Here's what you told us:
In Twitter speak: #TotallyLovingIt.
I've been doing blended/exclusively online learning for many years, so this shift to total online Teaching, Learning & Assessment at the moment has just been brilliant - not least for for helping speed up the University's digital goals. I appreciate that many people - students and colleagues - are struggling (some, sadly, badly), in different ways. Therefore, I've made some resources for staff including this Spark session
Prof David Evans, Professor of Sexualities & Genders: Health & Well-Being, FEHHS
Mohammed El Souri, Ahmed ElaminZoltan HiezlOlu Olowookere Augustine Nwajana and Aliyah Essop
I have a few names of colleagues who have embraced the blended approach to learning we have had to adopt this term. All of them are currently delivery top quality material but given another couple of weeks as practical classes rotate round I could have another set of names from equally committed staff – I'm in a very lucky position.
Prof Phil Cox, Head of School of Engineering, FES
I work at the Medway Campus where we are using a "blended learning" approach. Larger classes, i.e. over 30 students, have online lectures and labs are undertaken in person in small groups. I manage an MSc programme and while my student numbers have increased, I do not have more than 30 students on the programme.
As a result, the lecturer teaching the core modules decided we want to have face to face lecturing. We booked one classroom that we can use the entire day so while lecturers change, the students stay in the same room. Today was the first time we ran all of the Wednesday modules this way.
It was lovely.
Some students were remote on TEAMs and rest in the classroom. It was great being able to interact with my students and have engagement throughout our 2 hour sessions.
I have gone from dreading Term 1 to being excited to be able to work with some students who even this early in Term show great promise.
Dr Cecilia Macleod, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, FES
