Blended Learning Theme

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Resources to support teaching hard of hearing students

* Practice Testing - Rather than recapping previous material, informally test students on it - Require students to actively participate in learning (cf. partnerships) * Distributed Practice - Better to get students to recall material over time rather than have a single revision session - Make revision an integral part of a course, throughout its delivery

Badges for resources read or activities completed using conditional release and conditional release. Completion tracking must be enabled in module settings.

Don't use more than 3 font styles per page - this includes colour and size. More than 3 fonts increases cognitive load for your students. Don't use course page to deliver your content. Use it as a launch page You should be able to see at least one topic without having to scroll. Don't be the one doing all the work - get students to design the practice quizzes. (Question creator role) Do let students participate and collaborate. Use forums, wikis Don't make users scroll side to side (centre banners makes it difficult to see outer blocks) Do make sure your content fits (on the course page irrespective of browser) Don't forget the value of the logs. (When a link is done from a label or assignment or HTML page you lose the logging capability you would get if you added it as a resource) Don't overdo the activity names - causes breadcrumb to wrap (use a label to provide the explanation) Do use labels to guide students Don't be afraid of white space (use indent and labels) Keep topic summary succint Don't force users to scroll and scroll (Avoid lots of images and content in topic 0_ Do use images Do simplify delivery (build it all in Moodle - lessons, book and pages) Don't be afraid to branch out (try something new!) Think about how you can use completion tracking effectively