BITE-SIZED BROADCAST Founded in 2013 by Oxford scholar turned strategy consultant Chris Tudor , Massolit provides students with online content co- produced by leading university academics. The e-learning platform offers over 6400 short video lectures in a range of subjects, including biology, chemistry and classics. Lectures last an hour – with mini-lectures falling between 8-12 minutes – covering GCSE,
A-level and IB curriculum. Each Massolit video combines live instruction with text, images and graphics, bringing a multimedia approach to contemporary classroom education. Teachers organise classes, playlists and tasks via the platform, offering a note-taking feature, worksheets, multiple-choice quizzes and analytics for student progress. Individual subscriptions are available for single users.
STUDENTS DON’T REALISE HOW MUCH THEY ARE LEARNING FROM A DIGITAL PERSPECTIVE
PROLIFERATION AND SOPHISTICATION
just how much they are learning from a digital perspective as they work through the material. Our students have said they prefer asynchronous activities online to give them time to complete work at their own pace.” The challenge with hybrid and remote working, aside from student connectivity and access to devices, is the need for a new approach to education. Remote learning has some visible downsides, however, with the shared opinion across schools that engagement levels tend to drop in the virtual setting. Therefore, regular assessments are enforced, to ensure students are absorbing lessons effectively. Training and support for staff
Technologies deployed by colleges, schools and universities are becoming increasingly advanced. Affordable, high-definition cameras can show teachers, classrooms, laptop and whiteboard views to remote students via Zoom. Meanwhile, broadcast-level microphones can capture instructor and student voices with crisp quality. In recent times, the use of cloud and software resources has proliferated in the educational setting.
“We use Moodle as our main virtual-learning environment, where students find all of their resources in one place. We then use
of parents are supportive of edtech in the classroom and remote or hybrid learning DID YOU KNOW? 55%
Microsoft Teams to support online collaboration. Padlet is widely deployed to
and students are vital components to ensure this new educational world continues growing organically. “There are other
generate discussion, Wakelet is used for information curation and research, while art and design students sign on
issues. Some online learning resources aren’t
to Adobe Creative Cloud. And we use Badgr as a digital badge system to acknowledge achievements,” states Amy Hollier – who heads up the UK’s Blended Learning Consortium. “To create our own content, we use Articulate Storyline, Rise, H5P and Canva. By using tech tools in their everyday tasks, students don’t realise
designed to be viewed on a mobile device and therefore give a poorer user experience. Learners might not have the data available and so can’t afford to have lengthy synchronous sessions online. “These challenges must be considered when planning a hybrid learning experience,” details Hollier.
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