By Daniel Christopher DavisLarge courses offer a unique experience, both for teachers and students. This article offers tips and suggestions to aid you in the redesign of your... |Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranWhat is Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)? In distance education, regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is required for all courses and refers to consistent, quality... |Communication, Course Design
By Jill AndersonPlanning an assignment or project to be completed by a group of students can raise lots of questions and concerns for an instructor: How should... |Academic Technology, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranThis guide conveys our recommended approach to setting up a basic course in Moodle at NC State. These suggestions and resources will help you incorporate... |Academic Technology, Course Design, Moodle
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranWith more students using smartphones and tablets to access their courses through the NC State Moodle mobile app, it’s crucial to design your content with... |Academic Technology, Course Design, Moodle
By Jennifer TagsoldGamification is the practice of introducing principles and design concepts from games into non-game environments to increase participation, engagement, and performance. The Gamification Plugin for... |Accessibility, Course Design
By Jill AndersonYou’ve doubtless heard the expression “Great minds think alike.” In reality, great minds work in countless different ways, with no “right” or “wrong” way to... |Academic Technology, Course Design, Moodle
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranHow can you help students plan for completing course tasks? The Checklist activity is a tool in Moodle that can be used to help students... |Course Design
By Jennifer TagsoldAt NC State, there are a number of course modalities offered, including in-person (aka face to face), hybrid (a mix of online and in-person instruction),... |Course Design
By Jennifer TagsoldHyFlex courses are those that provide a multimodal approach to learning, combining online and in-person students within the same course (Beatty, 2019). The term stems... |Accessibility, Course Design
By Jill AndersonUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) recognizes that variability exists in student populations along many spectra, and guides the design of learning experiences that present as... |Accessibility, Course Design
By Jill AndersonUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) recognizes that variability exists in student populations along many spectra, and guides the design of learning experiences that present as... |Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranTraining should be an ongoing process and shouldn’t stop with onboarding. Employees who receive continuous online training are more: Asynchronous training is convenient for employees.... |Accessibility, Course Design
By Jill AndersonUniversal Design for Learning recognizes that variability exists in student populations along many spectra. It guides the design of learning experiences with as few barriers... |Communication, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranProviding a course overview can help your students orient themselves to your course and connect with you as an inProviding online learning expectations will clearly... |Communication, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranA clear and complete syllabus for your online course is the most important document you can provide for your students. This syllabus template provides example... |Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranA course map is a document that is helpful in planning the structure of your course before you start to organize it in Moodle. A... |Communication, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranSending a welcome letter that gives students necessary information and resources to get started, to students before class begins will help build a sense of... |Communication, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranProviding a course overview can help your students orient themselves to your course and connect with you as an instructor. A course overview provides details... |Academic Technology, Course Design
By Ms Kerri Brown ParkerCustom learning experiences for students include personalized and adaptive course activities in which students have different learning experiences based on their choices or completion of... |Academic Technology, Course Design, Moodle
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranHow can you organize the layout of your Moodle course so that students can focus their energy on learning? |Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranHave you ever wondered what a really well-designed course looks like? These NC State courses have all been certified through the nationally recognized Quality Matters... |Academic Technology, Communication, Course Design
By Jill AndersonStudents must engage in their courses in order to learn. But what, exactly, do we mean by “student engagement?” And what teaching practices and strategies... |Communication, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranFirst impressions make a big difference in the online classroom. How can you ensure that your online learners feel welcome in the class and that... |Academic Technology, Course Design
By Arlene Joanna Mendoza-MoranThis guide conveys our recommended approach to setting up a basic course in Moodle at NC State. These suggestions and resources will help you incorporate... |Course Design
By Caitlin Jean McKeownDo you need to create an online course? Are you looking to improve the design of your Moodle course? Check out these guides, resources, and... |Course Design
By Jennifer TagsoldInstructional design (ID) models provide structure to learning goals. The models are based on various learning theories in the realms of behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism... |Course Design
By Jennifer TagsoldThere are numerous ways to teach an engaging, effective online course. By following basic best practices, instructors can optimize the online learning experience. There are... |Course Design
By Jennifer TagsoldLearning objectives help to clarify the purpose of a course for both students and faculty. The learning objectives state what the learner is expected to...