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Making a synchronous online seminar engaging: cardiology case-study focused session (Blackboard Collaborate)

Angus Nightingale designed a cardiology seminar to hook students’ interest ahead of interacting with case studies. 54 of 69 students who responded to a survey identified this session as useful or inspiring. Following an initial icebreaker, Angus asked students to identify abnormalities in 6 ECGs. This initial quiz question kept students intrigued; the ECGs were

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Top tips for structuring a synchronous online teaching session (Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom or Teams)

These tips are based on the experiences of colleagues running teaching sessions run during the COVID pandemic for MBS students. Many of the recommendations for effective design of structure and content of sessions apply to face-to-face teaching, but in this medium are even more important. Plan the content of sessions carefully in advance and to

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Pivoting successful workshop to online: sexual health history taking

Professor Paddy Horner and the Unity Sexual Health Team successfully delivered sexual health teaching to 65 students, replicating the aims and objectives of an existing 3-day face-to-face workshop. The new 2-day online version comprised: Day 1 – asynchronous a mix of pre-recorded lectures, case-based learning activities with model answers, followed by online quiz (built with Xerte) Day 2 – synchronous sexual history taking workshop and two case-based learning

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