MyLO includes a powerful tool known as Quicklinks. This tool allows you to link to a range of items inside and outside of your MyLO site. You can use this tool to create links pretty much anywhere in MyLO including Announcements; Descriptions of Modules and Items;  HTML Pages; Discussion posts; and feedback in Assignment Submission Folders, Rubrics and Quizzes. […]

This page details common student questions and details strategies you can use to alleviate the number of questions you receive via MyLO Discussion posts and emails. QUESTION: Will lectures be recorded? Where are the recordings? Include the following information in your Unit Outline (perhaps under Details of Teaching Arrangements). whether or not lecture recordings will be captured; when recordings […]

What does it do? Web comferencing allows staff and students to meet in real time in a virtual (online) space. During a session, participants can use text based chat, audio chat and/or video to communicate. An electronic whiteboard allows for the sharing and live annotation of PowerPoint presentations (though video and animations embedded in PowerPoint presentations […]

In November 2016, Academic Senate determined that actions must be taken to monitor student engagement in all units. A student is considered actively engaged when they undertake and complete activities. Students who display minimal or no engagement with unit activities may be subject to university-initiated withdrawal. If you are coordinating a unit, you will be […]

Pondering how you might ‘flip’ or ‘blend’ your unit? These excellent videos from the COFA Online program (based at the University of New South Wales) feature interesting examples and plenty of useful tips. Direct links to the videos (hosted on YouTube) are provided as well (for those whose browser does not show the expand to full […]

The Interactive Content Builder (ICB) template allows you to easily incorporate a variety of visual elements and basic interaction into HTML (web) pages on your unit’s MyLO site. Once the template is installed on your MyLO site*, complete the following steps to create a new, fresh page based on the template OR create a new […]

When designing and creating online learning materials, you should consider the accessibility of the materials. This tip sheet from the University of New South Wales is a great summary of accessibility considerations surrounding resources like documents, images, audio and video and so on.

How original is the content you are teaching? Could students learn just as well from already existing content? If not, what is the ‘extra’ you are adding?  This question, from a post by eLearning blogger Tony Bates, may have got you thinking about the content you’re creating and using in your units. But do you […]

This useful Preparing Essay Questions workbook from Reiner, Bothwell, Sudweeks and Wood (2002) at Brigham Young University (United States)  will help you write essay questions for use in examinations or assessment tasks.

Presentations, delivered by individuals or small groups, are a common form of assessment in face-to-face classes. What am I really assessing? Presentations can be used to assess students’ ability to explain, justify (e.g. a particular pitch or strategy), structure and argument, represent their findings (analysis and evaluation) and/or synthesise ideas. The success of a student’s presentation hinges […]