Print Materials

To support the learning process, material is usually modularised (e.g., relating to weeks, the web/video/audio conference schedule, or discrete topics).

Fewer and fewer papers now make use of hard copy print materials that are distributed to students. Even so, much digitised information is laid out and organised as if it were in hard copy print. Many reading resources, such as journal articles, are available online, yet they are laid out as if they were part of a hard copy print journal.

It is good to be conscious of the inherent similarities and differences between hard copy print and digitised print, and how they can influence and determine how students access and interact with the materials. The different media can provide a range of opportunities for working with your students and with the resources. For example, a digitised copy of a hard copy print report or handbook could have numerous embedded links within it, making it easy for further links to related resources to be accessed.

Within many departments or programmes, teaching teams develop a common presentation format; not only to ensure consistent quality standards but also commonality across papers. Print materials are often provided on your paper’s Blackboard or other online learning system site, or by a combination of print and digital media (e.g., Blackboard/Moodle, DVDs).

If your course includes printed hard copy material, it should be supplied in University of Otago ring binders or folders with standardised covers designating the course, programme and department. Making arrangements for these is one of the departmental administrator’s tasks. Contact Uniprint.