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An engaging video on how to make short, simple videos for teaching online. Definitely worth a watch. "The hard part can be getting the confidence to talk to the camera, but making simple videos for online teaching can help you engage with students."

Gems: "While education technology has grown as an industry, its acceleration isn't up-to-speed with other sectors, such as business and health care." "It's up to edtech companies to give... unis tools that can help them adapt to changing needs... And it's the responsibility of HE decision-makers to incorporate these tools into their vision for modern education" Yes!

This article outlines the types of online credentials. It's US-centric so the info about Bachelor qualifications and up may not be relevant, but there's a very brief overview of some different types of micro-credential options at the start of the article.

"Join A/Prof. Chie Adachi (Director, Digital Learning), A/Prof. Marcus O'Donnell (Director, Cloud Learning Futures), Dr Jo Elliott (Lecturer, Digital Learning Innovation) and Joan Sutherland (Senior Educational Developer) as they capture, share and celebrate the stories of teaching staff who share their personal experiences and provide insights into what is needed to innovate in the digital learning space. These insights into what they have learnt along the way, what has worked, and what they are doing to further enhance the teaching and learning experience at Deakin can influence your teaching practice. Topics range from the power of social media during COVID-19 through to facilitating connection through digital polling in the online space. "

Not obviously linked to education, but in terms of technology this is a pretty interesting read and could be beneficial to engineering/architecture students.