Tag: Online Learning

Students as Teachers of Multilingualism #3: Working as a Research Intern

This blog has been written by Ailish Farrell, a research intern working as part of a bi-directional project between the University of Exeter Modern Languages and Cultures Department (Francesco Goglia) and Rokeby School (Sarah Lawson and Thomas Porter). This project is part of the Community-Engaged Learning projects run by the Education Incubator, as part of…

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Students as Teachers of Multilingualism #2: Delivering an interactive presentation on Microsoft Sway and via Zoom

This blog has been written by Lucy Richards, a research assistant working as part of a bi-directional project between the University of Exeter Modern Languages and Cultures Department (Francesco Goglia) and Rokeby School (Sarah Lawson and Thomas Porter). This project is part of the Community-Engaged Learning projects run by the Education Incubator, as part of…

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Taking the remote out of online learning – using digital co-presence to build learning communities

By Lisa Harris and Sarah Dyer In this post we challenge the “deficit model” of online teaching and learning that continues to circulate in the media. This model assumes that learners are “remote”, or “at a distance” when they study online, and are therefore at a disadvantage. In contrast, we’ve come to understand the affordances…

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Dartington online writing retreat blog #5 – Video introductions for modules: a guide to why and how to create an inclusive approach

By Lisa Harris, Sarah Dyer, and Helen Walkington  What have introductory videos on Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) got to do with social justice? Our aim in this blog post is to persuade you of the value of short introductory video as a one mechanism of inclusion. You may worry that an introductory video is, at…

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