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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education

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Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform.

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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

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A few repositories like the Open Syllabus Project collect syllabi from around the world. It requires cultural change,” says Kathy Fernandes, senior director for learning design and technologies at the CSU office. And some professors share their teaching tips informally on blogs like ProfHacker.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

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Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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Connecting with Online Students

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In addition to having these services available in your syllabus and throughout your course, a warm handoff to connect students with these services will likely build trust. Provide Inclusive Content Consider students’ experiences and interests when selecting course content and resources.

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Connecting with Online Students

Faculty Focus

In addition to having these services available in your syllabus and throughout your course, a warm handoff to connect students with these services will likely build trust. Provide Inclusive Content Consider students’ experiences and interests when selecting course content and resources.

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Afterthoughts

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To some extent technology, with the use of texting, email, blogs, and wikis, makes it possible to sustain the learning that started in class. I’ve devised something I call “afterthoughts,” and they’re ideas pertinent to any aspect of the course that anyone can share. I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus.

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