Creating an Online Presence for Your Online Students
No one doubts the assertion that online students are more likely to be successful if they feel connected to their instructor and fellow students, but
Rob Kelly
July 1, 2009
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Get Students' Attention Right from the Start of Class
“Let’s begin today where we stopped last class.” How many college classes start this way every day? Some students attend by searching their notes or books to discover where the prior class concluded. But, for most learners, this opening fails to capture their attention, and they struggle to find some connections to the topic.
Brenda M. Davis
June 9, 2009
Connecting with Students One MPEG-4 at a Time
“If you do it right, digital media can really enhance a course and provide meaningful student-teacher connections,” said Kevin Reeve, head of Marketing and Communications for Information Technology at Utah State University. “When not implemented properly, it becomes a frustrating experience for everyone – students, instructors, IT and administration.”
Mary Bart
April 13, 2009
Creative Ways to Start Class: Getting Students Ready to Learn
Starting a lecture can be a challenge: getting everyone seated, attentive, and ready to move forward with the content can take several minutes. I have
Patty Kohler-Evans
April 10, 2009
Building Student Engagement in Online Courses
Despite all the high-tech communication technologies available to online instructors today — discussion boards, email, IM, wikis, podcasts, blogs, vlogs, etc. — every once in awhile Dr. B. Jean Mandernach likes to use a tool that was invented way back in 1876. The telephone.
Mary Bart
April 6, 2009
Using Video Clips to Stimulate Discussion in Online Courses
If you’re looking to improve threaded discussions in your online courses, consider using brief video clips as discussion prompts. When carefully selected and integrated into a course, these clips can lead students to higher-order thinking and appeal to auditory and visual learning styles.
Rob Kelly
February 27, 2009
Building Student Engagement: Beyond the Classroom
In this, the final installment of a six-part series on strategies for building student engagement, I offer suggestions for engaging students beyond the classroom. As professors, we impact students not only during classes, but also through office hours, emails, and feedback.
Chris Palmer
February 4, 2009
Building Student Engagement: Classroom Interactions
In the fifth installment of a six-part series on building student engagement today’s teaching tips focus on strategies for improving classroom interactions.
Chris Palmer
February 3, 2009
Building Student Engagement: Classroom Specifics
In this, the fourth article in a six-part series on building student engagement, I offer specific suggestions for what to do in the classroom get your students interested and excited about your course.
Chris Palmer
January 29, 2009
Building Student Engagement: Classroom Atmosphere
In previous articles I’ve offered effective teaching strategies for building student engagement by setting the tone with the syllabus and first classes. Today we move to the general classroom atmosphere. The following suggestions will help you build an atmosphere of constant engagement, passion and learning.
Chris Palmer
January 27, 2009
