Planning
1. Understanding Your Teaching Environment
What is the Remote Learning Environment?
- Comparisons between Remote and Online Delivery
- Introducing Blended Approaches to Teaching
- Technology as the Delivery Method
What are the Tools for Remote Learning?
How Do I Approach My Practice in Remote Teaching?
2. Understanding Your Students and their Learning Needs
What Does this Environment Look Like for Students?
- Accessibility in Remote Learning
- The Complexity of Space
- Cameras On or Off
- Building Awareness and Open Conversations
- Asking about Access Needs
How Does this Environment Impact Student Learning?
What Can You Do to Support Your Students in Remote Learning?
- Developing a Learning Community
- The Importance of Flexibility
- Being Realistic about Expectations
- Strategies for Supporting Your Students
3. Navigating the Course Design Process
How Do I Approach Course Design?
- Exploring Your Course and its Content
- The Role of Constructive Alignment
- Course (Re)Design as a Continuous Process
How Do I Build Constructive Alignment?
4. Defining Meaningful Course Learning Outcomes
Why Do I Need Learning Outcomes?
- Clarity and Direction
- Understanding their Purpose
- Building Skills and Knowledge
- From Program to Course
How Do I Develop Learning Outcomes?
- Look to the Program
- Consider the Stage of Student Learning
- The Importance of Measurement
- Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
How Do I Assess Learning Outcomes?
5. Aligning Assessment to Learning Outcomes
Why Do I Need to Build Alignment between Assessment and Learning Outcomes?
- Understanding Purpose
- Understanding Student Learning Progression
- Being Able to Validate Attainment
- Building Effective Assessment of Learning Processes
How Do I Build Alignment between Assessment and Learning Outcomes?
- Considering Stage of Learning
- Outline Your Goals
- Determine How Attainment Can be Demonstrated
- Define what Performance Looks Like
- The Role of Rubrics
- Scaffolding Assessments for Depth
6. Key Considerations in Defining Balance Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery Options
What Do I Need to Consider when Deciding How to Apply Synchronous and/or Asynchronous Instruction?
- The Flexibility of Asynchronous Approaches
- The Inclusiveness of Asynchronous Approaches
- The Connectedness of Synchronous Approaches
- The Problem of Bandwidth in Synchronous Approaches
- The Balance in ‘Balance’
How Should I Use Synchronous Sessions?
- The Purpose of Synchronous Sessions
- Ensuring Clarity, Understanding and Access
- Considering Synchronous Sessions
- Tools for Synchronous Sessions
How Should I Use Asynchronous Material?
- Purpose of Asynchronous Material
- Things to Keep in Mind
- The Importance of Connection
- Understanding and Applying
- Make Sure Students are Supported
- Tools for Asynchronous Materials
Plan, Build, Teach: A Guide for Effective Remote Teaching, Learning and Assessment by Teaching, Learning and Development at Wilfrid Laurier University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.