Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Bonnie Hemrick, Director of Mental Health Promotion at Oregon State University, helped frame issues of student well-being and resilience. Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design.

Disabilities 55

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 55

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

In the early days of "course cartridges”—an LMS feature that allowed instructors to plug published content right into their courses—online courses were essentially digitized versions of static (textbook) content. A few trees were saved, but courses weren’t any smarter.

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Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 135

Faculty Focus

JULY 14, 2024

OER and No/Low-Cost Textbooks: The program makes significant use of both. This is in keeping with the university’s dedication to educational equity and lowers the costs to the students. This approach not only widens accessibility but also enhances participant engagement and retention (Brown et al.,

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Teaching Assistants Textbooks Special Education Education 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 14, 2024

OER and No/Low-Cost Textbooks: The program makes significant use of both. This is in keeping with the university’s dedication to educational equity and lowers the costs to the students. This approach not only widens accessibility but also enhances participant engagement and retention (Brown et al.,

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Teaching Assistants Textbooks Special Education Education 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Bonnie Hemrick, Director of Mental Health Promotion at Oregon State University, helped frame issues of student well-being and resilience. Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This style can immediately engage students and it supports Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and student equity. 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.

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This style can immediately engage students and it supports Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and student equity. 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.

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Syllabus Teachers Discussions Questions 98