Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Careful Course Design It starts with the digital course design process. For that reason, Matthews is not a fan of distance learning programs that outsource course design and accompanying library resources to online program managers , or OPMs. “I

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

“Our faculty playbook provides just-in-time guidance from digital learning experts which builds on their decades of experience delivering high-quality online education.” Here are summaries of the four essential elements of successful online courses, according to the playbook.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Department of Education. That’s because in competency-based approaches, course designers have carefully articulated what concepts need to be learned to meet course objectives, and “every day a student is coming in and saying what’s my learning goal for the day?” Back then, everything was asynchronous by default. “It

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. Sample Courses from Georgetown's MA in Learning and Design.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Among those closely following college reopening plans : education technology providers that work with higher-ed institutions to build online degree programs. HolonIQ, an education market research firm, counts more than 60 providers ; there are likely more.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Both manufacturers and educators are leveraging the benefits of 3D printers in education. 3D modeling and printers can bring almost any educational concept to life, while building practical skills such as problem-solving, creative coding and design. 3D Printing Engages Students. by Erika Gimbel.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. In addition to using technology in my own biology courses, I also work with faculty across the country on how to teach with technology through an inclusive lens.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film about him. He engineers every aspect of his courses, down to which students he’ll shoot the breeze with before class. Source: Course Hero. Source: Course Hero.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

In this interview with EdSurge, Maurer explains her goals for the project and emphasizes the importance of comptent online course design. The relationship that an instructor builds with an instructional designer is really, really important. So far, the network has 300 volunteers and counting. This is a partnership we develop.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designed to improve student achievement in reading and math. June 15, 2021 – Today MetaMetrics ® unveiled its new Lexile® & Quantile® Educator Academy. DURHAM, N.C. The myriad resources allow me to expand my knowledge of teaching mathematics.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Still, knowing that many educators retired at the end of the past school year, I can imagine that on a larger scale, those entering the workforce face unprecedented challenges such as course design and managing an online platform. . Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. T4Edtech #edtech.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

And it takes time and effort to build the dashboards and teach professors to use them, she added: “This is still an area needing significant research, and we hope that some of the lessons we learn can not only help our advising/coaching, but also provide some information that helps with quality course design.”.

Students 176

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Faculty risk excluding certain students and impeding their ability to succeed when they aren’t intentional about design and facilitation. What do we mean by an inclusive classroom? But using these tools successfully requires careful consideration.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

She said that one of the ways she implements active participation is through participatory course design in some of her courses, where students take part in brainstorming what the course will look like. She takes the approach of co-designing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

I cannot fault them, nor can I fault many of the teachers who had little experience in course design and the pedagogy behind it. . Christian Miraglia is a recently retired 36 year educator and now Educational Technology Consultant at t4edtech where he also blogs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The report urges schools away from all-in-one service bundles that outsource design, construction, and sometimes even teaching of online courses, and especially from contractors who promise hugely increased revenue. We also need innovation and creativity.

Online Learning 189

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Her research is motivated and informed by her work as an instructor and instructional designer within the California community college system.

Instructors 116

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is essential for educators to tap into professional development (PD) opportunities to advance their understanding of how to use AI to improve the classroom experience.

Teachers 206

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Design facilitated online, asynchronous courses for faculty that model effective course design and facilitation. Send a follow up email with a link to the resource site, the posted materials, and the video archive of the session to participants and those that are interested but unable to attend.

Faculty Development 161

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

My strategic asynchronous course design includes purposeful questions that allow each individual teacher to check in about their personal goals and unique challenges, which allows me to get to know them at a deeper level than before. As a result of this pivot, I find myself working one-on-one with teachers more regularly.

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Teachers Course Design Participation Discussions 212

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

That’s an approach that’s grown over the past decade or so where colleges try to harness the digital breadcrumbs left by students as they move through digital platforms and online course materials to find patterns that can improve course design and even personalize material for individual students. “AI

Intelligence 212

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ultimately, the project aims to make students co-creators of the materials they will use in class, Thanos says, and provide course designers, faculty and her company with direct insight into their thought process.

Textbooks 157

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The emerging field of Learner Experience Design or LX design is about balancing the need for quality course design with the central role of human interaction in online learning. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses.

Blended Courses 165

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

When it comes to learning, engagement is influenced by a learner's level of motivation, focus and cognitive ability as well as online course design and a teacher's decisions regarding facilitation style. In its simplest form, engagement is a measure of how much we are attending to a purpose, task or activity.

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Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Built for Flexibility The first known course that called itself HyFlex emerged in 2006 , at San Francisco State University, taught by Brian Beatty, a professor of instructional design and technology. And one main driver was surprisingly mundane: traffic snarls that routinely kept students from getting to class on time.

Teaching 208

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online. The difference between good and great course designers is the ability to serve as the eyes of the students,” says Evenchik.

Learning 138

Learning Gamification Course Design Textbooks 138

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter. So if automation and interactivity differentiate a smart phone from a phone, what makes a course “smart”? What attributes of course design and applications of technology transform outcomes and impact, as opposed to gratuitous investment in technology for technology’s sake?

Multiple Choice Questions 129

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Relevance for Learning, Instruction, and Assessment Adult learners have unique needs that require consideration when designing instruction. Jeff is passionate about learning and improving the quality of online course design and instruction to benefit returning adult learners. References Bradbury, N.

Online Learning 111

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Sally Baldwin, EdD, researches online course quality, online course design, and course evaluation instruments. Her research is motivated and informed by her work as an instructor and instructional designer within the California community college system.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Yet bringing this hybrid vision to life in just a few years’ time would require colleges to change their strategies and also invest more in online education, the report suggests. It may also mean doing more to truly prepare students for online learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Yet, I still have not been able to find an out-of-the-box online learning platform that offers this palette of instructional features that can serve course designers and students at scale. The MIT Media Lab built a fun Unhangout tool that breaks people into small chat rooms for discussion.

Online Learning 158

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Easily overlooked in this process can be maintaining the use of outside experts as guest speakers, panelists, or evaluators because of condensed class formats and the reliance on asynchronous elements in online course designs. Intentional tech: Principles to guide the use of educational technology in college teaching.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

Go to edX and look at the platform for creating courses there—it is cumbersome and difficult,” he adds. You can argue that because of that, you get some more-mature course designs, but it’s not the same as scalability.” A Strategy Duel The two entities have also taken very different approaches in terms of strategy, says Hill.

Fairness 206

Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Perhaps it’s the increased attention to the changing economy and advances in technology that finally provoked organizations like the one I now work for to rethink how the experiences students are exposed to can help them to better understand what options exist after high school and better prepare for their future.

Students 164

Students Attention Textbooks Assignments 164

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

With prepwork, course design, scheduling and filming, “you’re talking about six months to a year” to produce a course, says Rogier. “Or a class in VR with [comedian] Jerry Seinfield, and learn how to read the audience in the room.” The company also plans to grow its roster of celebrity teachers.

Learning 153

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

Eventually, I was able to find all but three of my 11 textbooks for my master’s degree in educational technology freely available on the library website, not to mention plenty of other materials (e.g., case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). There is clearly a disconnect here.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2017

As a result, there is a pressing need to understand how those involved in education interpret (rightly or wrongly) common statistical ideas and decipher research claims. A Blueprint For Change So, how can the education technology community help address these issues?

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