The overhaul of higher education as a result of Covid-19, alongside its wider effects, has made 2020 a very challenging year for university staff. Wendy Zajack offers some advice on how faculty can put the Christmas break to good use and emerge feeling refreshed for 2021
Many online courses can benefit from immersive technologies to enhance student learning experiences. Here Chek Tien Tan and May Lim outline their innovative method for ensuring that the technology chosen supports the desired learning outcomes
For students to learn effectively online, they must be willing to get things wrong and be corrected. But speaking up in an online class can be intimidating so instructors must take active steps to promote fearless class participation, explains Riley Lovejoy
By gathering student feedback throughout your course, you can make ongoing micro-adjustments to resources and teaching methods that will improve your online teaching and student learning outcomes, Leonardo Rolla explains
One of the biggest challenges to online learning is lack of immediate instructor feedback, Justin Fendos’ research revealed. So his team trialled instant messaging to enable prompt responses to on-the-spot questions
Online discussion forums are an effective way to ensure students engage critically with subjects, but require careful thought and planning by instructors to facilitate interesting and fluid student dialogue, as Karen Srba explains
For many academics, the move to online education has been a leap into the unknown. Gunter Saunders explains what institutions can do to support and train staff in this new mode of teaching, for the present and future
With the overhaul of teaching, soaring workloads, childcare demands and other challenges presented by Covid-19, many academics are at risk of burn-out. Psychology professor and father-of-two Jay Van Bavel outlines steps that stressed lecturers can take to manage workloads
Reading and note-taking are vital to learning, but are too easily overlooked by remote students. Steven Mintz explains how you can boost students’ motivation to read and take notes during online classes
Providing the pastoral care students need can be difficult when teaching remotely. Here, Chris Headleand offers tips on looking out for students’ general well-being when limited to online communication
Avatars can be a useful tool when recording lectures and classes for online teaching. Here, Kojiro Yano describes how he uses virtual reality to make recording avatar-led online classes easier
The Covid-19 crisis has led to worsening mental health and increased stress among students. Kathleen Chim talks about how the Open University of Hong Kong has tried to build students’ mental resilience through socio-emotional learning
Three online teaching experts share advice for motivating students to read and engage with microlectures online, then answer questions on key challenges
Two online teaching experts share advice on producing and using effective microlecture videos that keep students interested and engaged with online courses
Three online teaching experts share advice on how to foster quality discussions among students online to aid learning