When I envision teaching this fall, my highest priorities are social presence and flexibility. No matter the outcome of the fall 2020 semester, my goal is for students to leave…
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The global pandemic sent higher education institutions into a whirlwind as many faculty members scrambled to make the rapid transition from traditional to online courses. However, COVID-19 revealed the creativity…
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. I was in the middle of conducting a research study, examining my own teaching of implementing fun and…
It is safe to say that online instruction may become to the traditional classroom what the telescope is to the naked eye. The future of higher education institutions will be…
I once started a speech performing the motions for Itsy Bitsy Spider, and one-by-one, the business men and women joined in, first with the motions and then with the words.…
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. During a recent online class, a student posted in the chat, “We should use breakout groups in all…
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Creating a vibrant community is always on my mind, so the very first thing I do on the first day of class is pass around a tray of cookies and…
In spring 2020 the world faced an unprecedented emergency situation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Many instructors who normally teach face-to-face had to pivot overnight to teach remotely. There was little…