*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
A bunch of black boxes on a video call. An empty discussion board. A student who hasn’t submitted any work all term. These might all
Whether we are teaching online, face-to-face, or somewhere in between, student engagement should always remain at the forefront of our planning and practice, as keeping
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
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
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
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
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
