Collaborative Learning, Communication and Course Design

Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

Students

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. Student success is teacher success.

Students

Students Motivation Feedback Communication

A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness

A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness

A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design

Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support.

Accessibility

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture

A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018).

Learning

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design

Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements. It involves designing courses that accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support.

Accessibility

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture

Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects.

Assignments

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This membership diversity enables participants to share and gain knowledge from faculty with a vast array of perspectives and expertise in a variety of fields who are also familiar with the unique challenges and opportunities presented by online learning. The Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Infographic].

Online Learning

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning

Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Several strategies can help learners participate more fully in the learning environment, including collaborative learning, visual/spatial supports, and individualized instruction. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Ensure images have descriptive alt texts.

Disabilities

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities

Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Several strategies can help learners participate more fully in the learning environment, including collaborative learning, visual/spatial supports, and individualized instruction. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Ensure images have descriptive alt texts.

Disabilities

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. EdTech Books.

Teaching

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary

Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects.

Assignments

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Students in smaller classes often feel more comfortable asking questions and engaging in discussions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Additionally, fostering a sense of community and ensuring effective communication among students across locations requires innovative teaching strategies. EdTech Books.

Teaching

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary

The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

This membership diversity enables participants to share and gain knowledge from faculty with a vast array of perspectives and expertise in a variety of fields who are also familiar with the unique challenges and opportunities presented by online learning. The Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Infographic].

Online Learning

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning

Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Palloff and Keith Pratt (book), provides case studies about building community in online environments. Care, Communication, Support: Core for Designing Meaningful Online Collaborative Learning ,” by Heather Robinson, Whitney Kilgore, Scott Warren (article), offers insight about communication and collaboration online.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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