Online Teaching Approaches
Live Online Lectures
Some lecturers may choose to organise live online class with you and your classmates. For live class delivery the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning has provided lecturers with the ability to create live online classes using Zoom inside Canvas. Here, lecturers can invite you to join a live online class from the relevant module area inside Canvas. During the live online class itself, your lecturer has the ability to share their video, voice, slides, or desktop with you in real time. Sessions can also be recorded and, if this is done, those recordings will appear in Canvas also.
Canvas
There are a number of ways in which your lecturer might decide to facilitate your learning during the remote teaching period.
Some lecturers may also be making use of screencasting or other software to create more media-rich content in the form of narrated slides shows, video or software demos.
Canvas offers a number of different ways to support learning.
Different types of learning supports in Canvas
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Access Learning Material
Sharing lecture notes, slides or other learning materials for you to view and/or download.
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Discussion Forums
Discussions in Canvas are spaces where you, your fellow students and your lecturers can all communicate with each other, raise concerns, offer support and advice, etc.
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Direct communication
Sending a direct communication through your Canvas inbox is the best way to communicate with your lecturers or for other students individually.
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Online activities & assessments
Assignments in Canvas are easy to use, you just need to access the assignment in your module and upload the file from your computer.
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Quizzes & MCQ's in Canvas
There are several different question types in Canvas that your lecturers may choose to use, from True/False to Essay format.