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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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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. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online).

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. And so the online and hybrid courses these institutions spun up during the pandemic came with little of the scaffolding that experts recommend.