Tips from the coalface: Supporting online students

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Tips from the coalface: Supporting online students

Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Ann Whyte, Barry Whelan, Sinead Eccles

Organisation(s)

Dublin City University, OpenTeach

Discipline(s)

Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Digital Learning, Student Success, Teaching and Learning Practice

License

CC BY

Media Format

Video

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Description

A short video explaining how you can support online students.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

A collection of key tips and approaches for those wishing to support online students.

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Whyte, A., Whelan, B., & Eccles, S. (2021). Tips from the coalface: supporting online students. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/tips-from-the-coalface-supporting-online-students/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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