Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

By Dilani Gedera, Teaching and Learning Manager, Auckland University of Technology
Ashwini Datt, Curriculum Development Manager, University of Auckland
Cheryl Brown, Associate Professor of e-Learning, University of Canterbury
Dianne Forbes, Senior Lecturer in Digital Learning, University of Waikato
Maggie Hartnett, Senior Lecturer in Education, Massey University

Research is now showing what works — and what doesn’t — for students forced online by the pandemic. Better course design should be the next step.

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