Techniques to minimise academic malpractice
Recommended techniques to use in Blackboard tests, to increase the confidence you have in the security, reliability or validity of online assessments.
Author: Marc Coulthard
Short courses on teaching online
A list of short courses that will help you adapt your teaching methods for online delivery.
Setting expectations and building community
Students are accustomed to normal behaviours when studying in a physical classroom but may not be accustomed to suitable behaviours when learning online. They will need clear and concise guidelines for behaviours and activities. Additionally interacting online can quickly become a full-time endeavour. It’s important to set expectations amongst students of what your role involves at the outset, to avoid unrealistic expectations leading to reduced satisfaction.
Rethinking assessment: less information recall, more application
The pandemic forced us to move away from traditional examinations. This article discusses how open book exams could be a useful for assessing how your students are doing at higher levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy.