When reviewing or designing a LEO unit, decisions need to be made about the content, structure, time and pedagogical strategies, sequence of learning activities and assessments, as well as technology used to support learning.

LEO provides a range of resources and activities to help shape and present information to students in a meaningful way.

When preparing your unit consider the following:

• What are the context learning objectives (intended learning outcomes)?
• What is the underpinning learning and teaching approach?

You should always try to use:

• Several Label resources to add headings to the page.
• Consistent heading sizes when adding headings using the LEO text editor.
• Short, clear and consistent titles and description for resources and activities.
• Minimal formatting styles for text i.e. use bold or font colours only when necessary and do not underline text.
• Simple, focused instruction for students.

You may also choose to use:

• The Label, Page or Book resources as dynamic resources to include embedded videos and web links.
• Descriptions for activities and resources, which are displayed to students to provide more information about the activity.
• The Folder resource to provide multiple files, or make a series of links into a Page to keep these similar resources grouped together.
• Use Equella (LEO Content) if you are sharing the same information across units.

When preparing your unit, a good place to start is the Technology Selector. This is an easy-to-use visual reference about various applications in LEO and how to configure and integrate them into your teaching practice.

ACU theme and template

The ACU theme can be used to guide your unit format and style. For more information about the ACU template, please see LEO Guides: ACU theme and template.

A template unit is also available in LEO. Navigate to ACU LEO template guide 2021 and enter your ACU credentials then click the "Enter" button to self-enrol in the unit.

Unit content examples

EXAMPLE 1: INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Students need to locate essential information about the unit of study in one location including a link to reading lists, details about their teaching staff and where to locate online class/lecture recordings and tutorial links.

EXAMPLE 2: COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT
Communication provides access to important announcements or discussion forums to ask questions about aspects of their study. Links to a range of support services can assist students in their learning, such as Academic Skills Unit, 24/7 study support. ASKACU. Library support and LEO support.

EXAMPLE 3: ASSESSMENTS
Assessment often comes with specific instruction or resources needed to complete them. Using Labels to organise your content, as well as logical placement of assignment links under each heading can make tasks more understandable to students.

EXAMPLE 4: WEEKS, MODULES, TOPICS
Week, modules or topics provide essential information about activities and resources to support student learning. Think about the "why" and "what" they are doing that week. Include links to supporting lecture content and activities and/or tutorial information. Labels can create a clear and consistent structure and language to reflect the discipline, which can be repeated throughout the unit tiles for each week/module/topic.

Advanced content styling

The LEO Text Editor has a range of styles you can use to format your content. For more options, please see the following links:

• Icons you can use for activities in LEO units
• Styling content in LEO using HTML