All posts by Olga Kozar

I'm a 'long-term' Mq girl. I did my PhD here and taught on different courses, ranging from 1st year to PhD students. I now work in Learning and Teaching, which I love. I have 2 young kids and a dog, and I love meeting other Mq people, so give me a shout if you'd like to talk 'learning and teaching' or would like to brainstorm together.

Considerations For Transferring Face-To-Face Activities Online

How to do you modify tried and tested face-to-face activities for the online environment? Dr. Kim Wilson shares her experience.

/ 6 June, 2018
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Feedback Literacies In A Minute: What and How

Receiving critical feedback hurts. How can we turn the feedback experience from a negative to a positive one?

/ 24 May, 2018
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Most Online Students Are NOT Satisfied – And 3 Practical Ideas on How to Improve This

Delivering units to external students online shouldn't mean just taking face-to-face content or activities and putting them online. Here are 3 ideas to improve the online experience for external students.

/ 17 May, 2018
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5 Practical Ideas To Prevent Ghostwriting

In response to Rebecca's great article on Contract Cheating and this week's Academic Integrity workshops, I reflect on why students are drawn to ghostwriting and, most importantly, what we can do about it.

/ 2 May, 2018
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What Is The Best Way To Allocate Groups?

Is random allocation or allowing students to pick their own groups best? Or do you use a different method? It's important to understand, and make clear to students, what you are actually trying to achieve with groupwork.

/ 19 April, 2018
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A New Way To Hand-le Reflection 😃

Consider using the ‘body parts’ exercise for reflection – allowing students to see an experience from a different perspective.

/ 4 April, 2018
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‘Groupwork’ Benefits WITHOUT Doing ‘Groupwork’

Take a look at these 6 collaborative activities that hone cooperation and communication skills without actually formalising it as 'groupwork'.

/ 20 March, 2018
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An ‘In-Built’ Urge That Hinders Teaching… And An Easy Way To Fix It

An average person can tolerate only 0.6 seconds of silence mid-sentence. What does that mean for teaching? It's important to allow students enough time to answer questions.

/ 8 March, 2018

5 Ways To Make Lectures More Engaging

Try out these 5 tips for including engaging interactive activities in your lectures.

/ 15 February, 2018