Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Throughout, the playbook explores themes of providing students with support in online courses, making such courses equitable, and the importance of continuously improving them. Here are summaries of the four essential elements of successful online courses, according to the playbook.

Course Evaluations 196

Course Evaluations Instructors Evaluation Universal Design 196

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Many online learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and MasterClass, are indeed pivoting towards business models that look a lot like subscription-based streaming services Pandora, Spotify or Netflix. Even as we reinvent the platforms and modalities for learning, the teachers at the center of the model are losing out.

Online Learning 85

Online Learning Instructors Education Fairness 85

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

The crucial question that has emerged is: how do we engage learners when we are not together physically? Thankfully, research into online learning can provide us with a starting point to make sure our students continue to be engaged in the process of learning.

Motivation 218

Motivation Education Learning Feedback 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

It’s the seventh edition of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report. In the survey, chief online officers predicted that by 2025, programs and courses that mix on-campus and online learning experiences will become the norm for undergraduate students, graduate students and adult learners.

Hybrid Learning 194

Hybrid Learning Hybrid Courses Learning Exams 194

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

As professors and K-12 teachers adjust to the sudden move to online teaching, one question keeps coming up: How much of class time should be done live—known in education parlance as “synchronous” teaching—and how much should be done so that students can do the work at their convenience—or “asynchronous” teaching.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

I worked with teams that were learning about technology integration and supported new teachers with the digital tools that they had at their disposal. With each group, I could answer questions in the moment and provide opportunities for teachers to bounce ideas off of one another. The adjustment has been difficult for our teachers too.

Teachers 213

Teachers Course Design Participation Discussions 213

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 116

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Louis’ Olin Business School encourages instructors to select a few questions to create an authentic course introduction video. Interact consistently with students throughout the term, actively posing questions and remaining receptive to their inquiries. questions). Make it easy for students to reach you.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 115

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. Moreover, sending teachers into the workforce without adequate training is equivalent to sending doctors out to practice without learning to treat specific ailments. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

Technology 158

Technology Teachers Evaluation Course Design 158

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Louis’ Olin Business School encourages instructors to select a few questions to create an authentic course introduction video. Interact consistently with students throughout the term, actively posing questions and remaining receptive to their inquiries. questions). Make it easy for students to reach you.

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

Instructors 97

Instructors Course Design Students Authentic Assessment 97

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 207

Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 207

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

The problem, though, is that in this post-pandemic global world, more and more students are opting to go online—either for a single class to supplement their face-to-face instruction each semester or for their entire degree program as a busy adult with multiple competing life demands.

Syllabus 130

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. Especially today in an age where students are fully bathed in other online communities of choice through TikTok, Twitch, and Reddit. link] Marks, R.

Exams 115

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we? As author and researcher, Dr.

Assignments 79

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 79

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

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Many college leaders have looked to online course delivery as a way to reach more students at a reduced cost, in hopes of increasing access to higher education. But so far questions remain about whether high-quality online programs can be delivered for less cost than traditional classes.

Study 124

Study Culture Course Design Instructors 124

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The average student gets just two of the ten questions right. And that is one of the learning objectives: that we know very little about other places.” University of Michigan marketing professor John Branch rebuilds the learning experience by taking a precision engineering approach to course design.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. Especially today in an age where students are fully bathed in other online communities of choice through TikTok, Twitch, and Reddit. link] Marks, R.

Exams 97

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 97

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Whether you are teaching in a live or online environment, an infrastructure that supports learning is essential. She received her PhD in nursing education from Capella University, is also a certified nurse educator, and holds a master’s degree in online learning design and technology.

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Whether you are teaching in a live or online environment, an infrastructure that supports learning is essential. She received her PhD in nursing education from Capella University, is also a certified nurse educator, and holds a master’s degree in online learning design and technology.

Learning 109

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Fuchsberg Law Center and teaches instructional design at Touros Graduate School of Technology. She was the previous Director of Online Learning and Instructional Technology at Albany Law School and was an a ssistant p rofessor for 10 years at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Schwier, R, Campbell. Pollard, R. &

Schools 121

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 121

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

The problem, though, is that in this post-pandemic global world, more and more students are opting to go online—either for a single class to supplement their face-to-face instruction each semester or for their entire degree program as a busy adult with multiple competing life demands.

Syllabus 104

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 104

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

in nursing education from Capella University, is also a Certified Nurse Educator, and holds a Master’s degree in online learning design and technology. Bellucci is the Academic Program Director for the School of Nursing at Columbia Southern University. She received her Ph.D.

Learning 108

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 108

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Would you like to prepare students for learning material with which they tend to struggle? Do you want to help students transition effectively from one learning activity to another? Priming your students will provide solutions to these questions. Read on for three useful ways to improve student learning. pre-test quizzes.

Knowledge 126

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 126

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are askingoften individually and quietly: How can we leverage AI in our own academic and administrative work? And more importantly, should we? As author and researcher, Dr.

Assignments 61

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 61

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.

Quizzes 126

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Fuchsberg Law Center and teaches instructional design at Touros Graduate School of Technology. She was the previous Director of Online Learning and Instructional Technology at Albany Law School and was an a ssistant p rofessor for 10 years at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Schwier, R, Campbell. Pollard, R. &

Schools 104

Schools Authentic Assessment Syllabus Evaluation 104

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

in nursing education from Capella University, is also a Certified Nurse Educator, and holds a Master’s degree in online learning design and technology. Bellucci is the Academic Program Director for the School of Nursing at Columbia Southern University. She received her Ph.D.

Learning 91

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 91

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Each of these topics shared more questions than answers. learning - learning environments? Michelle Pacansky-Brock, from California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative, introduced the theme of “Humanizing Online Learning.” Rise of new organizational models for collaboration.

Participation 125

Participation Course Design Instructors Discussions 125

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Only one soul was left, with her head in a binder: Mary, an online instructional course designer. Content-friendly , reliable, and allow multiple learning paths. Allow all types of questions, and surveys – such tricks. An online learning management system called TalentLMS.”.

eLearning 74

eLearning Course Design Online Learning Questions 74

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Alternative assignments can create more meaningful opportunities to demonstrate learning, but how do we move beyond the grades associated with them? They are a single result to a complex question that is highly dependent on perspective. They are a single result to a complex question that is highly dependent on perspective.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

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.

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Would you like to prepare students for learning material with which they tend to struggle? Do you want to help students transition effectively from one learning activity to another? Priming your students will provide solutions to these questions. Read on for three useful ways to improve student learning. pre-test quizzes.

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. Poll questions and chat boxes. currently serves as a member of the university Futures Thinking & Innovation Teamand has experience in teaching on ground, hybrid, and online courses.

Student Engagement 88

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 88

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

But the article that resonated the most was Amy Ahearn’s: The Future of Online Learning Is Offline: What Strava Can Teach Digital Course Designers. But Jeff Young's piece about MOOCs and other online courseware providers' vying to trademark the degrees of the future is surely one of my favorites.

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Learning Feedback Course Design 83