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New 'Playbook' Explains Four Elements of Great Online Courses

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Throughout, the playbook explores themes of providing students with support in online courses, making such courses equitable, and the importance of continuously improving them. The guide says instructors should specify how they would like students to communicate with them and each other, and explain what tools will help do that.

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Colleges Can Turn Classes Into Virtual Communities. Here’s How.

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A clear, upfront communication policy stipulating response times can be very helpful for avoiding misunderstandings. Fourth, be brave and conduct a mid-term, anonymous evaluation of your course. Traditional end-of-course evaluations do your current students no good. The faster instructors respond, the better.

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For Online Class Discussions, Instructors Move From Text to Video

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He’s taking three online courses this semester, all of which require him to participate in online discussion forums as part of his grade. “It It doesn’t really build a community, if that was what is intended,” he says. Many instructors see them as drudgery as well.

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The Daily Quiz

Faculty Focus

The grading scheme I use allows students to choose how much the quiz will count. The grading scheme gives instructors the flexibility to vary the points as they see fit. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. On my course evaluations student regularly note that the daily quiz is one of their favorite activities.

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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

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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.

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The Daily Quiz

Faculty Focus

The grading scheme I use allows students to choose how much the quiz will count. The grading scheme gives instructors the flexibility to vary the points as they see fit. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. On my course evaluations student regularly note that the daily quiz is one of their favorite activities.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

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When I first started using Discord with my psychology club students (I am their club advisor), I saw a tremendous increase in communication among members, sharing of ideas, asking of questions, and overall collaboration among club members. Either way, they get the message that you are interested in them beyond their grade in your class.

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