Online learning technology offers excellent ways to deliver content that allows it to be consumed at individualised choice of location, pace and time. However online concentration spans can be shorter than during face-to-face interactions and it is a good idea to build opportunities into learning objects that encourage active engagement. The case studies listed below demonstrate how UEA academics have supported interactivity in the design of their blended delivery. The technology used here is available to all across the campus (ask your learning technologist for training) or our Digital Learning Designers will work alongside you to rapidly create and upload finished pieces for instant use by your students and so that you can get instant feedback. These case studies include examples designed to be used by students individually in their own time and examples where technology is incorporated into lectures to add interactivity to traditionally delivered content.
Developed for undergraduate Pharmacy students, each section starts with a short introductory video followed by a series of narrated worked examples and a number of practice questions. Navigation was designed so students could search for specific types of calculations they were having difficulty with.
Psychology Research Design and Analysis
The focus on this content created for the School of Psychology was consistency and clarity through the course. The structure includes an introduction, how to navigate, aim and learning outcomes followed by key points at the end along with a feedback survey and quiz content.
Law Learning Objects
Members of the team are a real asset to teaching. Using new technology in this way they are able to enliven complex ideas, making them more accessible to students in the process. They have been a joy to work with and have such great technical skills that I wonder how I would manage without them. They a just an amazing resource, that hooks into new approaches to learning and teaching.
Dr Tola Amodu UEA Law School