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. Want better discussion boards? This was not online education, this was educational triage.

Hybrid Courses 124

Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Online Learning 124

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

Gaggle Speaks

MAY 8, 2015

And while an LMS can be very effective in an online or hybrid course, you want to be careful not to forsake the notion of classroom design. Assignment Organization. This one might seem like a no-brainer, but without good assignment organization, students don’t have a clear path to follow. Transform Discussion Boards.

Learning Spaces 83

Learning Spaces Hybrid Courses Learning Assignments 83

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The findings paint a complicated picture of whether online teaching can work for humanities courses at liberal arts colleges, and how much effort they take to produce. For some students (45 percent of the respondents), the online or hybrid courses were somewhat better or much better than in-person.

Art 126

Art Study Teaching Lecturing 126

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

MARCH 30, 2025

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.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

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. Want better discussion boards? This was not online education, this was educational triage.

Hybrid Courses 82

Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Online Learning 82