increase student engagement in your online courses by producing high-quality video content. This article provides quick, easy, and free tips for improving the look and sound of both your live-virtual lectures and recorded lecture video.
How do we translate all of that presence and connected communication to virtual lectures? Luckily, there are a few strategies we can employ to bring that same interactive, communicative feeling to the online classroom.
With the necessary changes brought about by teaching during a pandemic, and the sudden shift to virtual lectures, students and faculty are trying to navigate unfamiliar terrain when it comes to the etiquette of our virtual spaces, especially if video is involved. This article will break down the common rules that create virtual classrooms with inclusive and respectful environments that are conducive to teaching and learning.
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.
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.
