eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Testing the use of Canvas quizzes in seven online courses and five hybrid courses, the researchers designed quizzes for each student and for each quiz attempt. Invested additional time between quiz attempts to better master the assigned materials. Fill-in-the-Blank Questions.

Quizzes 226

Quizzes Technology Hybrid Courses Mobile Devices 226

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

And so the online and hybrid courses these institutions spun up during the pandemic came with little of the scaffolding that experts recommend. Once they sign up for courses, an assigned mentor is supposed to check in on them regularly—sometimes even weekly—through a call or text or video meeting.

Student Engagement 194

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. But what about this assignment that was worth so much of our grade? When students know the purpose of the work they’re being asked to do, they have greater buy-in than if they see the assignment as mere “busy work.”

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. But what about this assignment that was worth so much of our grade? When students know the purpose of the work they’re being asked to do, they have greater buy-in than if they see the assignment as mere “busy work.”

Syllabus 108

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 108

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For many educators during the pandemic the best they could do for online learning was take already existing lessons and assignments, copy them and upload them into the learning management system they were using. Kaleta, “Introduction to Hybrid Courses,” Teaching With Technology. References Garnham and R.

Hybrid Courses 124

Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Student Engagement 124

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Benefits: Accessibility and Faculty Efficiency AI enhances accessibility, a cornerstone of community college missions. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Benefits: Accessibility and Faculty Efficiency AI enhances accessibility, a cornerstone of community college missions. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 82

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 82