Content Delivery and Learning Activities
It’s important that you try to maintain a sense of community and engagement for your learners, to overcome the sense of isolation that everyone will feel in this virtual environment. These resources explore ways to build connection for your learners, with you and with each other.
- Infographic showing best practices for teaching online
- A video discussing some tips for moving a course online
- A look at “Effective Online Facilitation” from Algonquin’s Professor’s Resource Site
- Piktochart – Humanizing Online Courses
- Putting your course online in a hurry
Where do I begin?
What do you wish to do? | Technology Solutions (see Tools for Delivery for all how-to guides) | Tips and Resources |
Lecture or present content |
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Share content |
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Class discussion |
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Meet with learners |
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Group work |
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Practical lab alternatives |
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Table adapted from the Humber College Learning Continuity Kit.
Where can I learn more?
- Engagement in a Remote Learning Environment: Some suggestions for establishing and sustaining learner engagement in remote learning environments that include some possible tools and ideas that can be modified and adapted.
- “Online Learning in a Hurry” by Dave Cormier: A video series, covering a range of topics, to support educators in their quick transition to remote teaching.
- Accessibility Resources: Find out about Letters of Accommodation, various types of accommodations, document accessibility (including tips for videos and other media) and other frequently asked questions.
- Alternative Delivery and Assessment Methods: More articles and suggestions for remote content delivery and lab activities.
You’ll likely want to review the following areas of this website:
- Assessment, Evaluation and Feedback: Information on how to adapt your assessment and evaluation activities, and how to provide virtual (remote) feedback opportunities for your learners.
- Tools for Delivery: Learn about some educational technologies that you can use to make your virtual teaching more effective
- Drop-ins and Workshops: Check out the workshops and support options that are available to you before and during the semester.
You may also want to take a look at some of the frequently asked questions that faculty and learners have been asking about virtual teaching and learning.