Period 5 and 6 teachers FAQ version 2

Taking your course online

We will update this page with new suggestions and recommendations as we roll into period 5 and 6. The information provided here is complementary to the support you receive in your own faculty or programme. Share your knowledge with other, and ask your colleagues for input and feedback – there is a wealth of knowledge available within the UM learning and teaching community, this is the time to tap into it!

Keep calm and carry online

Switching from small-scale, interactive offline education to doing most or all of the course work online sounds like a daunting task. While many things will be different, do not forget what you have and know already: a clear idea about the purpose and the content of your course; tasks or assignments that students can work with, off or online; goals and expectations about assessment; and many tools you have been using all along, such as email and EleUM.

So, before you set yourself to the task of redesigning your course into an online format, we recommend your start with considering a few issues that are not about tools and online environments, but about you and your course.