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How to use Kahoot in Google Classroom A video which also demonstrates how learners can play Kahoot games right from the Announcements stream in Google Classroom
Flipgrid Education-oriented platform for creating and sharing short videos.Now assimilated into Microsoft Teams
Wizer.me Create interactive worksheets
Edpuzzle Create interactive video lessons
The seven principles of online learning: Feedback from faculty and alumni on its importance for teaching and learning An article on the importance of faculty–student and student-student communication and collaboration; in online teaching and learning
Online Course Quality Indicators An infographic developed from numerous research studies by the University of Wisconsin on various components of creating and teaching online courses.
Online Learning Consortium Quality Course Teaching and Instructional Practice Scorecard A comprehensive scorecard which can be used for an in-depth review to validate instructional practices as compared to quality standards identified by a panel of experts.
Open Learn is a free learning platform, delivered by The Open University, with much of the content of 900+ free short courses being adapted from OU course modules
How can you take your teaching online? A series of Open Learn courses on the theme of online teaching
Teaching in a digital age is a series of 12 videos based on the key ideas from Dr. Tony Bates' seminal book of the same name, providing theoretical as well as practical tips to improve quality of teaching in campus-based, blended or fully online learning environments.
Videoconferencing alternatives: how low-bandwidth teaching will save us all Article suggesting alternatives when bandwidth doesn't support video classes
Enabling Intergenerational Learning: Background Report on Family Literacy Practices in Irish Education and Training Boards (ETBs) Report on family literacy activity in ETBs in Ireland against a backdrop of the FET Strategy and wider congruent government strategies
Family Literacy Practice in ETBs Guidelines, Case studies and Recommendations: Report outlining guidelines for good practice in family literacy and detailed case studies of good practice and recommendations for the sector
Humanising Online Teaching and Learning Free online textbook about promoting the human element in online learning
Academic integrity and online learning University of Calgary Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning guidance on maintaining academic integrity during the rapid transition of courses to an online format
Adjusting your study habits during COVID PDF document with tips for students, including some on how to do group & team work at a distance.
Creating online learning experiences Free online textbook about creating online courses
FESS have developed new resources re feedback to learners:
QQI - QHelp Learners Portal QHelp is a series of articles, grouped by topics, which provide answers to the questions QQI most frequently receive from learners
What online teachers have learned from teaching online Online instructors offer wisdom they've gathered -- what to do and what not to do -- from years of experience teaching online
Pivot to Digital Produced by the produced by the Learning Technology and Innovation Team at Thompson Rivers University Canada, this resource offers practical advice for pivoting to online teaching
Learning to learn online Free ebook preparing learners for online learning success by introducing them to the online learning environment and their role as a learner within it
Using Zoom to Replicate Face-to-Face Instructor Support in Flipped Digital Skills Classes Thoughts from a teacher who’s been using Zoom to teach with some practical advice at the end of the post
Welcome to Teach Online A website from Arizona State University with many resources and toolkits for online teaching
Association of Learning Technology - Community Resources A regularly updated list of blended and online learning resources
Guide to Fostering Asynchronous Online Discussion A comprehensive guide to supporting asynchronous online discussions with practical examples
The Guardian: How to study at home during coronavirus – by online students and tutors. Here’s how to study effectively from home, according to those who have been doing it all along
Video series: Fast e-learning switch A series of videos designed to help academics help with pivoting to online teaching
Advice to Those About to Teach Online Useful advice with eight guiding lessons on how to teach online
Teaching Online is Different Report produced at end of 2019 by #OpenTeach team as part of a project funded by the National Forum
Eight Steps for a Smoother Transition to Online Teaching A useful post with eight tips and suggestions for online teaching
Moodle 2 Tool Guide for Teachers A short guide to Moodle 2.0 options that uses a green, yellow, red approach to show how useful they are across various criteria
Preparing to Take School Online? Here Are 10 Tips to Male it Work An EdSurge article with tips for school teachers and educators
14 Simple Tips for Better Online Teaching A short piece by Dr Kyungmee Lee, Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning, Lancaster University
Tips from the coalface: Short series of video clips providing simple tips and advice to educators new to teaching online
Quality Matters Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) Checklist. An instructional checklist for educators with downloadable resources.
DCU Quality Checklist A series of prompts and reflective questions for educators to consider when designing and delivering online courses
Google teach from home A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
European Commission: Online Learning ResourcesA collection of resources relevant to supporting online learning in response to Coronavirus
Top Tips for Getting Started Teaching Online Tips and suggestions for online teaching, from teachers who are teaching online
Security considerations during online collaboration and home working:some advice for good practice
Brill COVID-19 Collection A collection of open access textbooks including books on distance learning and creating resilience
LinkedIn Learning are offering a free learning path with 16 online courses featuring top tips from remote work experts on getting the most of remote working
Bookshare is the largest accessible digital library in the country, available for all people with sight loss and print disabilities. Bookshare.ie provides instantaneous access to over 500,000 international and homegrown titles, in a variety of accessible formats. (Audio, Braille Ready Files, PDF and Word)
Infobase are providing free access until 30th April to 7 databases: American History; Bloom's Literature; Ferguson's Career Guidance Center; Issues & Controversies; Today's Science; World News Digest; Writer's Reference Center. Username distancelearning Password: trial
23 tips for making Zoom, Skype, and other video conference calls better
Free Resources on MUSE During COVID-19. Project MUSE is making (some) scholarly content temporarily available for free on its platform
321 Free Tools for Teachers - Free Educational Technology for classroom use and assessment and management tools for online teaching
Jitsi Meet Free and open source video conferencing platform
Academic Integrity in Online Assessment: Produced by the Enhancing Digital Teaching and Learning Project of the IUA, This is a set of recommendations for the design and implementation of alternative assessment to minimise concerns about academic integrity
Enhancing Digital Teaching & Learning in Irish Universities Newsletter. Aimed at universities, it's nonetheless worth looking at
13 Ways to Study at Home Without Going Crazy
Distance Teaching - Navigating New Seas Tips for educators and a list of resources from AHEAD
Resources for online teaching developed by the #Openteach project at DCU
Digital Resources Directory a crowdsourced collection of software tools for teaching and learning
Pearson Education: supporting the move to online teaching Guides, videos and webinars from Pearson Education
Learn to touch type
Exam Lift app to practice and improve your English
Interactive resources for English (Literacy), Maths (Numeracy) & ESOL
Working from home? Here's how AWS can help
AWS expands access to tools that support remote learning and teaching as part of COVID-19 response
Amazon Connect: Easy to use cloud contact center
Amazon AppStream 2.0 – Education
Amazon Workspaces for Education cloud-based, virtual desktop infrastructure
Launch a Virtual Desktop Using Amazon WorkSpaces
Simplifying Access to Learning Resources with Amazon WorkSpaces
Dropbox Paper (requires a Dropbox account) Android app that stores every note on the cloud in your Dropbox account
Evernote Designed for note taking, organizing, task management, and archiving. Available for Mac, iOS, Android, and Microsoft Window. Free and premium versions.
Google Keep Google's note-making service. Available for iOS, Android and online
Notability Note-making and sketching tool available for iOS and Android. Not free
OneNote Part of the Microsoft Office suite, it can gather users' notes, drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries.Available for iOS, Android and Windows
Exemplars and Case Studies of Technology – Enhanced Assessment in FE and HE Institutions
New SELFIE assessment tool for digital technologies in schools
Berkeley Centre for Teaching and Learning: Alternatives to traditional testing methods
National Form for Teaching and Learning: Selecting online alternatives to common assessment methods
NYU Shanghai's Digital Teaching Toolkit developed for the rapid deployment of online teaching. It Includes resources for assessments, discussions, webinars for particular tools, and lessons learned from colleagues in China
10 points to remember when learning online
Resources for Teaching Online
Professional Development Service for Teachers distance learning resource list
UNESCO Distance Learning Solutions
Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams Up for Success
Managing Remote Workers Training
Learn English – free online learning course for beginners
Learn English online
Cambridge English write and improve
Interactive exercises and downloadable audio and video resources for English beginners
NALA Literacy and Numeracy Workbooks
COVID-19 - Updates
Guidance on Programme Delivery and Assessment of Learners
FESS Academic Writing Handbook
Cisco Offering Free 90-day Webex Licenses Due to Coronavirus
Google for Education: Teacher Centre
Google Education Blog The official source for information about Google’s education-related efforts
If working from home is a new reality for you, take time to find out what works best for you
Harvard Business Review guide for newly homeworking parents
How to stay sane when working from home: 4 practical tips from a professional
Microsoft remote working checklist
Get Started with Teams for Remote Learning
A collection of articles written for teachers including how-to guidance for the most important first steps in teaching in Teams
If you're a teacher, student, or a parent or guardian, get more guidance on teaching and learning remotely with Office 365
Parents and guardians can also go to the Parent Support Page for help with remote learning.
Microsoft Teams providing live webinars and will also be available on demand. To see all webinars, click here
CILIP guide to doing online seminars and meetings
How to use Zoom on-line video conferencing tool
OpenClassrooms have opened their courses for free from the 12th March for three months. Learners can sign up directly, teaching staff might be interested in looking at the video content, most of which is licenced under creative commons
KWETB are developing a website with resources “created by tutors”
Create tutorials or lessons for classroom instruction with screenomatic
Kahoot! quizzes and practice tests for the study skills unit support classes for phase 2 Electrical apprentices (Kahoot! Account required)
Writing manual for students on Level 4 and Level 5 courses from GRETB
List of free online tools for virtual learning
Online Teaching Resources from Irish HE Providers
How to join and access Libraries Ireland online resources
Blackboard Ally File Converter Converting your course files into alternative formats that fit your needs, devices, and learning preferences
BC Open Textbooks has open academic textbooks in a variety of subject areas including, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law and Language Learning
eCampusOntario Open Library has over 350 openly licensed educational resources that can be customized or adopted for your teaching and learning
The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences.
OpenStax has a wide range of academic textbooks that are peer-reviewed and openly licensed, and 100% free.
Open Textbook Network provides a range of academic textbooks across a wide range of disciplines
JISC’s vocational learning resources are freely available until July 31st
JISC’s practical tips to maintain teaching, learning and business operations
JISC: Check your tech as part of your coronavirus planning
EDUCAUSE COVID 19 Resources - A resource page created to help higher education institutions plan for possible campus disruption by COVID-19
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
EPALE – Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe
Register your interest in the next Open Teach Online Teaching course
General information, useful tips and hundreds of fun activities that can be done in the home or outside Helpmykidlearn.ie
Doodle Easy to use meeting scheduling website
CJ Fallon is providing free access to their ebooks until the end of the school term
Edco have also made all of their Primary, Junior and Leaving Cert e-books available for students, parents and teachers.
How To Teach Online: Providing Continuity for Students A course designed to support educators currently faced with the imminent move to online teaching
Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Practice A course for the Vocational Education and Training sector to promote effective use of blended learning.
5 ways to keep human connections when moving learning online due to coronavirus
Rice University Course Workload Estimator Its origins as well as some of its potential uses, can be read here (Internet Archive)
16 Answers to Your Questions about Teaching Online
The KISS approach to teaching online in the time of COVID19 Slides and session recording
