Mechanisms of human agency, namely, self-regulation, self-direction, and online learning self-efficacy, are situated in the literature as fundamental to student persistence in an online course
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 21, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. For many years, I have tried to explain what
Since the onset of COVID-19 several years ago, the popularity of online learning has rapidly increased. Due to the flexibility, many students prefer pursuing their
Collegial support through collaboration Collegial support may be challenging to foster, especially since higher education institutions have become more competitive with rewards reserved for productive
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 1, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. English Composition I at New Jersey City University (NJCU)
An important lesson I learned over the years while teaching in academia is that kindness and connection matter in a course. Showing up for students
Like it or not, video conferencing platforms have become an integral tool for synchronous online teaching and learning. However, when the use of these tools
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on October 26, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Have you ever thought, “There has to be a
The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the use of focus groups as a source of data in higher education, especially
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 26, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. One common mistake I see among online content developers
