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Content tagged: online courses

Humor in Online Classrooms: New Ways to Learn and Laugh

Article: Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Humor, whether in the form of jokes, riddles, puns, funny stories, humorous comments or other humorous items, builds a bond between the instructor and students; bridging the student-teacher gap by ... Read full story »

Lessons Learned: Advice to Online Instructors

Article: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

If you have taken online courses, you have likely gained some valuable insights into what to do and what not to do as an online instructor. If you have never ... Read full story »

Building a Connection with Online Students Right from the Start

Article: Friday, April 30th, 2010

When teaching and designing courses, I find that it’s easy to slip into autopilot and use the same tools and strategies over and over. Autopilot can be comfortable and easy, ... Read full story »

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 »

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