Resources for you to to use / adapt
Below are some links organised by key areas of need. If you
haven’t already we also encourage you to search the internet and
see what you can find relevant to your situation.
Parents or Carers Teaching Children
BBC Bitesize Children
A range of resources for students aged 3 to 16+
Coronavirus School Closure Homeschool Planner and Daily
Schedule Children
Study.com
Includes a sample schedule and tips on planning a study day.
Coronavirus Home Schooling Support Page Children
Twinkl.com Resources specific to a range of countries and
languages.
Turning a classroom into an online group
Teach from home All
Google in partnership with UNESCO
A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during
the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Swiftly Moving to Teaching Online - Resource Bank Adults
Dublin City University National Institute for Digital Learning
This page has links to resources to help teachers in the transition to
online teaching.
Engaging Students Through online Activities Adults
University of Cape Town Centre for Innovation in Learning and
Teaching
Guidance on activities that engage the students with the content,
the teacher and each other.
How to be a Better Online Teacher: Advice Guide Adults
Flower Danby in the Chronicle of Higher Eduction
This article includes ‘10 essential principles and practices of better
online teaching’.
Online Teaching Toolkit Adults
Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Resources
teachers can use to start working with students online.
Creating an Online Community, Class or Conference - Quick
Tech Guide Adults
Stephen Downes
An openly accessible Google doc with links to free tools and
resources.
Converting a week/timetable into a series of online learning activities
Learning Designer All
University College London
Register an account and search or browse to discover reusable
learning activities.
Planning to Teach Online Adults
University of New South Wales, part of Learning to Teach
Online Guidance for planning online classes.
Finding ways to swap face-to-face activities into online equivalents
Teaching with Google docs Adults
Stephanie Hedge in Inside Higher Ed
Advice on how to use Google docs for collaborative writing and
other group activities.
Conducting Effective Online Discussions Adults
University of New South Wales, part of Learning to Teach Online
Advice on how to engage students in productive discussions.
Sharing, collecting, discussing: All possible with Padlet All
Hunter College Academic Centre for Excellence in Research and
Teaching
Tips for using the collaborative tool Padlet.
Alternative Assessments
Creative Assignment Ideas for Teaching at a Distance
Bard Centre for Experimental Humanities Adults
Over 20 ideas for alternative assessments which can be completed
online.
Creative Methods of Assessment in Online Learning Adults
Centre for Teaching and Learning
5 Tips for designing online assessments
How can I use podcasts and videos? Adults
King’s College London
Guidance on assessments requiring students to record audio or
video.
Study Skills for Self-Isolating Students
Study Skills Adults
The Open University
Links to help with study skills for online learning, revising and
assignment preparation (open resources just below the sign in)
Academic Skills Adults
The University of Melbourne
Links to help develop academic skills, including studying effectively,
research techniques and working with others.
…or something else
Zoom: Teach Online Class Sessions
University of Minnesota
Advice for setting up a live class using Zoom, a web conferencing
software
Teaching in the context of COVID-19
Jacqueline Wernimont (Dartmouth University), Cathy N. Davidson
(CUNY Grad Center, USA)
An openly accessible Google doc with advice for teaching online.
The COVID-19 Online Pivot
Martin Weller, The Open University
Blog post with links to a range of online teaching resources.
Amazing Educational Resources All
Hundreds (and growing) of education companies offering free
access due to school closures.
Doodle All
A free website that allows you to set polls for your students
Timezone Finder
If you are working with students across different timezones.
Producing high quality media while working remotely All
FutureLearn Studio
A guide for creating high quality media for online courses during the
COVID-19 lockdown.
