Content tagged: online courses
Three Ways to Increase the Quality of Students' Discussion Board Comments
Article: Friday, February 26th, 2010
As more and more courses go online, interaction and knowledge building among students rely primarily on asynchronous threaded discussions. For something that is so central to online learning, current research ... Read full story »
Instructor or Professor, It's Not Your Title but What You Do That's Important
Article: Thursday, January 28th, 2010
In a recent conversation, an online teaching colleague complained that her school had wrongly listed her as “adjunct instructor,” rather than “adjunct professor,” in its faculty roster. “That term ‘professor’—it ... Read full story »
Course and Instructor Evaluations: Misconceptions and Realities
Article: Friday, January 22nd, 2010
If evaluation sounds good in theory but feels bad in practice, it may be that you or others are operating under some common misconceptions. Misconception: Outcomes are the only things worth ... Read full story »
Synching up with Your Asynchronous Learners
Article: Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Some students are reluctant to enroll in online courses, afraid they will miss some of the social aspects of the face-to-face classroom. For these students, it makes sense to incorporate ... Read full story »
'Managing Online Education' Study Sheds New Light on the Operations Side of Online Programs
Article: Monday, November 9th, 2009
A survey of senior campus officials responsible for managing online and distance education programs revealed some interesting findings, including almost half of the participants not knowing whether their program is ... Read full story »
Understanding the Instructor’s Role in Facilitating Online Discussions
Article: Monday, October 19th, 2009
In my classroom-based courses I have always valued discussion as a powerful learning tool that provides students with opportunities to explain their reasoning and understanding, learn different perspectives and points ... Read full story »
Reaching Online Students with Learning Disabilities
Article: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Students with disabilities are drawn to online courses for many of the same reasons as everyone else, but it’s often the anonymity that makes learning online particularly attractive to someone ... Read full story »
Capturing Teachable Moments Online
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Learn how to make your online courses more engaging Capturing Teachable Moments Online The teachable moment, that fleeting opportunity when students are ready and willing to learn, is the ideal time to ... Learn more »
A Modular Course Design Benefits Online Instructor and Students
Article: Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Andrea Henne, dean of online and distributed learning in the San Diego Community College District, recommends creating online courses composed of modules—discrete, self-contained learning experiences—and uses a course development method ... Read full story »
Online Course Management: Overcoming the Challenges of “Anytime” Learning
Article: Friday, September 4th, 2009
Although the online classroom environment provides tremendous flexibility of time and place of study, establishing and communicating a course pace and pattern of work can aid both instructor and student, ... Read full story »
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