…is coming to town. This multinational conglomerate makes headlines for its innovative technological products but has drawn criticism for causing pollution, increasing traffic in rural areas, and driving local competitors…
…academic space. Jodi validated this idea at the completion of our work together: We now have a site that is a better reflection of the work that we do. As…
…series of questions about motivations for teaching online. There was broad agreement between a sample of faculty who teach online and chief academic officers, with one important difference. While chief…
…feature. In some ways, the online chat parallels in-person classroom discussions in a positive manner, for example, allowing students to ask the facilitator questions or to clarify student understanding. In…
…invested. Avoid the rereading trap. Students tend to fall into passively reviewing material, and in doing so they miss the key advantage of techniques such as testing: retrieval practice. Retrieval…
The classroom is a non-stop hub of feedback: test grades, assignment scores, paper comments, peer review, individual conferences, nonverbal cues, and more. Feedback is essential for student learning. Still, students’…
…from the first day they log in to the course. The course syllabus should set clear guidelines for participation expectations (number of posts, frequency of posts, types of posts, sample…
…about personal characteristics. The group member questions include these, among others: attends team meetings, communicates and responds promptly to team members, meets deadlines and completes assigned work, and listens and…
