We are focusing on ensuring that we are able to deliver a quality education and that your teaching and learning can continue if there is further disruption. We’re aiming to be as flexible as possible so if things change, you can change your pathway any time. To achieve this, many of our courses will now be taught in a way that blends face-to-face classes with a range of online lectures, teaching, learning and collaborative support, including:
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Webinars;
- Lectures and tutorials in the University’s virtual learning environment;
- Collaborative discussions
- Group project work using social media or other meeting platforms like Zoom, WhatsApp or Messenger.
There will also be other ways of learning, designed to enable you to engage more easily and manage your workload. It will also help develop your deeper understanding of the topic. This will usually involve:
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Self-directed study;
- Readings and;
- Online tasks.
You will engage in an interactive classroom environment in real-time, even if you are online, and will have access to the resources and materials needed for your course. Interactivity is important to our teaching, we want our students to discuss, debate and tackle key issues together. This style of dual-delivery teaching ensures that we maintain these crucial interactive elements.
We want as many of our students to join us on campus as possible, but if restrictions apply or circumstances change, we can move to blended and online delivery. This will offer the flexibility for you to continue your studies uninterrupted, whatever the circumstances.
This is not an online degree. Our goal is to replicate face-to-face teaching digitally, where necessary, but continue to teach face-to-face where we can.
Applicants will receive an email from the department they have applied to which will explain more about the specific teaching and assessment arrangements. You can also find out more on our department pages which have further details about how teaching will be delivered. Please note that whether you can study online for the whole year is dependent on what department and course you are applying for.
If you are an East 15 Acting School applicant, please refer to their website for updates on term information.
More information on how teaching at Essex takes place and a glossary of terms