Influenza A (H1N1) Preparedness - eLearning

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eLearning during a pandemic

Basic Requirements

Intermediate Steps

External Services

A flu pandemic situation demands flexibility if teaching and learning are to carry on. CIT recommends the following so that lessons can carry on if you or your students cannot come to campus.

Note that creating a totally online learning mode demands much dedication and effort in order to reach or exceed face-to-face effectiveness, so expectations of eLearning have to be tempered.

 

 

 

Basic Requirements

All NUS modules must have a presence in IVLE.

These tools are simple to use and easy to deploy. They should be the foundation of any eLearning efforts in NUS. CIT recommends the following tools in IVLE for the respective purposes:

Module Administration	Communication
Online module syllabus Announcement with SMS Distribution list Module FAQ	Chat rooms Discussion forums
Lectures	Tutorials
Workbin for distributing lecture slides Multimedia for previously recorded webcasts, Breeze and screencasts.	Workbin for distributing tutorial sheets Chat rooms Discussion forums

 

Once these tools are created, they can be pulled into IVLE's Lesson Plan. This is a week-by-week view of all the various components of the course. It will help you to be organised while allowing the students to have a overview of the module.

 

Intermediate Steps

Academic staff who are tech-savvy can also consider additional ways to enhance online teaching and learning:

Module Administration	Communication & Collaboration
Blog.nus (for announcements)	Blog.nus Wiki.nus
Lectures	Tutorials
Breeze DIY Courseware - recommended Screencast (using Camtasia Studio) - recommended Virtual Classroom (web conferencing wth desktop sharing)	Virtual Classroom (web conferencing with desktop sharing)

 

External Services

Academic staff might require specific features not available in CIT-run services or already be comfortable with certain external services. While CIT does not impose any restrictions on these, we do not provide user support nor guarantee their availability.

Module Administration	Communication & Collaboration
Twitter (for announcements)	Skype Other blog services Other wiki services Google Docs
Lectures	Tutorials
Slideshare (for hosting and sharing presentations) Scribd (for hosting and sharing documents) Other screencasting tools	Other webconferencing / multiple user chat services