Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Patrick adds that schools and colleges that have embraced competency-based learning may have an easier time adapting to remote learning during the pandemic. Consider Your Learning Goals When deciding whether to teach material in live video or through a self-paced mode, it’s also important to consider the learning goals, Siemens said.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

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

MARCH 18, 2025

One of the challenges of course design is that all our work can seem perfectly clear and effective when we are knee-deep in the design process, but everything somehow falls apart when deployed in the wild. First, provide the AI with information about your course and key characteristics of your student population.

Assignments 79

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 79

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of online education, the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications online graduate programs (UF CJC Online) stands at the forefront of innovation and quality. The course template is a key factor in the QM course review process as it ensures consistency in course design.

Feedback 108

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 108

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2018

I also teach remotely and write content for an app-based English language-learning product. So, I’m an ed-tech enthusiast and a classroom teacher, enthralled by how online learning is reshaping education, but also apt to turn down a tablet when a piece of chalk will do. I’m an applied linguist.

Languages 158

Languages Language Failure English 158

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 104

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 104

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

One of the challenges of course design is that all our work can seem perfectly clear and effective when we are knee-deep in the design process, but everything somehow falls apart when deployed in the wild. First, provide the AI with information about your course and key characteristics of your student population.

Assignments 61

Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 61

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

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. students spending 10 minutes before starting a topic sitting with a blank piece of paper on which to write everything they know about the topic.

Knowledge 126

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 126

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. link] [vii] Shew, D. 2023, January 5).

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. link] [vii] Shew, D. 2023, January 5).

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

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. students spending 10 minutes before starting a topic sitting with a blank piece of paper on which to write everything they know about the topic.

Knowledge 98

Knowledge Quizzes Learning Students 98

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. University of Michigan (where I went to grad school) provided me such an experience, so it was great to read how my alma mater has grown a culture of academic innovation.

Textbooks 83

Textbooks Learning Feedback Course Design 83

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it. Here’s a sneak peek at lesson one: Start with a deep understanding of your learners.

Syllabus 130

Syllabus Lecturing Assignments Course Design 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This idea of the bundled set of services, including a financial risk sharing service in the form of a revenue sharing agreement, predates online learning by almost 20 years. In fact, Sperling and Murphy went on to found the University of Phoenix, which offered its first online course over the Prodigy network in 1989.

Achievement 118

Achievement Failure Course Design Discussions 118

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Structure can relieve some of the anxiety students may have, especially if they have never discussed topics in an online educational setting. Inclusivity should also extend to course materials, incorporating scholars who may have previously been marginalized. Course design should reflect the diversity of the student body.

Discussions 97

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 97

Faculty Focus

JULY 25, 2023

Structure can relieve some of the anxiety students may have, especially if they have never discussed topics in an online educational setting. Inclusivity should also extend to course materials, incorporating scholars who may have previously been marginalized. Course design should reflect the diversity of the student body.

Discussions 82

Discussions Instructors Critical Thinking Beliefs 82