A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2
Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability
Kerri Shields April 19, 2023
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
Online Course Design and Preparation
The Importance of a Good Bedside Manner for Doctors Teachers, Part 1
A physician attends to a patient with their medical knowledge, training, and experience. But sometimes, these skills are just as important as a doctor’s attention
Teresa Thompson March 1, 2023
Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces
Like many people, I begin spring cleaning in January because looking at an organized closet or tidy pantry makes me feel refreshed and accomplished. Similarly,
Lisa McNeal, EdD January 18, 2023
Working Smarter, Not Harder: Setting Up an Online Course to Save Time!
Faculty in higher education have found themselves with more classes, more students, and overall less time and methods for saving time. Therefore, using time more
Schuyler Beecher, MEd, Randa G. Keeley, PhD, and Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, PhD August 10, 2022
From Barely There to Fully Present: Three Ways to Improve Your Instructor Presence
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on February 12, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. I recently received a frantic phone call from a distraught
Diane Monsivais, PhD June 10, 2022
Inviting Students In: The Art of Hospitality in Online Classrooms
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on July 19, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. As instructors, we learn a lot about our students
Deidre Price, PhD June 3, 2022
Ten Online Course Structural Components to Support Learning
Online courses can be examined from two perspectives—what students do in the course and how a professor structures the course. There are a variety of
Carissa Gober, EdD, Melissa Locher, EdD, and Laura Schisler, PhD June 1, 2022
Using Google Tools to Enhance Course Delivery
As teachers embrace digital tools for online learning, many online tools can enhance and facilitate the organization and delivery of courses. Google Docs, Google Sites,
Erin Margarella, PhD, and Rebecca Stobaugh, PhD January 24, 2022
Weekly Guidelines for Students in Asynchronous Online Courses
For those of us who continue to teach asynchronous online courses during the 2021-2022 academic year, it’s worth considering how we motivate our students. Reasonably
Stokes Schwartz August 18, 2021
Considering Media Affordances When Designing STEM Hands-on Activities
It is well known that hands-on activities are an inseparable part of the nature of science. Experiments allow learners to understand and engage in a
Elena Chudaeva, PhD July 14, 2021