This article introduces the idea of trigger warnings (and content warnings), why they are important for students and staff, and what to consider when implementing them.
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Why use Trigger Warnings?
Effective Collaboration with Media Producers: Tips for Stakeholders
As Media Producers, we know it is important to build trusting and lasting relationships with our project stakeholders. Project stakeholders will have their own expectations and needs for the project that they have requested, and they will have their own
Read more7 Lessons learned from lockdown home-schooling
My children went back to school seven weeks ago. This blog post sat in a corner of my brain, waiting for when I had caught up on workload. That is unlikely to actually happen, and the raw edges of the
Read moreΕngage students and make them speak over Teams and ΒΒ Collaborate
Have you experienced the following scenario? You teach a class online and ask a question at the cohort, a few seconds have passed, and no answer. This awkwardness makes you continue with the answers. So what can you do not
Read moreWhy are online forums useful?
Forums are more essential than you would think and they can help your students to engage with the courses. Forums are very useful and play a key role in the online classroom, helping the students connect with each other, and
Read morePadlet for student engagement online
Padlet is a virtual pinboard or online post-it board with a unique URL. The interface is straightforward, with customisable layouts, and backgrounds, plus some nice features to increase student engagement.
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Amie Fletcher and Isabel Whitley from Vevox joined us for February’s Connect event, to share some updates and suggestions for making the most of Vevox in teaching. The slides from the sesssion can be downloaded below. Vevox also ran a
Read moreecoffee @ SGH: Learner participation via Vevox and Nearpod
Clickers have provided a good way of involving learners more actively in lectures, and with mobile devices increasingly ubiquitous, quizzing, polling and feedback are becoming easier to integrate into taught sessions. At this month’s eCoffee session we explored some of
Read moreecoffee @ SGH: Tools, projects and platforms that can engage students by Callum Taylor
Final year medical student Callum Taylor led this month’s e-coffee@SGH session, with an inspiring look at some of the tools, projects and platforms that can help engage students. It was packed full of useful tips and information and showcased some
Read moreecoffee @ SGH: Tools for creating quizzes and games
e-coffee@SGH builds on the iPAD coffee clubs that previously took place at SGH, exploring the use of mobile devices, but also sharing wider experiences and ideas around the use of technology. This month we looked at tools for creating quizzes and simple
Read morePeer feedback for group projects
An online system enables students to provide each other with formative and summative feedback on their contribution to the group project, helping develop their skills and engagement.
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