has adapted her ‘lectures’ for …
In defence of old-school teaching during a worldwide crisis
The rapid move to online teaching risks lecturers becoming over reliant on technology and steadily disappearing from their own courses. Here Glenn Geher…
Forum-based online teaching to improve student engagement and motivation
A key challenge with online learning is maintaining student engagement and motivation. A forum-based teaching system, in which all students could see and compare their work …
I spy what’s in the prof’s study: lessons from students in online learning
Student feedback is crucial to improving remote teaching. Here, Roger Austin shares key lessons for effective online course delivery based on a survey of his students
Experiment, test, refine: work with students to shape online courses
If you want to improve teaching, speak to the learners, explains Pat Tissington, who advocates using student feedback to continually experiment and…
How a flipped classroom model improves learning in online STEM courses
STEM courses can be challenging to master online, but research by Atef Abuhmaid and Tao Tang shows a flipped classroom model improves outcomes. Here …
Making online classes work for students with ADHD
Online learning can be particularly challenging for students with learning difficulties such as ADHD. Kate Lister offers some simple steps every instructor can take to…
Sage on the screen? Lessons in using technology to enhance learning
It’s time for the sage to step down from the stage, according to Steve Davies. Here, he shares simple steps to ensure technology enhances learning outcomes
Engaging students in readings and microlectures
Three online teaching experts share advice for motivating students to read and engage with microlectures online, then answer questions on key challenges during this ACUE…
Making online content relevant and fun for Gen Z students
Relating your online teaching content to real-world interests and issues affecting your students is a great way to win and keep their attention. Tina Joshi explains how she does…
Optimise your synchronous online classes
Teaching online requires adaptations to in-person teaching, whatever your level of experience. Jesper Hansen explains what key changes he has made to his teaching…
How to build outstanding pedagogy for teaching via Zoom
Too many educators still view online as a second-rate form of teaching, but it does not have to be. In this video, Stephen Hersh offers advice on how to offer first-class…
Think-pair-share: how to structure online classes
When students discuss ideas and learn from one another, they absorb far more, which is the rationale behind the think-pair-share teaching model. Here José Guzman explains…
Chunking lectures – it’s a no brainer
Students respond much better to manageable packages of information. Here Paul Moss explains why and how to go about ‘chunking’ online lectures to get the best …
