Implementing instructor presence can be a challenging aspect of teaching in the online environment. However, understanding the different dimensions of teaching online will help you design and/or facilitate a course in which students identify you as their instructor, a human being, as more than just a name attached to an email address.
Frontloading an online course with your policies, communication plan, and prework assignments eases beginning-of-semester stress for both you and your students once the course opens. Learn 3 strategies for prepping your course and students for success in this article.
Studies and articles invariably state that frequent and intentional online instructor presence has a positive effect on student engagement and satisfaction. This article explores direct feedback from Miami Regionals students when asked about instructor presence in their online courses.
Engaging students and facilitating their learning experience in the online environment may seem more daunting than in a face-to-face setting, but it doesnt have to be. This article covers key ways to keep students engaged throughout your online course.
Have you ever wished you could undo a mistake or bring back deleted items in your Canvas course? In this article, we will show you 3 features in Canvas that will allow you to do just that.
Discussions are a critical part of student learning, but both in-person and online discussions can have lackluster results if not structured and facilitated properly. This article explores the potential challenges of discussion boards, the various roles instructors can have within them, as well as class discussion format options and tips for creating and managing effective ones.
There are numerous reasons why you may need to share a video file you've created with your students. When creating and sharing your own video files, it is important for accessibility best practices that these videos are captioned with subtitles. YouTube does most of the captioning work for you using automatic transcription and can shave hours off of the captioning process.
