APPlicable Ways to Close the Online Distance
With the onset of COVID-19, new approaches and technologies are being explored and implemented by instructors at all levels, but what is new is not
Amy Winger, MEd
March 8, 2021
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
Online Education
Five Online Tools to Help Support a Learning Community in Your Course
There is no doubt that the COVID‐19 pandemic has radically revolutionized teaching methods and student interactions in the classroom. Like millions of teachers around the
Saurabh Anand
March 3, 2021
Bringing the Outdoors Online: Creating Online Field Labs
Field labs, common in natural resource and agricultural education programs, have learning objectives that can be hard to transfer to an online environment. Covid-19 has
Althea Hotaling Hagan, PhD, and Erika K. Poarch, PhD
March 1, 2021
Five Tips to Creating a More Engaging Online Course for Adult Learners
As society has evolved, so too has education. To meet the changing needs of our world, an explosion of online education has focused on adult
Jacqueline Crockford, MS
February 26, 2021
Don’t Spam Your Students and Other Practical Communication Tips
One of the key elements to teaching online is effective communication between teacher and student. We would like to think that our communications are the
Kimberly Hillyard
February 22, 2021
Building a Virtual Equity-Driven Learning Community
One of the biggest challenges I have as an educator in interior design is to prepare all of my students for success in an industry
Lindsay Tan
February 17, 2021
Boosting Student Motivation Through Connected Reflection
Universities are mandated to be the ultimate “learning culture,” powered by faculty who embody lifelong learning. We know that reflection is essential to learning; it’s
Gillian Parrish, MFA
February 15, 2021
Leveraging Bloom’s Taxonomy to Elevate Discussion Boards in Online Courses
The discussion board is certainly not new to the online classroom. In fact, some may argue that the discussion board is one of the most
Stephanie Smith Budhai, PhD
February 10, 2021
Re-envisioning Online Course Revision
The events of 2020 have highlighted the benefits of change-adept teaching in higher education, particularly online. Change-adept teaching involves skill in changing one’s approach to
Catherine R. Barber, Janet K. McCollum, and Wendy L. Maboudian
February 8, 2021
Enhancing Student Engagement and Interaction with Online Digital Tools
Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, there has been an increased focus on distance education. Here, we cover digital tools that educators
Quentin Bellard, Edward Long, and Kimberly S. McCoy
February 5, 2021