Distance Learning

Topics

• Asynchronous Learning and Trends
  • Five Quick Tips for Using Streaming Media in Your Blended or Online Courses
  • How to Jumpstart Online Discussions
  • Using VoiceThread to Build Student Engagement
  • Building a Connection with Online Students Right from the Start
  • Considerations for Your Wiki Projects
• Educational Assessment
  • Five Steps to Improving Program-Level Assessment Practices
  • Assessing the Degree of Learner-Centeredness
  • Self-Assessment Does Not Necessarily Mean Self-Grading
  • Student Internships: An Effective Assessment Model
  • Learning Outcome Assessment: Creating a Systematic and Transparent Program
• Effective Classroom Management
  • Student Engagement: Trade-offs and Payoffs
  • Dealing with Difficult Students: the Narcissist
  • Four Tips for Dealing with Difficult Students
  • Conditions Associated with Classroom Conflict
  • Making the Most of the First Day of Class
• Effective Teaching Strategies
  • Encouraging Substantive Discussion of Course Content by Getting Personal
  • The Benefits of Making the Shift to Student-Centered Teaching
  • Save Time and Teach Better with Screencasting
  • Don’t Waste the First Day of Class
  • Back to School Tools: A Shopping List for Faculty
• Curriculum Development
  • The Three Big Questions Faculty Need to Ask
  • Is There a Place for Reading Lists in Today’s Curriculum?
  • Six Steps to Designing Effective Service-Learning Courses
  • General Education Programs Incorporate More Engaged, Integrative Learning Practices
  • Incorporating Diversity-related Materials into the Curriculum
• Instructional Design
  • Nine Ways to Customize Learning Experiences
  • Digital Storytelling Brings a Human Connection to Online Education
  • Group Work: Should Your Top Students Work Together?
  • Structuring Blended Courses for Maximum Student Engagement
  • Blended Learning Course Design Begins with Strong Learning Objectives
• Faculty Development
  • Why You Should be Using Social Bookmarking Tools
  • Helping Faculty to be Engaged and Productive
  • Reasons You Could be Disciplined, Fired, or Sued
  • How to Screen, Train, and Keep Quality Adjuncts
  • Five Reminders for Boosting Your Effectiveness as a Teacher
• Faculty Evaluation
  • Guidelines for Effective Classroom Observations
  • Faculty Evaluations: An Alternative Approach Based on Classroom Observations
  • Electronic Faculty Portfolios Can Streamline Personnel Matters
  • Course and Instructor Evaluations: Misconceptions and Realities
  • Hiring, Promotion, and Tenure: Understanding and Avoiding the Pitfalls
• Learning Styles
  • Learning from Experience
  • Problem-solving Exercises that Promote Intellectual Development
  • Do Learning Styles Matter?
  • Should Senior Faculty Teach More Introductory Courses? Boomers and Millennials Have More in Common Than You Might Think
  • Objections to Active Learning
• Distance Learning
  • Distance Education: The Centralization vs. Decentralization Debate
  • Ten Factors that Determine Online Student Success at Community Colleges
  • Four Pillars of Online Course Quality
  • Case Study: Building New Online Programs from Your Existing Courses
  • How Do Students Think Online Courses Compare?
• Online Education
  • Humor in Online Classrooms: New Ways to Learn and Laugh
  • Providing Multiple Paths for Learning
  • Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities in the Online Classroom
  • Student Performance and Satisfaction: Online vs. Face to Face
  • Teaching Standardized Courses: Advantages and Disadvantages
• Philosophy of Teaching
  • Preparing Teaching Philosophy Statements
  • Good Teaching: The Top 10 Requirements
  • Transforming Your Teaching Style: A Student-Centered Approach
  • Metaphor for Teaching: The Teacher as Midwife
  • Letting Go of the Reins
• Learning Communities
  • Learning Communities: Benefits Across the Board?
  • Learning Communities: Key Elements for Sustainability
  • Helping Your Learning Community Reach Its Goals
  • Creating Faculty Collegiality: Strategies for Department Chairs
  • Learning Communities Link Courses, Bring Academic and Student Affairs Together
• Teaching and Learning
  • To Improve Students’ Problem Solving Skills Add Group Work to the Equation
  • Technology Hasn’t Helped Students' Study Skills, Research Finds
  • The “Systematicity” of Student Writing Errors
  • What it Means to be a Self-Regulated Learner
  • The Benefits of Using Students as Guest Speakers
• Trends in Higher Education
  • Cell Phones in the Classroom: Is It Time to Reconsider Your Policy?
  • Student Retention: Faculty Taking on a Bigger Role
  • BYU Library Promo Goes Viral
  • Twitter in the College Classroom: Engaging Students 140 Characters at a Time
  • Unleashing Innovation: The Structured Network Approach
• Teaching Careers
  • The Faculty Hiring Process: Steps to Finding the Right Candidate
  • Teaching and Learning Award Winners Recognized at Sold-Out Teaching Professor Conference
  • Mid-Career Faculty: Staying Challenged and Enthused
  • The Teacher as General Practitioner
  • Moving Past the Old 'Teaching vs. Research' Debate
• Community College
  • Community Colleges Re-tooling to Serve Influx of Adult Learners
  • Fundraising Strategies for Community Colleges
  • Campus Safety Strategies for Community Colleges
  • Community Colleges Becoming a Gateway to Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for Underrepresented Populations
  • Twelve Recommendations for the Community College
• Academic Leadership
  • Aphorisms for Academic Affairs
  • Setting the Tone by Listening
  • Tips for a Successful Strategic Planning Process
  • Killing Institutional Zombies: Strategies for Effective Leadership
  • How Great Leaders Are Like Great Conductors