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Self-care model

What can lecturers do to look after themselves ?

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Self-care model – course content

• Introductory activities for students to familiarise them with the online environment

• Use pre-existing online resources• Develop subject resources that can be used in

multiple modes e.g. ftf or online• Form teams to develop & teach courses – share

the load• Very clear instructions for assignments and

tasks

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Self-care model - interaction

• Have an FAQ forum so all students see answers to common questions

• Encourage use of asynchronous peer-led discussion

• Develop student – student learning activities that are moderated by lecturer

• Use self-marking quizzes as formative assessment

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Self-care model - interaction

• Set clear limits to response times (e.g. forum postings) to manage student expectations

• Set ‘office hours’ for informal student enquiries• Set aside 20 -30 mins each working day as

scheduled ‘online course time’ per course• Direct student queries to specified channels e.g.

Dialogue module, course enquiries forum (NOT email)

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Self-care model – support services

• Use admin staff for admin functions e.g. scanning documents, converting files etc.

• Use WCeL Educational Developers to help design learning activities, get new ideas

• Let Helpdesk know if particular technical problems are happening &/or persisting