Category: Moodle
Designing for engagement: the 3:2:1 discussion format
3:2:1 prompting Setting clear expectations is crucial in online writing activities. Vague instructions can bring vague results. Asking students to ‘post any questions you may have’ to a discussion forum or a live session results […]
Design for engagement: Instructional design for critical thinking
Research points to various factors which contribute to successful online discussion activities.
Considerations for online teaching Pt.2: Video
The need to now cater for remote learners means a move away from events and towards accessible, chunked content.
Recording guest speakers remotely
Do you need to record content such as interviews or conversations with remote guest speakers? Pedagogically speaking, this can enhance teaching and learning by: providing learners with access to additional voices and viewpoints increase the […]
Considerations for online teaching Pt.1: Presence
Some say content is king. Others say context is. But what about contact? The Flexible Education initiative at Royal Holloway, University of London is not concerned with creating online degrees but instead allowing students – […]
Migrating to online teaching pt. 1
Royal Holloway aims to deliver as much teaching online as possible by Mar 23. We have a rich portfolio of established institutional system and third-party services, alongside a mixture of nascent and niche tools. The […]
H5P: Interactive Content in Moodle
About H5P makes it easy to create, share and reuse rich and interactive HTML5 content. Linking it with Moodle allows academic staff to produce formative and summative assessment activities, as well as dynamic presentations, and to […]
Lecture recording myths
As we move to record 50% of lectures at Royal Holloway starting in September 2019, it’s a good time to curate and deconstruct some of the myths surrounding this student-led change. Feel free to add […]
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