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Content tagged: online instructors

Tapping Into Higher-Level Thinking in Online Courses

Article: Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

One of the most important responsibilities online instructors face is teaching students how to think critically. Successful achievement of this task requires that instructors provide the right setting and the ... 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 »

Tools of Engagement: Technologies and Strategies for All Learning Styles

Article: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

How do you motivate online learners? It’s an age-old question that continues to stump online instructors as well as the managers of distance education programs trying to solve the attrition ... Read full story »

Understanding What’s Needed for Online Teaching Success

Article: Monday, October 12th, 2009

Larry Ragan, director of faculty development for Penn State World Campus, may have given a new spin to the old expression “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road ... 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 »

How to Train and Maintain Your Distant Faculty

Article: Friday, August 14th, 2009

When online instructors work off-campus, as many often do, it can pose unique challenges. The lack of contact with colleagues and the institution can lead to isolation, and drifting out ... Read full story »

Helping Your Online Faculty Succeed: Q&A with Kaye Shelton

Article: Monday, August 10th, 2009

While many online programs struggle with student retention issues, Dallas Baptist University has achieved an impressive 92% student course completion rate across its 34 fully online degree programs. Kaye Shelton, ... Read full story »

Online Instructor Success: What’s It Take?

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Faculty Development for your Online Instructors Online Instructor Success: What’s It Take? It’s rare that an instructor can make the leap to the online classroom without a few missteps. Some ... Learn more »

Student Engagement Strategies for the Online Classroom

Article: Monday, June 29th, 2009

Cognitive engagement is important to student success in any learning environment. However, cognitive engagement takes on more significance in the online learning environment, where students learn in a physically isolated ... Read full story »

Five Tips for Designing an Online Faculty Workshop

Article: Thursday, June 25th, 2009

What is the best way to train and support a beginning online faculty member? At some colleges, the only option is on site training held on the campus over a ... Read full story »

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