By Jill AndersonYou’ve doubtless heard the expression “Great minds think alike,” but the reality is that great minds work in countless different ways. There is no “right”... |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-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... |Academic Technology, Assessment
By Yiling ChappelowGradescope is grading software that is designed to make assignment submission, and grading easier. It allows instructors to create variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects)... |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
By Yiling ChappelowDo your students struggle to stay engaged during class? Do you want to encourage more participation, engagement and active learning, even in large courses? Top... |Communication
By Jill AndersonWhat are mid-semester check-ins? Mid-semester is a great time to check in with your students in order to make any adjustments or course corrections based... |Communication
By Jill AndersonHumanizing your course means taking intentional steps to create a human connection with and between learners in your course. Contrast this to learners interacting only... |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
By Jill AndersonOnline courses offer great advantages, not the least of which is that they provide students flexibility in location and schedule of learning, thereby creating more... |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... |Communication
By Yiling ChappelowCommunication is critical in any course. Students benefit greatly from regular interactions with instructors and other students. Establish your instructor presence in an online environment... |Academic Technology, Assessment, Communication
By Ms Kerri Brown ParkerGreat teachers understand that learning is a conversation, not a monologue. – Sir Ken Robinson Simple and quick, real-time assessments and check-ins are excellent tools... |Assessment, Communication
By Ms Kerri Brown ParkerA rubric is a scoring tool that identifies the different criteria relevant to an assignment, assessment, or learning outcome and states the possible levels of... |Academic Technology, Assessment, Communication
By Jennifer TagsoldInstructor and peer feedback have a profound effect on the quality of student learning. When teaching online, it is important to foster both learner-instructor interaction... |Communication
By Jakia Khan SalamNetiquette is the term used to describe the special set of rules for online communication. Because students in the online learning environment are unable to...