Free course begins July 2014. Enrol now! Visit https://www.coursera.org/course/ltto for more information. The award winning Learning to Teach Online project has been redeveloped into an innovative MOOC, free and open to all educators. This 8 week course is designed to help you develop a working understanding of successful online teaching strategies that you can apply in your own practice. It offers you a flexible, reflective and personal learning experience - enabling you to tailor your...

A video-based program helping teachers in 138 countries step into the virtual classroom, has earned its developers a prestigious international award. Learning to Teach Online is a series of online video and PDF resources developed at UNSW’s College of Fine Arts. Funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, the project supports teachers in any discipline who are new to online learning. Project leaders, COFA’s Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson, have been awarded the 2012 MERLOT...

  What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey.   This final project report, completed for the funding body, the ALTC, analyses the outputs and impacts of the project up until June 24, 2011 when the report was completed. Since that time, the project has continued to attract attention from educators all over the world, and as of 14 October 2011 when this report was released here, we are nearing 90,000 unique views of the episodes from all over the world...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines how technology can be used to support an active learning strategy within face-to-face Chemistry classes. Both in-class polling software and online lectures are used as part of a comprehensive teaching strategy, designed to enable students to develop critical thinking and analytical skills. While in-class polling is not an online process, it is included within this case study to...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. When teaching larger classes, an online environment can provide many opportunities for increased student engagement, group work and self testing. In this case study Professor Alan Crosky, from The University of New South Wales, explains how he uses a blended learning approach in his Engineering Materials and Chemistry class with 700 first year students. He highlights the importance of providing student...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Using ePortfolios as a reflective teaching tool - Case study". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines how ePortfolios, used in conjunction with blogs, can encourage students to become more critically reflective learners. The benefits and challenges of using ePortfolios are discussed, along with strategies for providing sufficient technical and pedagogical support, to enable teachers and students to confidently use the technology as a collaborative learning tool.  

  What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Using online environments for teaching large class sizes - Case study". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.  

  What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Online teamwork and collaboration". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.  

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. While developing effective teamwork and collaboration skills are considered important to the learning process, many students find group work challenging and difficult. In this episode we explore how Internet technologies can improve the collaborative process within online teamwork, and offer some useful strategies for facilitation and assessment.  

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Using online lectures to support active learning - Case study". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.   

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines the use of simple audio podcasts in a fully online distance education class, as part of the DUCKLING research project conducted by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. It discusses the benefits of using podcasts as part of an integrated online learning strategy in a distance learning context, and gives an overview of how podcasts...

  What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Medicles: User generated online medical tutorials - Case study". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.  

  What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines the use and benefits of online user generated study materials in Medicine. Two medical students from the University of Bristol developed a free, online self-assessment system called Medicles. This website allows medical students from all over the world to develop and share mini-tutorials on a wide range of topic areas. This case study examines how the Medicles system works, and...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This Technical Glossary video aims to give you an understanding of the social media platform Twitter http://twitter.com. The concept of tweets is discussed, and the video also demonstrates how to set up an account, how to find and follow other Twitter users, tweet and send direct messages to users, and how to use hash tags in teaching contexts.  Please also watch the related case study called Teaching with web...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines how the University of Leicester utilised a virtual oil rig in the online world Second Life, to help students develop an emergency evacuation strategy for an oil rig. This was conducted as part of the DUCKLING research project, involving students in an online masters degree in occupational psychology. The unique learning opportunities offered by virtual worlds are discussed, along with...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This PDF file contains detailed information related to the Learning to Teach Online video called "Teaching using scenario based simulations in Second Life - Case study". Please ensure you watch this video in conjunction with reading this document.    

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This Technical Glossary video aims to give an overview of the possibilities of the online virtual world, Second Life from Linden Lab. Downloading and installing the software, setting up an avatar, and a quick overview of the virtual world is discussed.

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This Technical Glossary video introduces the basic operation of the free audio editing software Audacity. Learn how to record, edit and export audio for audio podcasts as lectures or feedback for students. Please also see the related case studies watch the related case studies called Using audio feedback and Increasing student engagement using podcasts.  

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. This case study examines how the use of a wiki can help a teacher effectively facilitate student collaboration with on-campus or distance students.  It discusses the importance of providing technical support for both staff and students, planning clearly defined collaborative learning activities, and designing relevant assessment strategies to help support students develop effective teamwork skills.

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. So many resources are now being freely shared online that it can be advantageous for teachers and students to develop an understanding of appropriate and legal use. This episode identifies different types of online resources including scholarly material available online through libraries, and highlights copyright considerations for using existing material from the Internet in your teaching. It also discusses...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. Knowing which technology to use for your online teaching can be difficult and sometimes overwhelming. This episode highlights issues you should keep in mind when making this decision. These include the importance of considering pedagogy before technology, the benefits of starting with something simple, and the need to provide adequate technical support and training for your students. To help you get started, it...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. Take a tour of the iLabCentral website in this Technical Glossary video. This website has been developed by Northwestern University as a creative commons resource for all science students and teachers around the world. Find out how to give your students access to a range of lesson plans, class workbooks and experiments - each controlling real laboratory equipment in labs around the world. Please also visit the...

What do you think of this resource? Please click here to complete a quick survey. Engaging students in online learning is critical for success. In this episode, we speak with teachers and students about strategies for improving engagement and motivation in online learning environments. Effective facilitation, creating learning communities, strategies for motivating students, and encouraging and sustaining participation are discussed.