
Teaching resources
The Learning Design and Teaching Innovation team has a number of resources to give you ideas, direction and help with your teaching.
If you are looking for something that isn't here, contact LDTI for more resources and personalised advice.
You can use these activities to help engage learners with the content, tasks and assignments you've prepared for your course.
- Chain Notes
- Plus/Minus/Interesting
- Polls and Surveys
- Response
- Storyboarding
- Think-Pair-Share
- One-Minute Paper
- The 5 Whys
- Muddiest Point
- KWHL Chart
- Debates
- Questions for Leading Discussions
- Class Discussion
- Discussion Facilitation Techniques
- Effective Online Discussion
- Blogs - 7 things
- Jigsaw Learning ActivityUsing Clickers
- Speed Dating
- Role Play
- Brainstorming
These resources can help with the integration of technology into your classroom.
Desktop Video production tips for students Using a lapel microphone in lectures |
Additional resources are available in UONline (Blackboard) under the 'HELP for Staff' tab.
Room SR-G01 on the Callaghan campus is one of our latest NeW Space project rooms. It is equipped with 12 student work tables equipped with Epson data projectors to facilitate collaborative learning activities. Below are some general resources to introduce the SMART Notebook software that can be used for learning activities. Please also contact the Blended and Online Learning Design (BOLD)
- SMART Notebook Training Resources (videos and quick guides to the software)
- Creating concept maps (video)
Video can be a powerful medium to engage students and effectively communicate complex information in a rich and meaningful way. Below are some resources to help you get started with using Video.
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