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Moving Online – connecting with students

ElaineS
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With the rapid transition that has been necessary recently due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a large number of colleagues are looking for ideas, alternatives and suggestions for developing their learning and teaching approaches online. This series of blog posts are aimed at supporting staff looking for ways to incorporate more blended or online learning teaching whether for the short term or long term. What do we mean by connecting with students online? As teaching begins for some for the summer term or students are preparing for their online exams coming up in May, it’s important to think about how we’re keeping connected with our students and helping them to connect with each other. Students can gain much from the informal, social learning that accompanies the… Read moreMoving Online – connecting with students

Hello World

ElaineS
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So, it’s Monday and we are, as we keep hearing, in unprecedented times. It has been an extremely busy couple of weeks, to put it mildly and before I go any further I want to give credit to the amazing work of both the TEL unit and IT Services here at Worcester. But if this is your first full day of teaching, studying online or working from home (possibly while home schooling) then I have some suggestions below. Don’t panic if the audio doesn’t work on the first attempt at a Collaborate session/Skype/Teams meeting. Have a look at this troubleshooting guide on using Blackboard Collaborate. You can check your audio settings in Skype following these instructions and there are similar ones for Teams. Be kind… Read moreHello World

Development and Delivery of PSYC3646 Forensic Psychology in Practice

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Dr Gillian Harrop, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Institute of Health and Society UW Teaching Award recipient The context of this case study is the development and delivery of the PSYC3646 Forensic Psychology in Practice, a third year module on the BSc in Forensic Psychology, which teaches students to critically consider the discipline of forensic psychology as it applies to forensic settings, as well as developing knowledge and understanding of relevant theory and practices.