Resource-based teaching & learning
What is resource-based teaching & learning?
In this form of teaching & learning, resources are provided to support students’ independent study (in terms of time and/or place), for example:
- Print study guides
- Audiotapes
- Videotapes
- CD-ROM/DVD
- Streamed/downloadable media (online streaming or downloading of recorded video/audio)
These resources are purpose-designed and developed by or on behalf of the teaching staff.
[For the sake of Flexible Delivery definitions in the UTAS Unit/Course Handbook, we exclude resources made available through the Web or MyLO from this category of flexible teaching & learning – which fall under one of the categories: ‘web-supported’, ‘web-dependent’, or ‘fully online’. However, from a practical perspective we treat streamed/downloadable media here, along with other resources'.]
There are two main ways resources can be used in a teaching program:
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Resource-dependent: Resources may replace some or all face-to-face teaching for an identified student cohort (e.g. ‘distance’ students). Material resources are thus an integral part of the program.
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Resource-supported: Resources are provided to augment or supplement (but not replace) the face-to-face teaching; e.g. for on-campus students who missed a session, or for general study/review purposes. This may include provision of recorded audiotapes, audio CDs, videotapes or streamed media of lectures, seminars etc. held on campus.