{"id":5906,"date":"2020-11-13T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:28:17","slug":"learning-and-teaching-new-ideas-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2020\/11\/13\/learning-and-teaching-new-ideas-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning and Teaching, New ideas and resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideas and Inspiration, Flexible Learning 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about what colleagues and students have been working on in some of the Flexible Learning case studies and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social spaces for students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/services.ncl.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/guides\/social-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\">online resource<\/a> will provide you with examples of how to use social spaces for students in a digital virtual environment. The resource includes documents highlighting examples of practice and how to use them. As well as cases studies from our university and other institutions taking you through what has worked well and what to maybe avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas tips and favourite features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from academic and professional services colleagues who share some of their Canvas tips, favourite features and positive feedback from students.<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/services.ncl.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/canvas\/colleagues\/hearfromcolleagues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the Digital Learning website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synchronous online sessions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2020\/11\/05\/getting-the-most-out-of-synchronous-online-sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top tips from the <strong>Academic Practice Team<\/strong><\/a>.<br><br>The team cover how they planned synchronous sessions, how they used them to build community, and what they did to keep these Zoom teaching sessions engaging and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peer assisted learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrie, a peer assisted learning leader, chats with\u00a0Zoe, a\u00a0student,\u00a0to share the challenges and successes of moving to online learning.\u00a0<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/casestudies\/2020\/11\/10\/peer-assisted-learning-learner-and-leader-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hear more about the\u00a0<strong>Language Resource Centre PAL Scheme.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New resources and support for teaching online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintaining Student Engagement Workshop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this 60-minute workshop, we will explore together ideas for how you can engage students in online learning including:<br>\u2022 Some dos and don\u2019ts of online learning;<br>\u2022 Methods for setting expectations;<br>\u2022 Alternatives to lectures;<br>\u2022 Keeping students engaging with you and each other;<br>\u2022 Keeping students involved week-to-week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/elements.ncl.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=1543\">View dates and book your place.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Considerations for teaching and studying with poor internet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Colleagues\u00a0and students alike may well be affected by slow or variable internet connections which in turn will make many aspects of online teaching and learning troublesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/services.ncl.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/guides\/accessibility\/internet-speed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Some helpful strategies to help minimize difficulties.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More control over your content in Microsoft 365<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve just rolled out a new way you can control how your students and colleagues interact with content stored in Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365). Module and community enrolments now appear as Security Groups in Microsoft 365. You can use these groups to apply permissions to content or add members to a Microsoft Team.<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2020\/11\/05\/more-control-over-your-content-in-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about these updates to Microsoft 365<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Online Training Course for Personal Tutors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A new online course,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncl.instructure.com\/courses\/33321\">An Introduction to Personal Tutoring\u200b<\/a>, is now available on Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Existing webinars and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Colleagues have been taking part in webinars and online courses over the last few months and we are continuing to run a lot of our more popular sessions.  <a href=\"https:\/\/services.ncl.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/contactandsupport\/training\/\">Find out more about webinars, drop-ins and online courses.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Guides<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An extensive range of guides and further resources are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.ncl.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Learning site.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ideas and Inspiration, Flexible Learning 2020 Find out more about what colleagues and students have been working on in some of the Flexible Learning case studies and resources. Social spaces for students This online resource will provide you with examples of how to use social spaces for students in a digital virtual environment. 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