How to...
Use the recommended technologies?
We have highlighted recommended technologies to enable fully flexible teaching and learning:
- KEATS (Moodle) as the core learning environment for the support and delivery of flexible learning.
- Kaltura as the King’s supported platform for the creation, editing and uploading of video content.
- Microsoft Teams Meetings as the recommended tool to support the delivery of online synchronous teaching sessions.
- Join our Yammer community to discover tips and tricks about Microsoft Teams and 365.
For guidance on these, you can visit the Technology Guides section in Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module).
IT Requirements for Staff and Students
These guides explain the computing and IT requirements for staff and students for the 2020/21 academic year.
Record lectures for students to watch at their own time?
Whilst a range of tools are available to record video, Kaltura is a centrally supported King’s tool which allows for end-to-end video recording, editing and uploading to KEATS. Please note: video files should not be directly uploaded to KEATS as the file size can cause KEATS to slow and modules to become unresponsive for students.
Need to Know
Detailed Guidance
See the Delivering Asynchronous Teaching and Learning section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for guidance on planning, recording content for asynchronous delivery.
Information includes:
- Detailed guidance on Recording Video Content for Asynchronous Delivery.
- A self-paced KEATS module on Teaching Online.
- Online workshops to sign up for.
Deliver an interactive lecture or tutorial online?
Where considered necessary and where no students will likely be disadvantaged by this format (e.g. because of time zones), synchronous lectures can be delivered and be live streamed for students to attend online. Microsoft Teams Meetings is recommended for use with synchronous activities. Your faculty may have other webinar tools they use, contact your Faculty TEL Officer for more information on local provision.
Need to Know
Detailed Guidance
See the Delivering Synchronous Teaching and Learning section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for guidance on planning and delivering synchronous online sessions.
Information includes:
Design and structure my module?
KEATS takes a new centrality for teaching and learning in 2020/21 and resources are available to support you in understanding in designing and structuring a module for a fully flexible delivery.
Need to Know
Detailed Guidance
See the Designing Learning section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for guidance on designing and structuring a module for flexible teaching and learning. Information includes:
Recommended technology for creating teaching content
You can visit our Recommended Technologies page to learn about the options available for creating teaching content and delivering live sessions.
Incorporating existing content into KEATS
See the Incorporating Existing/Additional Content section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for guidance.
Options include:
Ensuring reading lists are available for students online
Using copyrighted material
See the Copyright information and guidance provided by Libraries and Collections.
- Copyright is a complex subject. These pages aim to provide information and guidance but should not be taken as legal advice or relied upon as a definitive statement of the law.
Engagement
Encourage students to make use of online library collections
Libraries and Collections can embed online learning activities, both synchronous and asynchronous into your module.
These cover topics including literature searching, searching for systematic reviews and critical appraisal as well as introductions to unique collections and archive materials.
Facilitate discussions with students
Build and sustain an online learning community
Self-paced training is available on Teaching Online: Online Communities
Have online office hours with students
Microsoft Teams call (PDF Guide) can be used for 1-2-1 video calls.
Microteaching
Microteaching sessions bring educators together to teach each other as if they were teaching their students live online. We have prepared a KEATS Course for you to learn more about microteaching.
Assessment
Creating Summative Assessments
See the summative assessment techniques and tasks section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for details guidance on designing and effective summative assessments.
Creating Formative Assessments
See the formative assessment techniques and tasks section of Flexible Teaching and Learning (internal KEATS module) for details guidance on designing and effective formative assessments.