The Joys of Musical Breakout Rooms
As we head into another semester run by the little pandemic that could, some of us are heading back into classrooms, others are teaching from
Lisa Lawmaster Hess
September 27, 2021
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
Online Student Engagement
How to Improve and Promote Student Engagement in the Online Classroom
The online classroom can be challenging when it comes to engagement and presence. Students often enter the online classroom nervous, not just about content but
Mary Ann Pellegrino, EdD, LMHC, and Amy Sloan, EdD
September 15, 2021
A Supportive Syllabus: What Students Say About an Interactive Syllabus
My learning edge with teaching has always been organization. I was brimming with enthusiasm about my content area, and my interest in educational psychology had
Kathy Glyshaw, PhD
August 30, 2021
The Online Teaching Strategy: How to Personalize Your Motivation
It seems as if eons ago, we began to hear about online instruction. Historically, when the community college that I formerly taught at began to
Ken Scott, EdD, and Kenyetta McCurty, PhD
August 13, 2021
Increasing Student Engagement During Synchronous Online Classes
Online learning—sometimes referred to as “distance learning” or “e-learning”—nowadays refers to any form of education delivered via the Internet. In the pre-Covid era, online earned
Neria Sebastien, EdD
July 7, 2021
Co-Facilitated Discussions to Truly Engage Your Online Students with Course Content
Asynchronous online discussions (AOD) are commonly used by online course instructors who want their students to reflect on the course content and express their personal
Murat Turk
April 21, 2021
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Four
*This is a five-part series. Five Online Discussion Ideas to Foster Metacognition In this post, the fourth in a series of five articles describing ideas
Annie Prud’homme-Généreux, PhD
April 19, 2021
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Three
*This is a five-part series. Seven Online Discussion Ideas to Explore Concepts through Convergent Thinking In this five-part article series, we look at ideas
Annie Prud’homme-Généreux, PhD
April 12, 2021
Setting the Tone in a Virtual Classroom: Using Padlet to Foster Conversations About Classroom Values
In my experience, spontaneous conversations about classroom values can be awkward. Ditto for icebreakers and typical “norm”-setting discussions. Could there be a way to avoid
Sadie Otte
April 9, 2021
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Two
*This is a five-part series. Four Online Discussion Ideas to Explore Concepts Through Divergent Thinking In the last installment of this article series, I described
Annie Prud’homme-Généreux, PhD
April 5, 2021