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The purpose and benefit of using lesson plans

February 12, 2021 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Lesson plans are standard issue in primary and secondary education but to date, have been less commonly used at the tertiary level. In Block Mode at VU, lesson plans are used extensively to assist learning design, prepare for and facilitate active and engaged learning. Listen to VU academics discuss how and why they use lesson […]

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Active Learning: how is it received by students?

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Active learning is a term you probably come across frequently if you work in Higher Education. Extensive research shows that students learn more when they are actively engaged, but the question is how is it received by students? A recent article by Louis Deslauriers et al. explains why students’ perception of active learning is often negative […]

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Making screencast videos with a pen-enabled device

January 7, 2020February 7, 2020 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

If you want to record material that is highly visual, consider using a pen-enabled device (or Tablet PC) such as a Surface Pro or iPad to give your screencast videos an extra dimension. With these devices, you can quickly make sketches or draw pictures as you explain your ideas in the video. You can also […]

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Abstracts due July 15th for the 2019 VU L&T symposium

July 2, 2019July 22, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

What excites you about teaching this year? Tell us about it! Submit a 300 word abstract by July 15th to present in the: 5 minute lightning round 25 min plenary sessions the active learning room the tech garden More information about the 2019 Learning and Teaching Symposium. Come to our drop-in information sessions until the […]

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David Helfand visiting VU

June 14, 2019August 5, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

This week David Helfand visited Victoria University to discuss the Block Model with staff and students at our Footscray Park campus. Who’s David Helfand? David Helfand is the pioneer behind block teaching and learning. In 2005, David became involved with creating Canada’s first independent, non-for-profit, secular university, Quest University in Canada. He was appointed as […]

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Classroom engagement quick wins

June 5, 2019July 24, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Max Winchester from the First Year College suggests trying the 10:2 (or more like 5) rule….. For every 10 minutes of content have at least 2 minute break or some activity. Here are some ideas of what to do during the 2 minute break: Download the Basic Engagement Techniques presentation from the workshop. In groups or […]

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The muddiest point and other CATs

May 8, 2019July 24, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Check out this H5P to learn about the muddiest point activity and other ways to check your students’ understanding.

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Got questions about learning outcomes and AQF levels that you are too afraid to ask?

May 8, 2019July 24, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Most of you will be designing and redesigning units sooner or later, and decent learning outcomes at the right AQF level are the best place to start. This little interactive is for you. It’s 5 minutes. Really. Just 5 minutes. Download: Learning outcome verbs for AQF levels-4-10 Using AQF to guide learning

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Got 5 mins to think about lesson plans for active learning?

May 8, 2019September 5, 2019 by Connected Learning Team - Leave a Comment

Check out our VU Lesson plan info and template and presentation regarding Lesson Plans for Active Learning: 

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