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Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

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Our solution came about in the form of hybrid courses for students—a mix of asynchronous curriculum and regular, scheduled synchronous sessions. The Utility of Hybrid Courses. For those of you struggling to integrate fully online courses—or fully in-person courses—into your school models, consider this.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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Today, Robertson’s course consists of 150 to 200 online modules, each of which includes a video presentation , a section from his own book Marketing Fundamentals for Future Professionals , and—coming soon—an active learning exercise. See sidebar, “Robertson’s Content Options for Hybrid Courses.”)

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

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Here are some tips for where to begin: Use intentionality when creating content, learning activities, and assessments Instructors should mindfully consider the content they present to students, the learning activities students complete, and the assessments within the class. Neither are they particularly difficult to implement.

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Does Online Education Help Low-income Students Succeed?

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For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. Or so I thought.

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The Online Classroom: Trust, Explore, Engage

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Building Trust Building trust is crucial, which can be achieved through community-building activities and ‘hangout’ meetings that foster mutual understanding. Kaleta, “Introduction to Hybrid Courses,” Teaching With Technology. References Garnham and R. Today 8, no.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

Here are some tips for where to begin: Use intentionality when creating content, learning activities, and assessments Instructors should mindfully consider the content they present to students, the learning activities students complete, and the assessments within the class. Neither are they particularly difficult to implement.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Hybrid and HyFlex models, supported by AI-driven platforms like Zoom, allow asynchronous learning, vital for students balancing work and family (Quality Matters, 2022). Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction.