All the time – anytime

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There’s lots to do during a course to ensure the best possible learning journey and experience for your learners. During the teaching period- all the time, anytime – you should…

Send a written or video announcement at least weekly to keep learners on track.

Flag learning support resources and embed these throughout the learning journey to scaffold and build skills to complete assessment successfully.

Use discussion forums and web conferencing to inspire, motivate and engage learners, and participate in them regularly.

Use analytics to check who is engaging and who is not.

Contact those who are not engaging and encourage them to re-engage.

Make sure assessment tasks are clearly explained and communicated.

Provide informal and formal feedback often.

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This section explores some of the key principles and strategies to keep learners on task, inspired  and engaged. It looks at techniques to support learning, encourage and motivate learners, and facilitate and moderate discussions. While this section is lengthy, it brings together lots of ideas about creating a successful learning and teaching experience. While you have been provided with a suite of ideas to use in your teaching, there’s a bit of science and a bit of art to orchestrating a great learning experience, so feel free to experiment.