These are general questions about getting up and running with online teaching. This does not reflect our normal advice on planning and teaching for online-only delivery, and instead our guidance focuses on the basics that staff will need during this difficult time.
You may want to start by reading our guidance on how to teach your courses online.
Staff will ideally have: Staff may have to adapt their teaching style in an online learning environment in the event of not being able to teach in a face-to-face situation. As noted above in the introduction, it is not advisable for a traditional lecture to be delivered in exactly the same style as an online webinar. A focus on active learning could engage students who are not in the ‘room’ – an online course can mix spurts of discussions, collaboration, video and audio clips, and hands-on exercises with text and possibly brief video lectures. Read our guidance on how to teach your courses online for specific guidance but some considerations for teaching in an online environment include: If you are unable to meet colleagues face to face, then it is possible to plan teaching sessions using your University of Bath Office 365 subscription. Although staff have access to a range of Office 365 applications, we suggest that the following could be beneficial when collaborating with colleagues and preparing resources for teaching: This case study Remote working using Office 365 demonstrates how two staff members planned a teaching session without any face to face contact using tools from the Office 365 package. You can contact your teaching groups through Moodle by posting a message to a discussion forum. However, students have some control over notifications and therefore it’s best not to rely on this method. Instead you can use student mailing lists to email them directly (in cohorts). Our University systems provide reports so you can explore statistics that give an insight into student online activity. Take a look at this quick guide with some tips for using reporting tools to explore online activity You can share this resource supporting students to study online.