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. Some are available 20 hours or more; some are retired online learning professionals who are coming on and volunteering to help. What else is motivating you?

Teaching 192

Teaching Instructors Course Design Language 192

eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2022

Boston – March 23, 2022 – High school students now have the option of online credit recovery through VHS Learning’s newly-created Spanish 1 course. The course helps motivated learners to recover the credit they need to graduate or progress to the next grade level.

Learning 139

Learning Course Design High School High School 139

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. Incorporating flexibility in course design can help with student engagement and motivation.

Instructors 114

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 114

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When students connect, it fosters a sense of belonging and community, significantly enhancing course engagement and contributing to increased academic success. These connections, whether through study groups or other collaborative efforts, promote persistence and create an environment where students feel supported and motivated to excel.

Instructors 112

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 112

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each. Go to edX and look at the platform for creating courses there—it is cumbersome and difficult,” he adds.

Fairness 205

Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 205

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When students connect, it fosters a sense of belonging and community, significantly enhancing course engagement and contributing to increased academic success. These connections, whether through study groups or other collaborative efforts, promote persistence and create an environment where students feel supported and motivated to excel.

Instructors 102

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 102

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. Incorporating flexibility in course design can help with student engagement and motivation.

Instructors 93

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 93

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 103

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 103

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 97

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 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 140

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 140

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

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 91

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 91

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

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 67

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 67

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.

Motivation 59

Motivation Students Feedback Assignments 59

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

The #DLNchat community also concurred that feedback is an important part of the learning process. Barjas-Murphy said, “Feedback may be one of the most critical elements of a course that motivates students and maintains engagement - so the course design needs to have SOMETHING that demonstrates the degree of progress - think game theory.”

Assignments 91

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 91

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

To facilitate implementation, we have categorized the strategies from the perspectives of course designers, content creators, and those delivering the content or workshops. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 97

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 97

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 146

Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 146