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Content tagged: teaching online

Providing Multiple Paths for Learning

Article: Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Students come to an online course with different interests, prior knowledge, and preferred learning styles. This is something that Stephen Holland, chair of the English department at Muscatine Community College ... Read full story »

Student Performance and Satisfaction: Online vs. Face to Face

Article: Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Many faculty have questions about the relative merits of online courses versus the traditional face-to-face classroom experiences. Researchers also have an interest in the question, and a variety of studies ... Read full story »

Teaching Standardized Courses: Advantages and Disadvantages

Article: Monday, July 12th, 2010

Online courses are increasingly being developed by a team of instructional designers, curriculum specialists, and instructional technologists. In the majority of cases, these courses feature standardized content such as ... Read full story »

Using Digital Media in Online Courses

Article: Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Editor’s Note: The following post is the second in a two-part series on how to personalize your online course. See part one here. Sometimes content delivered in a traditional classroom ... Read full story »

Tips for Letting Your Personality Shine When Teaching Online

Article: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Do you have a fear of teaching an online course? Do you think that your personality will not shine through on the web? Has this stopped you from teaching online ... Read full story »

Steps for Creating and Growing Your Online Program

Article: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

When you think about all the reasons why a college or university would want to offer courses online, “Because it’s easy” isn’t one of them. Yes, it’s a smart way ... Read full story »

Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences

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Teach Online? Get this road map to online course development Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences Expectations are rising in higher ed. There’s a growing emphasis on outcomes and ... Learn more »

Designing Online Courses to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Student Population

Article: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

When designing an online course we tend to create the course based on our needs and time restraints, and often do not think of our students and the reasons why ... Read full story »

Online Teaching Tips: Sweat the Small Stuff

Article: Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

When we teach online courses there are many fundamental issues that concern us: knowledge of our subjects, teaching strategies, engagement of students, school policies, deadlines, grading and returning of assignments, ... Read full story »

Does Teaching Online Really Take More Time?

Article: Friday, March 5th, 2010

There are certain widely held ideas about how time is used in distance education. One is that distance education “takes more time” than face-to-face teaching. This is one of those ... Read full story »

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