Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning

As growing numbers of students take online and hybrid courses, higher education institutions are looking for ways to cultivate and sustain engagement

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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, universities are using video for so much of their teaching. Some worry this will hurt student learning, but that's not what we found.

The hard part can be getting the confidence to talk to the camera, but making simple videos for online teaching can help you engage with students. This video was produced by Michael Wesch, professor at Kansas State University. You can find more videos like this on his YouTube channel @Michael Wesch .

The recent international shift to online or remote learning has understandably resulted in greater reliance on instructional videos such as lecture captures, how-to videos, and screencasts. But it's important that educators realise instructional video needs to be integrated with learning activities. Read more at Monash Lens.

Smarthistory’s short videos and accessible essays have made it one of the most used resources in the world.

This study investigates how background music influences learning with respect to three different theoretical approaches. Both the Mozart effect as well as the arousal-mood-hypothesis indicate that background music can potentially benefit learning outcomes

From getting the sound right to keeping it quick, famous YouTubers and webinar experts share the secrets of a dynamic digital presentation

Want to improve your course videos? A video producer at Miami University shares her expert advice.

The research on instructional videos and examples of how I structure them, plus some links for further reading.

With many of us changing how we work due to the lockdown, many people might be

Research shows that all students — regardless of whether they have a disability — can benefit from closed captions for video content.

The hard part can be getting the confidence to talk to the camera, but making simple videos for online teaching can help you engage with students. Thi

“The lecture video delivers me in a way the student has complete control over, making it self-evidently better.” Says Stanford’s Professor of Mathematics Keith Devlin. He’s a MOOC veteran, who delivers Stanford’s ‘Introduction to Mathematical Thinking’ on Coursera. We have to understand is why this is so. What makes a recorded lecture ‘self-evidently better’. 

Calling all UTS teachers! The LX.lab Media Team now has lapel mics available to help improve your pre-recorded video content.

Wondering whether we should Use Background Music With Instruction? Check why we shouldn't and why added music hurts learning.