Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. 2021) Immediate or timely detailed feedback is especially important in online and condensed courses.

Instructors 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Let students know when they may expect announcements, feedback on assignments (along with where to access them), and office hours.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Let students know when they may expect announcements, feedback on assignments (along with where to access them), and office hours.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Research on faculty perceptions suggests that the ideal enrollment for online courses is lower than what they would consider suitable for high-enrollment courses, with course design playing a crucial role. 2021) Immediate or timely detailed feedback is especially important in online and condensed courses.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Online education has revolutionized the way individuals access and engage with learning opportunities, providing flexibility and convenience that traditional institutions cannot always offer. Alongside the benefits of online learning come challenges, particularly in ensuring access, engagement, and inclusion for all students.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning.

Teaching 179

Teaching Education Learning Assignments 179

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Online education has revolutionized the way individuals access and engage with learning opportunities, providing flexibility and convenience that traditional institutions cannot always offer. Alongside the benefits of online learning come challenges, particularly in ensuring access, engagement, and inclusion for all students.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.  7 keys to effective feedback.  Jossey-Bass.

Quizzes 126

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

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 143

Learning Gamification Course Design Textbooks 143

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Online student struggles When you think of “student support,” you probably think about an academic-based intervention; perhaps on-campus or Zoom-based tutoring, a writing center that can provide feedback and services related to class writing assignments, or services for students with accommodations.

Syllabus 130

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Lesson one: Planning teaching presence At our university training during the pandemic, professors learned that enhancing flexibility for online learners involved making all assignments and activities accessible on the first day of class—this way students could work at their own pace.  7 keys to effective feedback.  Wiggins, G.

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. Each class session and learning activity is offered in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Content should incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and offer choices to students. Each class session and learning activity is offered in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Online student struggles When you think of “student support,” you probably think about an academic-based intervention; perhaps on-campus or Zoom-based tutoring, a writing center that can provide feedback and services related to class writing assignments, or services for students with accommodations.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2023

This integration of student agency allowed students to play an active role in shaping their own learning experience, not only deepening engagement but also crafting a more personalized and rewarding learning experience. The target course was a completely asynchronous and was redesigned into three blocks, each containing five modules.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Assignments Instructors Students 97

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. Educational media is at an inflection point.

Instructors 146

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 146

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

As many #DLNchat -ters pointed out, they are efficient and thus attractive assessment tools for instructors of large courses. One longer answer was provided by Lloyd Dean: “Ongoing diagnostic and formative assessments are a critical part of the feedback process. They enable learners to objectively underage [sic] their own progress.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Online education has been touted as a way to increase access to education. But it’s increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, even as digital learning makes its way into more institutions’ offerings. This has all left us asking: Who does online education really serve?

Instructors 130

Instructors Distance Learning Students Online Learning 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. However, delivering online education is crucial in this circumstance as it is really challenging to effectively engage students in the learning process.

Student Engagement 100

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 100

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. currently serves as a member of the university Futures Thinking & Innovation Teamand has experience in teaching on ground, hybrid, and online courses. References: Meyer, K.

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 89

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Among his many interests is exploring how to combine the possibilities of online learning and the power of problem-based pedagogy. He joined Manhattan College after serving as the vice provost of digital learning at Teachers College, Columbia University where he helped to facilitate the institutional mission for online education.

Achievement 117

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 117

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We can pre-expose students to new information before starting a course or a class with: a welcome letter or email of the course description. a video about a course or topic. The content of the questions is aligned to the learning outcomes and is linked to the subsequent assignments. setting a relevant problem to solve.

Knowledge 126

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 126

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

As a result, we’re pausing to reflect on what we’ve learned from our work, yes, from our readers. Hint: That’s why last week, we asked you for some direct feedback on how we’re doing.) As we continue to grow, we’re eager to continue hearing your feedback. So, what have we gleaned? What do you want more of?

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Learning Feedback Course Design 83

Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Stephanie Wasmanski , Wilkes University Keywords : Student Choice, Student Autonomy, Self-Determination Theory Key Statement: Supporting students’ basic psychological needs of autonomy and competence through self-selected activities and positive feedback may enhance student engagement and motivation. Perception is key.

Motivation 59

Motivation Feedback Students Assignments 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

This involves evaluating the most effective methods and learning environments to engage students and enhance their achievement of desired learning outcomes. However, delivering online education is crucial in this circumstance as it is really challenging to effectively engage students in the learning process.

Student Engagement 76

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 76

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Among his many interests is exploring how to combine the possibilities of online learning and the power of problem-based pedagogy. He joined Manhattan College after serving as the vice provost of digital learning at Teachers College, Columbia University where he helped to facilitate the institutional mission for online education.

Achievement 93

Achievement Study Communication Fairness 93

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We can pre-expose students to new information before starting a course or a class with: a welcome letter or email of the course description. a video about a course or topic. The content of the questions is aligned to the learning outcomes and is linked to the subsequent assignments. setting a relevant problem to solve.

Knowledge 98

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. currently serves as a member of the university Futures Thinking & Innovation Teamand has experience in teaching on ground, hybrid, and online courses. References: Meyer, K.

Student Engagement 66

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 66

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The rubric aims to achieve standards in the following six categories: course alignment, getting students started and overview, organization and representation, accessible course design, engagement and interaction, and assessment and feedback. Learn more about the program and future cohorts.

Feedback 52

Feedback Course Design Art Culture 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I became a Strava user in 2013, around the same time I became an online course designer. Quickly I found that even as I logged runs on Strava daily, I struggled to find the time to log into platforms like Coursera, Udemy or Udacity to finish courses produced by my fellow instructional designers. What was happening?

Course Design 149

Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 149