As 2020 comes to an end, we want to recognise your continued hard work and adaptability in responding to the dramatic changes in education.

We are delighted that so many of you from across the world have joined our Teach Online Toolkit and Refresher sessions since April. Particular thanks to those of you who have contributed suggestions, shared your experiences, and provided feedback.

At this time of year, teaching slows down in many parts of the world as institutions take summer and winter breaks. We will also be taking a break from our weekly blog posts, but we are aware that many of you will still be working, supporting your students and planning for 2021. All of the Teach Online Toolkit posts will remain available on our blog, so you will be able to continue to refer back to them whenever you may need to.

Our number one post of the year was Online lectures: Why students don't engage, and what you can do about it, by EdTech Consultant Becky Hartnup!

More of you have read and re-read this post than any of the others. Student engagement has clearly been a high priority for many of you. Check out our related content for practical tips that will help you refresh your teaching next term and re-engage students after the break:

• Asynchronous learning – engaging your students anytime, anywhere

• Change one thing – navigating within your eTextbook

• Digital strategy – taking your students with you

• 3 social media tricks to improve student engagement

• Change one thing – set an activity in your online lecture

If our content has resonated with you, or you would like to share your own experiences, we would love hear from you!  Use the comments below, or email saskia.watts@vitalsource.com.

See you next year!