The following is a sponsored article from Pearson Education. The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is one of 13 institutions in Maryland and currently
Online teaching has become more popular and accessible for students. As such, more instructors are teaching online courses. Asynchronous online courses can create barriers for
As online education continues to evolve, the challenge to create meaningful and engaging learning experiences is paramount. Traditionally, the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment has been
The difficulties in student engagement with tutor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion
Students often enter undergraduate research-based courses feeling academically underprepared and/or intimidated by the task of understanding and presenting research to their peers and professionals. The
On the first day of every class I teach, I make it clear to my students that I’m not interested in wasting their time. I
As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the
The Brazilian educator and philosopher, Paulo Freire, believed in a collaborative approach to education, where both the educator and the learner contribute to the learning
The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. When students are actively engaged, they
The college’s announcement to end quarantine was exciting. Finally, we could all come back together in person and appreciate the community we once had. No
