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R U OK? The impact of emotional labour on teachers
Managing emotional labour is challenging due to the complexity of antecedents and moderating variables. However, several strategies can be undertaken to help teachers mitigate the negative consequences of emotional labour (Weaver, Allen, & Byrney, 2019; Yin, Huang, & Chen, 2019; Yin, Huang, & Lee, 2017)
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One studio fits all: a Q&A with educational media innovators
Self-recording studios come in all shapes and sizes. They can be as simple as setting up a webcam in your bedroom or sophisticated as soundproofing an entire floor, depending on your budget and needs. But where can you find a private space that lets you record videos without compromising on either quality or convenience? Enter…
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Emotional highs: 5 ways to meaningfully engage university students
In early childhood, learning is often perceived with great joy and excitement. Children passionately talk about what they learned and demonstrate an intrinsic satisfaction to find things out. However, when they become older, many gradually lose their sense of intrinsic excitement to engage with learning. Some explain this phenomenon in relation to the increasing responsibilities…
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Transforming the online learning experience
At Business Co-Design (BCD), academics, educational developers, learning technologists and learning designers work together to create engaging online learning experiences. As a digital learning designer, I evaluate the content of digital courses and advise academics on possible ways to transform the learning content into interactive online activities. Academics play their part as Subject Matter Experts…
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Interactive videos help students with selecting the right unit
Have you ever wanted your students to be able to better judge at the start of a semester if this is the right unit for them? At the University of Sydney Business School we’ve been experimenting with using interactive videos to give students an indicative preview of their units either before they enrol or in…
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The impact of COVID-19 on short-term study tours
Background COVID-19 has changed how we understand short-term study tours for virtual, online, and face-to-face delivery modes. Face-to-face (in-country) short-term mobility, as part of internationalizing the curriculum, was a normal part of student’s degree choices pre- COVID-19. However, in many situations, and due to the global pandemic, travel restrictions are now preventing face-to-face (in-country) mobility…
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Five design principles for successful e-learning
Why is visual design critical for online learning? Let’s look at five design principles and how the Learning Designers from the Business Co-Design team have taken advantage of these principles to produce engaging and effective online learning experiences for business school students. “Design and aesthetics have a profound impact on how users perceive information and…
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Where is every body? Towards embodied practice in teaching development
How do you learn to teach? The quality of professional development programs for tutors in higher education can have a significant impact on their experience of teaching, as well as their students’ learning. But how do people really learn to teach? What has helped you in your practice? Observing or getting feedback from peers? Reading…
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Making media more accessible
Educators are already time-poor. Making multimedia content on top of preparing lectures and marking assignments can feel not only burdensome but alien (Britton, et al., 2020; Cerimagic, 2021) Thankfully, new technologies are making the media production process more accessible, cheaper, and faster. Nowadays, almost anyone can record a video using a smartphone or create a…
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Designing Digitally Engaging Courses and Activities
Have you received student feedback that indicates disengagement with their Canvas activities? You are not alone and this feedback provides an opportunity for reflection and improvement, revising how your online courses are digitally designed and presented. If you have an interest in educational technologies and curriculum design methodologies to enhance the student experience, this is…
