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Moving Teaching Online: what worked, what didn’t work and what to do next

Fjorda Kazazi, Chris Evans (UCLIC) 5 minute talk In February 2021, the Department of Computer Science evaluated the impact on students of its move to online learning. This session will present the results of a survey of undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as focus groups and interviews. There are important lessons to be learnedContinue reading Moving Teaching Online: what worked, what didn’t work and what to do next

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Automated, collaborative, receptive and interactive: a data generation exercise for teaching statistics

Dean Langan (Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) 10 minute talk Students find it easier to engage when presented with examples from a familiar subject area. However, when teaching students of varying professional backgrounds, finding relatable examples can be especially challenging. Data generation exercises offer a solution for training in statistics as all studentsContinue reading Automated, collaborative, receptive and interactive: a data generation exercise for teaching statistics

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The experience of a UCL international PGR student as she navigated Covid-19, lockdown, pregnancy and maternity leave, racial abuse, repatriation and quarantine: reflections and recommendations.

Sally Zou with Caroline Selai (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) 10 minute talk The lead author reflects with her primary supervisor on (i) how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted her PGR studies (ii) the first lockdown in London (iii) learning of her pregnancy (iv) experiences of racial abuse when wearing a mask in public inContinue reading The experience of a UCL international PGR student as she navigated Covid-19, lockdown, pregnancy and maternity leave, racial abuse, repatriation and quarantine: reflections and recommendations.

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How to run an online laboratory session: the challenges of sending electronic kits to students

Chris Evans (UCLIC) Pecha Kucha Interaction Design is an applied module that considers issues in human-computer interaction with physical devices. The pandemic presented a unique teaching challenge: how could we get students to interact with a physical device when interaction became virtual? With financial support from the Faculty of Engineering the decision was made toContinue reading How to run an online laboratory session: the challenges of sending electronic kits to students

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In Search of Fun and Games

Ellie Bates, Janina Dewitz, David Perez-Suarez, Tom Olney (contributions from Kitty Ho) (cross-UCL collaboration) 45 minute discussion During this session we will present three case studies, showcasing serious games developed at UCL. Each game has been developed for a different teaching context and utilising different software. We will explore the issues that we encountered developing gamesContinue reading In Search of Fun and Games

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Creative interactive learning tasks for live teaching

Eva Krumhuber (Experimental Psychology) 5 minute talk When teaching synchronous sessions, students have typically been asked to discuss a piece of research (e.g., journal article, book chapter). With the emergence of new learning platforms and software to engage students online, a range of interactive learning tasks has become available. Those go beyond the mere acquisitionContinue reading Creative interactive learning tasks for live teaching

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Facilitating active learning using interactive vodcasts

Jane Simmonds, Annette Coomer, Naomi Winfield (GOS ICH) 10 minute talk Video podcasts (vodcasts) have been used increasingly in education over recent years. They offer students the advantages of convenience, equitable access, the ability to selfpace, and the ability to repeat content. In addition, they can be used to support other learning resources. Although theContinue reading Facilitating active learning using interactive vodcasts

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Modern Language Learning in times of the Pandemic

Ulrich Tiedau (SELCS) 5 minute talk In this presentation, Connected Learning Leads will present a selection of interesting case studies from across the School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS) and the Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry (CMII) and reflect on the lessons learned from the past year of remote learning for theContinue reading Modern Language Learning in times of the Pandemic

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Our tips for teaching: collaborate, connect and get creative

Gemma Moore, Marina Chang, Community Partner (Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering) 10 minute talk This is a story of one online session, but behind it lies years of collaboration. One of our collaborations is a lecture about open space and food systems for the MSc module Health and Wellbeing in Cities. This lecture isContinue reading Our tips for teaching: collaborate, connect and get creative

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Clinic Based Teaching in a Pandemic : Lessons Learned

Dr Sumanjit Gill (contributions from Dr Paul Dilworth; Dr Dean Noimark (Faculty of Brain Sciences, Institute of Neurology, UCL) 10 minute talk Medical students learning experience was hugely disrupted by the pandemic as opportunities to learn in the clinical environment were suspended then adapted to meet their needs in a safe way. We established teachingContinue reading Clinic Based Teaching in a Pandemic : Lessons Learned