DigEd is taking a new and improved approach to staff wall planners for 2023 – here’s what to expect and when.
Staff wall planners: new for 2023
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May I be excused? My brain is full! Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) has been called “the single most important thing for teachers to know” (Wiliam 2017). So what is Cognitive Load Theory and why might it be so important?
Innovation through integration: showcasing Learning Design practice
The Learning Design Team recently presented Automatic extensions: Innovation through integration at the 2022 UNE Learning and Teaching Symposium, showcasing the design and implementation of an innovative tool grounded in integrated ways of working that significantly improves staff workload and student experience.
Lightboard in focus — PowerPoint overlays and recording to USB
The new Lightboard has new possibilities to explore with application overlays to incorporate diagrams, text and other elements into presentations. This post offers a template and a quick overview of overlays, plus tips on recording to USB.
UNE Digital Dexterity – helping students thrive in a digital world
UNE has recently released the Digital Dexterity program – a suite of modules to designed to develop students’ digital skills. The program was developed as a cross-team collaboration between the Library and Digital Education and is now available to students.
Understanding design – Consistency and Cognitive Load
The notion of ‘consistency’ is something that comes up a lot when we talk about online learning, but i’s not always clear what we mean when we talk about consistency or why it’s important. This post unpacks consistency and the cognitive load theory behind it.
H5P for online interactivity
H5P is an authoring tool for rich content, available to all staff through Moodle. This post breaks down what H5P is and how to use it to easily create interactive online activities.
Co-design for new ways of working
Redesigning business processes and the ways that we work can be a challenge. DigEd and Integrated Services recently hosted a co-design workshop bringing stakeholders across the university together to begin collaboratively working towards developing new procedures and practices for Special Assessment at UNE.
New, consistent look for Moodle sites in T1, 2022
If you’re a Unit Coordinator in Trimester 1 2022, you may notice that a few things look different when you access your Moodle site. As part of the university’s strategy to provide a high-quality learning experience and develop efficient, sustainable processes, Digital...
COURSE: Introduction to Teaching at UNE (Starts Monday 14th February)
This teaching induction course provides key introductory learning and teaching concepts and strategies for those who are in their first few years of university teaching, new to UNE, new to teaching online or simply if you want to brush up on your skills. Using...