ºÚÁϳԹÏis hosting a series of webinars to help member universities benefit from each other’s experience in addressing some of the unprecedented pandemic-related challenges facing them. ÌýEach webinar will last an hour, and will be organised around the sharing of insights about a specific challenge, followed by a broad Q&A.
The nextÌý(and second overall*)Ìýin the series, to be held on Thursday 23ÌýJulyÌý(local times below),ÌýwillÌýdiscussÌýthe challenge ofÌýmaintaining studentÌýengagement and attention duringÌýremoteÌýcourse delivery.
Universities around the network have deployed various approaches, reflecting the different geographical and cultural contexts in which they work, to help keep students engaged as classes have shifted from the classroom to computer screen.Ìý In this webinar we will explore what successful strategies have emerged, what we’ve learned from failures, and how the diversity of experiences from around the network can help inform each of usÌýas we continue to teach remotely.
Our panel of experts willÌýinclude:
- Colleen Doyle,ÌýStudent Adviser for Engineering, Architecture and Landscape Architecture at University College Dublin.
- José Escamilla,ÌýDirector of TecLabs – Learning Reimagined, an education innovation unit at Tecnologico de Monterrey, and Chair of the ºÚÁϳԹÏGlobal Higher Education and Research Global Challenge Steering Group.
- Bobbi Moore, Senior Learning Designer and Team Lead of the Digital Learning Team at the University of Southampton.
- A. Joan Saab,ÌýDirector of the Visual and Cultural Studies Program, and Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at the University of Rochester.
- Damon Salesa,ÌýAssociate Professor of Pacific Studies, and Pro Vice-Chacellor (Pacific) at The University of Auckland.
LOCAL TIMES FOR THISÌýWEBINAR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Edmonton | Monterrey | US EDT | Belo Horizonte | Accra | UK/IRL | CEST | Cape Town | Perth / China | Sydney | Auckland |
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Registration is required to join the webinar.
- We recommend registering as soon as possible as places for this webinar are limited.
- The registration deadline is 22 July at 12 noon GMT.
- An email address from a ºÚÁϳԹÏmember university is required for the registration process.
*The focusÌýof our first webinar, held on Tuesday 5 May,Ìýwas student mental health.Ìý AÌýsummary articleÌýof that webinar is available.
More detailsÌýon future webinarsÌýwill be circulatedÌýas they become available.