Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

The Community of Inquiry model of online teaching and learning ( [link] ) distinguishes three areas of presence in online courses—social, cognitive, and teaching. Instead of a general comment like, “More detail needed,” phrase feedback as a question—e.g., Make use of personal reactions as well as assignment feedback—e.g.,

Instructors 105

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Let students know when they may expect announcements, feedback on assignments (along with where to access them), and office hours.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Be Present Being present in your online course goes beyond delivering the curriculum and providing assignment feedback. Consider using video for announcements, lesson overviews, and feedback. Let students know when they may expect announcements, feedback on assignments (along with where to access them), and office hours.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is But, it does not have to be this way!

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 132

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. His choice: modular learning. Bruce Robertson Technology makes it easy to send out reminders, administer quizzes and offer immediate feedback. Consider that version 2.0.

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Curriculum Hybrid Courses Lecturing Gamification 154

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. And while these are all important factors in impacting student success, there are also many psychological challenges students may face in their online education: Isolation.

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Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 109

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

One longer answer was provided by Lloyd Dean: “Ongoing diagnostic and formative assessments are a critical part of the feedback process. So then, how to best assess learning and what digital tools can improve assessment? The #DLNchat community also concurred that feedback is an important part of the learning process.

Assignments 93

Assignments Exams Learning Instructors 93

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

“Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m If I were a betting woman, I would bet a hefty sum that my colleagues’ perceptions of asynchronous online learning are shared by tens of thousands of college instructors worldwide. How to humanize your online class, version 2.0

Instructors 110

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. Why are professors not using them in their college classrooms?

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

“Asynchronous learning doesn’t allow me to meet the diverse needs of my students.” “I’m If I were a betting woman, I would bet a hefty sum that my colleagues’ perceptions of asynchronous online learning are shared by tens of thousands of college instructors worldwide. How to humanize your online class, version 2.0

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In fact, the ability to convey nuance in communication is one of the many advantages of providing voice or screencasting feedback to students—an issue I have covered in past columns. It is important these welcome messages not simply repeat the syllabus; students can read that themselves. I also provide a video biography.

Instructors 105

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., They could annotate the class syllabus in a Google Doc or use Hypothes.is But, it does not have to be this way!

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Lecturing Education Learning 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In fact, the ability to convey nuance in communication is one of the many advantages of providing voice or screencasting feedback to students—an issue I have covered in past columns. It is important these welcome messages not simply repeat the syllabus; students can read that themselves. I also provide a video biography.

Instructors 89

Instructors Communication Syllabus Discussions 89

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

When financials are steady and a college doesn’t have a desire to expand its reach beyond a physical campus, is online learning necessary—or even relevant? That was a question posed last week by Janet Russell, director of academic technology for Carleton College, at a session at the Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate conference. “We

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Art Syllabus Online Learning Feedback 95