Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

While there’s competition in internet search , for instance, Google has 92 percent of the market, while the nearest competitor, Microsoft’s Bing, has a mere 2 percent. Since both Coursera and edX refine their course platforms by analyzing aggregate student behavior, could the same thing happen in the MOOC space?

Fairness 203

Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 203

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

What are some of the accessibility needs college students have that instructors, researchers and course designers should be thinking about when moving courses online? Do they have internet connections? This helps students who have, you know, a low internet connection or stream quality is really poor on a video.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

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. With fewer students, instructors can more easily track progress and adapt the course based on individual needs.

Instructors 98

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

These are smart because they can connect to the internet and generally do more, or do something better, than their traditional, often analog counterparts. 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”?

Multiple Choice Questions 127

Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 127

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Some students may have issues related to access to a viable Internet connection, rely on borrowing computer hardware to do coursework, have limited resources, have barriers associated with travel, or have a disability issue requiring physical accommodations.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Some students may have issues related to access to a viable Internet connection, rely on borrowing computer hardware to do coursework, have limited resources, have barriers associated with travel, or have a disability issue requiring physical accommodations.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Some students may have issues related to access to a viable Internet connection, rely on borrowing computer hardware to do coursework, have limited resources, have barriers associated with travel, or have a disability issue requiring physical accommodations.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

If you watch anonymized online student communities on the internet, you’ve grown to expect a weekly student post about the soul-killing nature of discussion boards and group projects. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For those that are strongly impacted, how could you: Integrate AI to further students’ learning and achievement of course objectives? Access to generative AI tools may differ based on students’ technological skills, internet connectivity, and income, an extension of the digital divide and an ethical issue in and of itself.

Ethics 102

Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Some students may have issues related to access to a viable Internet connection, rely on borrowing computer hardware to do coursework, have limited resources, have barriers associated with travel, or have a disability issue requiring physical accommodations.

Learning 92

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 92

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

If you watch anonymized online student communities on the internet, you’ve grown to expect a weekly student post about the soul-killing nature of discussion boards and group projects. So, if we are truly evidence-based in our approach to designing courses, what can we conclude about student-student interaction?

Exams 98

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 98

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.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. A video created in Tanzania by Garrett Wilkinson, a teaching assistant in the Anth101 course.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 164

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.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Before the invasion of the internet, the university comprised a secure, single identity; now—with about a third of college students online —the American college is bifurcated. Hovering over this idyllic image is the online campus, where students rarely, if ever, set foot on manicured lawns.

Fairness 125

Fairness Lecturing Course Design Art 125

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Internet and Higher Education, 2 (2-3), 87-105. Enhancing professional practice: A framework for teaching. Garrison, D. Anderson, T., & Archer, W.  Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education model.  link] The Danielson Group (2023). The framework for remote learning.

Quizzes 126

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Generation Z, commonly defined as people born between 1996 and 2010, are known as digital natives because they have grown up using the Internet and other technologies (“What is Gen Z”, 2024). As educators, we’re always looking for ways to engage students with practical, real-world applications of business concepts.

Assignments 115

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Logged in and zoned out: How laptop internet use relates to classroom learning. Deslauriers L, McCarty L.S., Miller K., & Kestin, G. 2019) Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Ravizza, S. Uitvlugt, M. G., & Fenn, K. Psychological Science , 28 (2), 171–180.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review).

Exams 75

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 75

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Internet and Higher Education, 2 (2-3), 87-105. Enhancing professional practice: A framework for teaching. Garrison, D. Anderson, T., & Archer, W.  Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education model.  link] The Danielson Group (2023). The framework for remote learning.

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Access disparitiesunreliable internet or devicesthreaten equitable implementation (Means et al., Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction. However, 20% of students lacked reliable internet, prompting SCC to expand Wi-Fi access. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Generation Z, commonly defined as people born between 1996 and 2010, are known as digital natives because they have grown up using the Internet and other technologies (“What is Gen Z”, 2024). As educators, we’re always looking for ways to engage students with practical, real-world applications of business concepts.

Assignments 102

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 102

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Access disparitiesunreliable internet or devicesthreaten equitable implementation (Means et al., Hybrid Course Design : AI platforms enable asynchronous lectures, reserving in-person sessions for interaction. However, 20% of students lacked reliable internet, prompting SCC to expand Wi-Fi access. Spitale et al.

Faculty Development 86

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 86

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

Logged in and zoned out: How laptop internet use relates to classroom learning. Deslauriers L, McCarty L.S., Miller K., & Kestin, G. 2019) Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Ravizza, S. Uitvlugt, M. G., & Fenn, K. Psychological Science , 28 (2), 171–180.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Commercial texts and tools make it too easy for some faculty to outsource their teaching and course design, Smith says, although he’s empathetic to part-time instructors whose workloads outweigh their resources. Open materials return some power to professors. There’s flexibility,” he adds. “I

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 126

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Attach your class syllabus (if ready) Encourage students to reach out to you if they have any questions and identify the best method for them to do this—email, phone, Learning Management System, etc.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

So now I’ll use Google maps, archive.org, YouTube, the Internet and other sources students use. Resources to Inspire Your Course Design. Professor Stanley Stepanic’s Dracula course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. There’s one other thing I should mention about why the class has become so popular.

Education 126

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 126