By Jill AndersonGroup work can produce anxiety for students, and much of that anxiety comes from not knowing how much their grade will be affected by other... |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... |Communication
By Dajha Kenya HoustonCourse introductions provide instructors with the first opportunity to connect with their students on a personal level. Traditional methods often fell short in fostering meaningful... |Communication
By Jill AndersonInteractions between students are a valuable part of online learning. Multiple studies (see Liu et al (2024) and Azizan et al (2023) for examples) have... |Academic Technology
By Dajha Kenya HoustonWorkshop Links If there are no workshops available, you may request an instructional consultation about this topic. VoiceThread is an asynchronous multimedia slideshow tool that... |Academic Technology, Moodle
By Jill AndersonThis article discusses the benefits of group work, gives guidance on what sorts of assignments and activities work well for group work, and offers some... |Academic Technology, Communication
By Jill AndersonYellowdig is an online discussion platform that puts students in the driver’s seat. It’s designed according to the Community of Inquiry framework, which highlights the... |Academic Technology, Communication
By Ms Kerri Brown ParkerWhiteboarding is a well-established active learning practice used in many classrooms. Students and instructors can use in-classroom whiteboards to brainstorm, create connections between ideas, draw... |Academic Technology, Assessment
By Ms Kerri Brown ParkerInteractions are a key component of student learning in online and face-to-face settings including student-instructor interactions, student-content interactions, and student-student interactions. Peer review is one... |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 AndersonFor all its advantages, sometimes “online learning can be a lonely experience” (Kaufmann & Vallade, 2020). Building community in an online course can combat this... |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... |Communication
By Jakia Khan SalamDiscussion Forums can play a key role in online learning. When used effectively, they can provide many learning benefits including: enhanced critical thinking, more thoughtful...