The overview of teaching and learning online
- Teach from home, Google in partnership with UNESCO
A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
- How to be a Better Online Teacher: Advice Guide, Flower Danby in the Chronicle of Higher Education
This article includes ‘10 essential principles and practices of better online teaching’.
An openly accessible Google doc with links to free tools and resources.
- FLUX Pedagogy: Transforming Teaching & Learning during Coronavirus, Sharon Ravitch, MethodSpace by Sage publishing
This article compilation of good student-centered, authentic and flexible learning practices that should guide learning and teaching under any circumstances
Planning to teach online
- Swiftly Moving to Teaching Online – Resource Bank, Dublin City University National Institute for Digital Learning
This page has links to resources to help teachers in the transition to online teaching.
- Learning Designer, University College London
Register an account and search or browse to discover reusable learning activities.
- Planning to Teach Online, University of New South Wales, part of Learning to Teach Online
Guidance for planning online classes.
- Teaching with Google docs, Stephanie Hedge in Inside Higher Ed
Advice on how to use Google docs for collaborative writing and other group activities.
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- Eight Steps for a Smoother Transition to Online Teaching, J.A. Miller, Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning
- Distance and online design education – a (not so) quick introduction, Derek Jones, Design@Open
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A summary of a few key concepts and ideas for any design teachers or tutors needing to think about online and distance education and act on it really quickly.
Developing engaging online learning activities
- Engaging Students Through online Activities, University of Cape Town Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
Guidance on activities that engage the students with the content, the teacher, and each other.
- Teaching with Google docs, Stephanie Hedge in Inside Higher Ed
Advice on how to use Google docs for collaborative writing and other group activities.
- Conducting Effective Online Discussions, University of New South Wales, part of Learning to Teach Online
Advice on how to engage students in productive discussions.
- Sharing, collecting, discussing: All possible with Padlet, Hunter College Academic Centre for Excellence in Research and Teaching
Tips for using the collaborative tool Padlet.
- Zoom: Teach Online Class Sessions, University of Minnesota
Advice for setting up a live class using Zoom, a web conferencing software
- Teaching in the context of COVID-19, Jacqueline Wernimont (Dartmouth University), Cathy N. Davidson (CUNY Grad Center, USA)
An openly accessible Google doc with advice for teaching online.
- The COVID-19 Online Pivot, Martin Weller, The Open University
Blog post with links to a range of online teaching resources.
- Amazing Educational Resources, Hundreds (and growing) of education companies offering free access due to school closures.
- Doodle, A free website that allows you to set polls for your students
- How to Quickly Turn Your Slides Into Narrated Videos, Richard Byrne
- Producing high quality media while working remotely, FutureLearn Studio
A guide for creating high quality media for online courses during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Assessing strategies of online courses/Alternative Assessments
- Creative Assignment Ideas for Teaching at a Distance, Bard Centre for Experimental Humanities,
Over 20 ideas for alternative assessments which can be completed online.
- Creative Methods of Assessment in Online Learning, Centre for Teaching and Learning
5 Tips for designing online assessments
- How can I use podcasts and videos?, King’s College London
Guidance on assessments requiring students to record audio or video.
Study Skills for Self-Isolating Students
- Study Skills, The Open University
Links to help with study skills for online learning, revising and assignment preparation (open resources just below the sign in)
- Academic Skills, The University of Melbourne
Links to help develop academic skills, including studying effectively, research techniques and working with others.