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Edsurge
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Don’t just use video for lectures; the format can also be used to welcome students to your class, provide feedback (much preferred by students to print feedback) and walk through assignments. A clear, upfront communication policy stipulating response times can be very helpful for avoiding misunderstandings. Avoid long videos, though.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
For example, Bruff teaches a statistics course where he uses an infographics assignment that he adapted from Sidneyeve Matrix, an associate professor at Queen’s University, in Canada. “In In my assignment description I have a little footnote that gives her credit,” he says. “As
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Edsurge
MARCH 17, 2017
The threaded discussion felt always like the wrong medium for learning,” says Joyce Valenza, an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information, who has been teaching online since 2001. And he thinks the videos would add a personal dimension that he finds missing from his online courses. “I
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Connecting Connections The practice of connecting with students helps to minimize power dynamics , begins to establish trust, and opens communication pathways. Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. But why bother? So, give it a try!
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2018
So, it really depends on how eager the student is to help improve the whole situation and the course specifically. I think in terms of its timing, the course evaluation coming only at the end affects whether the professor could make adjustments, and also how eager students are when it comes to participating in that progress.
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Connecting Connections The practice of connecting with students helps to minimize power dynamics , begins to establish trust, and opens communication pathways. Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. But why bother? So, give it a try!
Faculty Focus
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
When I first used the daily quiz assignment, it was an individual quiz. On my course evaluations student regularly note that the daily quiz is one of their favorite activities. Quizzes are a great way to begin class, with students actively discussing and debating course content. My use of these quizzes has evolved.
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