We place increasing emphasis on student-active forms of working and learning. This is in accordance with the growing interest in so-called flipped classroom learning.
Below, we briefly present some of the work and learning methods you will encounter as an online student. At USN, we primarily use the Zoom online conferencing system for online teaching, but in some cases we also use Skype for business for group work, supervision, etc.
- Lectures are a teaching method in which the lecturer presents and discusses a topic/issue related to a specific course based on the syllabus. Online lectures at USN are either asynchronous or synchronous.
- Asynchronous lectures are recordings that are posted on the Canvas learning platform and can be viewed at your convenience.
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Synchronous lectures take place primarily on Zoom, with students present in real time: In hybrid teaching, some students are also present in the lecture hall on campus, and there is the opportunity to ask questions and talk with the lecturer. Synchronous lectures often have compulsory attendance. Some online studies at USN record all synchronous lectures, and make the recordings (video or audio) available to students after the teaching session has taken place.
- Group work is either teacher-driven or student-driven, and involves smaller groups of students collaborating on a joint project or assignment, and solving it together. Through access to virtual breakout rooms in Zoom, students can meet in real time with audio and video, discuss assignments and exchange documents with each other.
- A seminar is an informal teaching method, where the teacher and students work together on subject-specific tasks/projects. In online seminars, students and teachers meet in real time in a virtual Zoom room and according to a schedule. (Tips and advice on netiquette in these types of seminars).
- Supervision can either take place in groups or in person between the student and the lecturer. In separate web conference rooms, the student and lecturer meet in real time according to an agreed schedule. In a supervisory session, written answers, oral presentations or other student work is discussed with the lecturer and feedback is given.
- Learning resources are the sum of all teaching materials produced or shared by the lecturer on a course and made available to the students. Such resources may include recordings of teaching, films, text documents, links to important websites, etc. The resources are made available to the students via the Canvas learning platform, and are generally available from the time they are published and throughout the semester.
- Self-study is the work you put into your studies that is not included in the stipulated teaching provision. Self-study includes reading syllabus literature and other relevant academic literature, using available learning resources, writing assignments, etc.