Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

“What we are hearing is students are personally overwhelmed, emotionally overwhelmed—and facing financial hardship, technology issues and difficulties with child care that are preventing them from logging on,” says Tim Renick, founding executive director of the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 199

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

Hybrid Courses 83

Hybrid Courses Languages Language English 83

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Here are some tips for where to begin: Use intentionality when creating content, learning activities, and assessments Instructors should mindfully consider the content they present to students, the learning activities students complete, and the assessments within the class.

Syllabus 131

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 131

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One unfortunate consequence of the pandemic was its impact on the perception of online learning. Teachers learned quickly how teaching online is very different from teaching face to face. However, this triage is now what resonates with many people when they think of online learning.

Hybrid Courses 124

Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Online Learning 124

Faculty Focus

JUNE 2, 2024

Here are some tips for where to begin: Use intentionality when creating content, learning activities, and assessments Instructors should mindfully consider the content they present to students, the learning activities students complete, and the assessments within the class.

Syllabus 108

Syllabus Course Design Learning Students 108

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The findings paint a complicated picture of whether online teaching can work for humanities courses at liberal arts colleges, and how much effort they take to produce. For some students (45 percent of the respondents), the online or hybrid courses were somewhat better or much better than in-person.

Art 119

Art Study Teaching Lecturing 119

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One unfortunate consequence of the pandemic was its impact on the perception of online learning. Teachers learned quickly how teaching online is very different from teaching face to face. However, this triage is now what resonates with many people when they think of online learning.

Hybrid Courses 83

Hybrid Courses Gamification Discussions Online Learning 83