How do modules help

Structuring your learning module will require much of the same sort of thoughtfulness that you apply to your lesson planning. Good modules include some sort of intake through reading, listening, or viewing. They give students opportunities to process what they have taken in. That processing might look like a discussion, a reading quiz, an application activity, or reflection. Often, we also require students to demonstrate that they have acquired new knowledge or skills in some way.

One important distinction in module structure is whether the activities will be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous means that the instructor and students will be in the same place, whether than be a Zoom room or a f2f classroom, at the same time. You can include the following in a Learning Module:. The last step in the planning phase is to map the content into the Blackboard Learn environment. In this workshop, we will focus on creating Learning Modules. If you have taken the Getting Started workshop, you may remember something about Content Areas.

A Content Area allows course content to be organized into folders, files, graphics, assignments, tests, external links, and Blackboard Learn tools. You can create multiple Content Areas for your course and place them on the Course Menu.

Learning Modules are similar to Content Areas. The table below describes some of the key differences between them. You can use this Learning Module example as a reference when planning Learning Modules for your course. The example is based on the following scenario:. You have decided to organize the material by subject area and you want students to access the material sequentially.

Everyone has their own technique which works for them. With all the material online you'll have to adapt your style to a much reduced tool set.

But with practice and dedication you can get proficient and quick. For web pages, take a look at our guidance on alternative annotation or bookmarking tools in our web annotation tools section. Read about the active process of taking notes in Critical reading techniques and learn about different methods in Note-taking techniques and How to take notes. Try out different approaches before the module starts so that you can start making effective notes from the start.

It can deteriorate if you only ever use a keyboard to write — but at the end of your module you might have to sit a three-hour exam that has to be handwritten. Handwritten notes can be stored electronically by scanning or photographing them. Applications are available that automatically adjust a photo of a page of notes or a whiteboard to yield a properly squared off image Microsoft's Office Lens, for example.

A similar facility has been added to Microsoft's OneNote programme. An online-only module encourages you to study online. If you choose to print the materials instead then you'll miss out on the audiovisual and interactive components that are present in the online version and any updates that may take place. You may find that your module offers print on demand PoD services.

If it does, the link to access the service will be on the 'Other formats' page in the Resources block on your module website homepage. Full details of a Year in Data Analytics. Full details of a Year in Journalism. Full details of a Year in Languages. For guidance on extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that will enhance your employability and develop the skills prized by graduate employers, see Kent Extra.

This also includes information about Study abroad and work placements. Please note: Full time undergraduate students must take credits per year. If you want to drop a module you must replace it with module s of the same value. Once you have selected your preferred modules you can view them on KentVision under 'My Modules'.

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