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Content Collection

  • Professional Engagement
    • Organisational Communication
    • Professional Collaboration
    • Reflective Practice
    • Digital CPD
  • Digital Resources
    • Selecting digital resources
    • Creating and modifying digital resources
    • Managing, protecting and sharing digital resources
  • Teaching and Learning
    • Teaching
    • Guidance
    • Collaborative learning
    • Self-regulated learning
  • Assessment
    • Assessment strategies
    • Analysing evidence
    • Feedback and planning
  • Empowering Learners
    • Accessibility and inclusion
    • Differentiation and personalisation
    • Actively engaging learners
  • Facilitating Learners’ Digital Competences
    • Information and media literacy
    • Digital communication and collaboration
    • Digital content creation
    • Responsible use
    • Digital problem solving

Structure sessions with breaks

Area

  • Facilitating learners’ digital competences
  • Responsible use

Topic

  • Learners' wellbeing

Level

  • Beginner

Educators should plan online sessions with a clear structure and adequate breaks. For example, a full-day or half-day session should be divided into one-hour slots with a pre-scheduled 10-minute breaks.

Everyone should be informed when the break is coming. Keeping strictly to the scheduled time helps students to stay attentive and focused.

More information

Rapanta, C. 2020. A guide to effective digital course design and delivery from four online teaching experts | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect (timeshighereducation.com)

Accessed 17.5.2022.

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