Week 3: Overview

If you're finding it challenging to select a online learning activity that could be used to engage learners in part of your Unit, take a look at some of the suggestions for online learning activities from the University of Illinois. It includes well-known structures like discussions, essays and presentations but also explores simulations, podcasting, gaming and wikis.

If you can't find any ideas that appeal to you, take time to investigate the University of Central Florida's Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. A continually updated site (most recently in 2017) and a publicly shared resource, ideas for teaching online are organized into 3 groups of  "pedagogical practices":

• Course Content
• Interaction
• Assessment

You can also find examples of tools used to create or support online learning activities, and suggested learning activities from FLO Facilitators in the FLO Harvest Wiki

References

FLO Harvest Wiki, maintained by Sylvia Riessner, contributions from FLO Facilitators Retrieved from https://iswharvest.wikispaces.com/

University of Central Florida, Pedagogical Practices, Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository, Retrieved from https://topr.online.ucf.edu/pedagogical-practice/

University of Illinois, Illinois Online Network, Online Teaching Activity Index, Retrived from http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/OTAI/index.asp

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Information Technology, Group Communication & Collaboration Spaces in Moodle, Retrieved from http://www.umass.edu/it/support/moodle/group-communication-collaboration-spaces-moodle

University of New South Wales - Teaching, Case Studies, Retrieved from https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/case-studies