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
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
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
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
*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
*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
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
*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
*This is a five-part series. Five Online Discussion Ideas to Apply Learning Discussion forums. Love them or hate them, they are an essential component of
Principle #1: Build community to foster engagement online A sense of community fosters a sense of belongingness and is critical to student engagement. Building a
