Posts Tagged ‘tips for online faculty’
September 30 - Fostering Collaborative Critical Thinking through Online Group Quizzes
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
Looking for a way to get your students to collaborate and think critically? Consider group quizzes, a technique that Ida Jones uses in her business law courses at California State University, Fresno.
September 19 - Tips and Tricks for Teaching in the Online Classroom
By: Jim Harrison and J. Diane Martonis in Online Education
Online courses at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division are facilitated in eCollege in an asynchronous format. Below are tips for being more efficient as an instructor and improving the student experience in an online forum.
August 9 - Get Your Online Course Off to a Good Start
By: Susan Biro, EdD in Online Education
The beginning of an online course is a critical time in which the instructor establishes expectations, sets the tone, and helps students navigate the course. Here are some points to consider for the time leading up to and including that first week:
June 23 - I’m Teaching Online Next Term: What Do I Have to Know?
By: Mary Bart in 20 Minute Mentor, Teaching Online
I’m Teaching Online Next Term: What Do I Have to Know? Program includes a CD with the video presentation, plus supplemental materials, PowerPoint slides, and complete transcript • $99 New online instructors tend to face the virtual classroom with conflicting feelings of excitement and fear. While embracing the benefits of online learning, they also have
March 14 - Fostering Student Interaction in the Online Classroom
By: Mary Bart in Online Education
When you first start teaching online, there’s the temptation to put on your Superman cape and try be ultra responsive and ever-present. So intent on ensuring that each and every student has a successful learning experience in your class, you answer student emails at any hour of the day or night, respond to every discussion board post, and design elaborate assignments that take advantage of all the latest technology tools available.
January 14 - Tips for Increasing Interactivity in an Online Course
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
In a follow-up to the online seminar “Creatively Engaging Online Students: Models and Activities,” Curt Bonk, professor of instructional systems technology at Indiana University, offered the following response from a participant who asked, “What is your favorite method to increase interactivity in an online class?”
June 8 - Tapping Into Higher-Level Thinking in Online Courses
By: Anne Saxe in Online Education
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 appropriate activities that will prompt a student on to higher-level thinking. Though this mission is not exclusive to online instruction, the online environment presents some unique challenges and opportunities that distinguish this type of learning environment from traditional face-to-face classroom instruction.
June 1 - Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Customized course content can actually reduce faculty workload, while creating a rich learning experience and better learning outcomes for students. This seminar presents a model for personalizing online coursework without overtaxing faculty.
May 12 - Using VoiceThread to Build Student Engagement
By: John Orlando, PhD in Asynchronous Learning and Trends, Teaching with Technology
Online educators have long known that asynchronous discussion is deeper than face-to-face discussion due to the increased thought time and the “democratization” of the classroom. But one major disadvantage of traditional online discussion is that it is separate from the lecture.
January 28 - Instructor or Professor, It’s Not Your Title but What You Do That’s Important
By: Errol Craig Sull in Online Education
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 means so much more than merely being an instructor,” she complained. Au contraire, I countered: ultimately, titles—and one’s accomplishments—count for little throughout any online course one teaches and never equate to long-term respect.
