Making resources for teaching

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A well-crafted resource should be considered an important part of learning. Resources should be structured to convey meaning clearly with concise, bulleted text, alongside meaningful images or data representations and with lots of ‘white space’ on the screen.

When presenting new information or ideas, educators should keep it clear and concise to reduce cognitive load on learners.

Presentations or videos should be short and succinct. This goes for the visual, audio and text presented. Below are principles to follow when designing teaching materials and resources.

Educators can use presentations to explain ideas or videos to demonstrate skills. Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint are available in glow.

Checking learner understanding throughout the lesson

Educators can use quizzes to check learner understanding. Google and Microsoft Forms are available in glow.

Educators can use collaborative spaces, such as Microsoft Whiteboard to share and group ideas using ‘post-its’. to check the understanding of a group of learners. Microsoft Whiteboard is available in glow.