by admin_tony | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why should you take the time to explain your course design? Well, helping your learners understand why they are learning in a certain way can be a powerful tool for engaging learners and overcoming resistance to learning. You’ve almost certainly been in this position...
by admin_tony | Mar 15, 2021 | facilitation, The Ding-O-Meter Podcast
How do you teach animation when you’re stranded on the other side of the world? Meg Bisineer had no choice but to find out after she was stranded in London during the first wave of the pandemic. In this episode of the Ding-O-Meter, we’re very pleased to welcome Meg...
by admin_tony | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
How long should video lectures be? Shorter than six minutes, according to the largest ever study of engagement with online videos. So why is it that tutors continue to produce long video lectures? Last week, I had the opportunity to host a webinar with the fantastic...
by admin_tony | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The loss of the familiar My colleague Phil recently wrote about how many tutors in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are dealing with a form of bereavement. The shift to online teaching during 2020 has forced tutors to leave behind many of the reasons why they got...
by admin_tony | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Learning happens everywhere, and online learning is no different. So why do so many universities only permit tutors to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)? Prior to the Covid pandemic, university students learned in a range of spaces such as lectures,...
