Communication

You can share best practices with regards to communication and interaction in an online course. New posts will appear below.


UBC Syllabus Template

by mdias on February 27, 2019
The UBC Senate recently created a syllabus template for instructors. It is an optional resource that provides directions on what to include in a syllabus.
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Engaging your audience in real-time with Mentimeter

by mdias on January 30, 2018
Mentimeter is a classroom response system similar to clickers, where the participants can answer multiple-choice, multiple answers or true and false questions from their smartphone. You can create an account for free, create a presentation and write the questions you want to ask. Your audience goes to the voting website, enters the code for your […]
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Building a Digital Wall with Padlet

by mdias on April 11, 2017
Padlet is a free, collaborative, online board or ‘digital wall’ that allows multiple users to post text, add attachments (documents, videos, audio, images), web links (YouTube) and comments in one of several visually appealing formats. Padlet creates a unique opportunity for participatory learning through active learning techniques based on collaboration and peer learning.
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