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Best Practices in Online Teaching: Don’t Assume

Article: Monday, January 18th, 2010

We want our students to learn what we have to teach them. We want them to retain it. In the best case, we want them to enjoy the work, assimilate ... Read full story »

Seven Easy Ways to Personalize Your Online Course

Article: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

In order to be part of an effective learning community, online learners need to feel the presence of the instructor and fellow learners. Jane Dwyer, a senior lecturer at Rivier ... 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 »

Designing an Effective Collaborative Wiki Project

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Get Tips on How to Use Wikis Effectively in the Classroom Designing an Effective Collaborative Wiki Project Creating collaborative projects for students has always been a challenge. But with today’s busy ... Learn more »

Using Screencasting to Engage and Build Community with Online Learners

Article: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

In the online classroom, faculty work hard to engage their distance learners and build a strong sense of academic community in the electronic setting. Screencasting can be an effective ... Read full story »

Online Students Share Tips for Success

Article: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Part of being an online educator is teaching students how to conduct themselves in the online classroom. A survey of successful adult online learners provides an excellent resource for this ... Read full story »

Tips for Teaching Large Classes Online

Article: Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Jonathan P. Mathews, assistant professor of energy and geo-environmental engineering at Penn State University, teaches a high-enrollment (more than 400 students) general education online course, Energy and the Environment. Although ... Read full story »

Four Ways to Improve Online Discussion Forums

Article: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Rebecca Arbisi, chair of the business department at State Fair Community College in Missouri, offers the following tips for improving the quality of threaded discussions: Model good communication. If students do ... Read full story »

Nine Strategies for Using IM in Your Online Course

Article: Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Instant messaging can be an effective online learning tool that can build community and foster collaborative learning. The following are some suggestions from Debby Kilburn, computer science professor at Cero ... Read full story »

Three Factors in Online Student Satisfaction

Article: Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Students’ satisfaction with the online learning environment is an important part of their success. In a survey of students at Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC), Vickie Fry, division secretary in ... Read full story »

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