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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

Faculty Focus

Faced with the challenge of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to create course content and respond to emails. While we may not have control over class sizes or course loads, we can manage our workspace, habits, and course procedures. For example, have all response postings due on a Tuesday at noon.

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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

Faculty Focus

Faced with the challenge of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to create course content and respond to emails. While we may not have control over class sizes or course loads, we can manage our workspace, habits, and course procedures. For example, have all response postings due on a Tuesday at noon.

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What Job Design Can Teach Us About Course Design

Faculty Focus

Specifically, JCT outlines that jobs facilitating 1) skill variety, 2) task identity, 3) task significance, 4) autonomy, and 5) feedback will be the most motivating and interesting. As with all course design choices, these ideas are not required for success; you are welcome to choose what feels authentic to your style.

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What Job Design Can Teach Us About Course Design

Faculty Focus

Specifically, JCT outlines that jobs facilitating 1) skill variety, 2) task identity, 3) task significance, 4) autonomy, and 5) feedback will be the most motivating and interesting. As with all course design choices, these ideas are not required for success; you are welcome to choose what feels authentic to your style.

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Marketplace trend update: 6 new products, teaching strategies, and learning initiatives

eSchool News

The research followed a charter school management organization that co-designed technology with the nonprofit company Gooru. Author Thomas Arnett, an education researcher at the Institute, noted that “ if you align your funding with impact, you are better positioned to design systems that support teacher-led instruction.” Read more.

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How Can Educators Tap Into Research To Increase Engagement During Remote Learning?

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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. Video feedback is also effective in building a connection with learners.

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When to Teach Online Classes Live and When to Let Students Learn on Demand

Edsurge

Then the professor can either respond to each video with feedback or ask the students to post video responses to each other. For instance, instructors can ask students to post a one-sentence summary or brief reflection after going through an assigned reading or watching a short video lecture.

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