Guiding students to learn from each other through peer feedbackSam Evans and David Collett share a framework to guide students in effective peer review to boost learning outcomesSam Evans, David CollettXi’an Jiaotong - Liverpool University
Supporting collaborative learning among remote students through peer reviewDiana Laurillard talks through how to use peer review as a way to foster active, collaborative learning among students onlineDiana LaurillardUniversity College London
How to foster collaboration among students trained to competeCollaboration is a vital life skill but can be challenging after an education infused with competition at every step. Jie Zhang, Qing Ye and Steven Bateman explain how they overcome this when setting group work Jie Zhang, Qing Ye, Steven BatemanXi’an Jiaotong - Liverpool University
Soft skills: how to promote student collaboration in online environments Online collaboration is not an innate skill for most students but something that instructors must cultivate. Hugh McFaul explains how he did this through careful design of the content and assessment on his course Hugh McFaulThe Open University
Forum-based online teaching to improve student engagement and motivationA key challenge with online learning is maintaining student engagement and motivation. Researchers found that a forum-based teaching system, in which all students could see and compare their work within a shared online space, helped mitigate this challengeXiaowei Kang, Wen ZhangCapital Normal University, New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark
Connecting research and humanities through creative collaborationsAllison Schwartz explains how creative collaborations between students in different disciplines can offer opportunities to gain “real world” experience and apply their knowledge in new contexts Allison SchwartzUniversity of West Florida
How to build outstanding pedagogy for teaching via Zoom Too many educators still view online as a second-rate form of teaching, but it does not have to be. In this video, Stephen Hersh offers advice on how to offer first-class teaching via Zoom Stephen HershNorthwestern University
How I fostered multilingual student discussion in asynchronous online classes Ioannis Gaitanidis explains how designed his asynchronous online teaching to foster the same level of spontaneous student discussion as his in-person classes Ioannis Gaitanidis Chiba University
Think-pair-share: how to structure online classes When students discuss ideas and learn from one another, they absorb far more, which is the rationale behind the think-pair-share teaching model. Here José Guzman explains how he translated this to the online settingJosé GuzmanUniversity of Washington
Virtual exchange: supporting online collaboration to benefit all learnersVirtual exchanges enable group work between students in different locations, but studies show varied learning gains. Irina Rets and Bart Rienties use research to examine how instructors can manage virtual exchanges to ensure everyone benefits Irina Rets, Bart RientiesLancaster University, The Open University
Planning and facilitating quality discussions Three online teaching experts share advice on how to foster quality discussions among students online to aid learning during this ACUE webinarFlower Darby, Viji Sathy, Ludwika GoodsonNorthern Arizona University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , LG Education Consulting
Do unto students as they would have done to them Maha Bali offers practical advice on building equitable learning communities online no matter what students’ bandwidth or synchronicity of the class Maha BaliAmerican University in Cairo
The art and science of online discussion forums Online discussion forums are an effective way to ensure remote students engage critically with their subjects but require careful thought and planning by instructors, as Karen Srba explains Karen SrbaSaint Francis University
The power of peer to peer: how and why to encourage your students to learn from each other Peer-to-peer learning brings major benefits for students and instructors. Here, Zachary Walker explains how to encourage your students to learn from each other and why this can be so effective when teaching online Zachary WalkerUniversity College London