Latest news from Scholar....

​Choice of Scholar Platform
​SCHOLAR is working on a brand new platform with a host of improvements, particularly for those using mobile devices.  Teachers and learners can now switch at will between this new, more mobile-friendly beta site and our "Classic" SCHOLAR platform. Both platforms provide access to our full suite of online course materials packed with activities for learners to work on including: video clips, listening tasks, animations, simulations, drag-and-drop exercises, matching and ordering tasks, practice exam questions etc. 

If you would like to access the new platform, when logged in to SCHOLAR, click on the try the new beta site link. ​You are free to switch back to the classic platform at any time using a link in the notification bar at the top of the page. 

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New SCHOLAR video- Information for Parents and Carers
Many parents and carers are curious about online learning, and would like to find out more about resources that can be used to enliven at-home learning.  To give parents and carers a sense of the variety of engaging activities available, SCHOLAR have produced a new 3 minute video aimed, primarily, at parents and carers of learners in S3-S6. 

Watch the video here Information for Parents and Carers...
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Online Tutor Sessions
Scholar's upcoming online tutor sessions are:

Biology
Thursday 11 February 2021 - National 5 Biology 6.00pm - Cell biology.
Thursday 25 February 2021 - National 5 Biology 6.00pm - Multicellular organisms.
Thursday 11 March 2021 - National 5 Biology 6.00pm - Life on Earth.

Chemistry
Tuesday 2 February 2021 - National 5 Chemistry 6.00pm - Chemical changes and strcuture.
Tuesday 16 February 2021 - National 5 Chemistry 6.00pm - Nature's chemistry.
Tuesday 2 March 2021 - National 5 Chemistry 6.00pm - Chemistry in society.

Please note that worksheets will be available and should be attempted before some sessions.

More info here Online Tutor Sessions

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Online courses for Scottish Schools...

Scholar currently offers 37 online courses for Scottish schools that align with SQA courses at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher level.

Scholar materials draw on the knowledge and experience of teachers working in Scottish schools to develop their interactive and engaging course materials.

Scholar is perfectly suited to enhance knowledge and skills development and support blended learning for pupils studying national qualifications in S4, 5 and 6.

Scholar at Marr College...

We use Scholar to support learning in the classroom and learning  at home,  The materials encourage learners to work on their own initiative and take greater responsibility for organising and planning their own learning.

​You don't need to register - this happens automatically on enrolment on the course at school and you can log in directly from your personal GLOW launchpad.

​Here's a link to a short video that helps you get started or just ask your teacher via Teams. 

Broad range of subjects online..

Although not every course we offer at Marr College is available on Scholar there is nonetheless an extensive range available.

When you are enrolled for a course it will appear in your list of courses within the Scholar interface and is available for you to use.

At the moment Scholar have fast-forwarded some enrolments to help with the situation in relation to Coronavirus.  However it has not been possible to auto-enrol everyone for every course at this time though this will all be in place for August return to school.

In the meantime you can access Scholar from your GLOW launchpad and if you can't see a course in your list select "Display other courses" bottom right of the Scholar home page to see all courses on offer at Marr College and available on Scholar.

Any problems please just leave a message on Teams or Show My Homework for your class teacher and they will help you get organised :-)

Alternatively contact Mr N A McLean, Depute Head Teacher via the 'contact us' links in the site footer below.
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​​https://scholar.hw.ac.uk/

Last update: 22 January 2021