Professional Learning for the Southern Cross Model

• Access the recordings from SCU colleagues at the 2022 Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium held on 8, 9, and 10 November. The theme: The Southern Cross Model: Exploring Immersive and Engaging Learning. 
• Save this list of Key Tips for Marking Assessments Southern Cross Model
• Access 2022 professional learning recordings from the CTL Teaching Technologies workshops, Topic Focused workshops, and the Talking Teaching webinars.
• A module on Class Learning is available in our Introducing the Southern Cross Model Blackboard site.
• Read the paper in the Southern Cross University Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Paper Series, titled: Time for a Change: An Exploratory Study of Non-traditional Students’ Time-use in the Southern Cross Model
• Come to a Friday Free-for-All – live support at 12pm (NSW time) every Friday via Collaborate Ultra in the Blackboard Support for Staff Users learning site. These weekly online sessions focus on troubleshooting technical issues and general technology support and training related questions.
• Join the Teaching Technologies Drop-In sessions - live support at 1pm (NSW time) every Tuesday. Ask the Technology Facilitators your burning questions about teaching using technology. Come with questions - leave with takeaways.
• View the recordings from 2021 CTL's SoLT symposium or view the abstracts. The 2021 theme was 'The Southern Cross Model: Learning Centred Education'.

Unsure about the Southern Cross Model? Don't know where to start? Do you need a quick start guide that focuses on getting you up to speed? This Practical Guide has been developed to support academics in the design and development of units under the Southern Cross model.

Access the Practical Guide here

Understanding the standard features of a Blackboard site

If you are not yet familiar or comfortable with Blackboard, the following resources may help:

• using standard features of the Blackboard learning environment
• managing a Blackboard site

How to build a site

Below you will find guidance for how to:

• add a banner, text, images, videos, files, and links
• build and upload a Turnitin rubric and integrate this with the Grade Centre
• use tests, surveys and pools
• add other tools such as journals, blogs, wikis, and portfolios
• test content using student view

To meet other standards and requirements, find out more about:

• designing for accessibility
• meeting copyright requirements

Getting started

Consult the following resources to get started:

• Designing Unit Modules
• write a learning plan for unit modules or an orientation module

I need inspiration!

Have a look at these examples from colleagues:

• example modules and an example unit
• co-designing an engaging learning environment

How to use tools for interactivity

H5P (quizzes, drag and drops, hotspot diagrams, accordions, and more)

• create interactive content with H5P
• learn what H5P is and how it can enhance student learning

VoiceThread (collaborative videos, images, documents)

• build an online community with VoiceThread
• adding interactivity and collaboration with VoiceThread

Video recording and editing tools

• My Mediasite
• Mediasite Mosaic
• Camtasia (screen capture and video software)

Video conferencing

• Zoom - getting started
• Zoom resources for online workshops and tutorials.

Collaborate Ultra (virtual classrooms)

• setting up a Collaborate Ultra session

Other tools* include:

• Branching scenarios (interactive decision-making activities in PowerPoint)
• Turnitin.

* Please note that help desk support for these tools is not provided by Technology Services.

Getting started

Consult the following resource to get started:

• Assessment Design
• Key Tips for Marking Assessments Southern Cross Model

I need inspiration!

Have a look at these examples from colleagues:

• example assessments
• co-designing an engaging learning environment

Assessment design resources

Find out more about:

• designing efficient and effective rubrics
• rubrics
• marking, feedback and grading
• a feedback template - SCU College Student Assessment Feedback Template (courtesy SCU College)
• assessing interaction and participation using Blackboard tools
• Assessing student learning and capabilities without an exam - what can we do instead?
• Making things easier: Strategies for managing large cohorts

• Come to a Friday Free for All – live support at 12pm (NSW time) every Friday via Collaborate Ultra in the Blackboard Support for Staff Users learning site
• Join the Teaching Technologies Drop-In sessions - live support at 1pm (NSW time) every Tuesday. Ask the Technology Facilitators your burning questions about teaching using technology. 
• Join the 2022 Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium, this years theme is 'The Southern Cross Model: Exploring Immersive and Engaging Learning.'
• Speak to your Associate Dean (Education) about arranging support from the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
• Post in the Introducing the Southern Cross Model Blackboard site
• Take a look at the 2021 Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium recordings themed: 'The Southern Cross Model: Learning Centred Education.'