Christina Carrasquilla, a lecturer for ASU’s Graphic Information Technology Program, presents the hows and whys of using Google+ Hangouts in her courses. She discusses how video chats enhance student engagement, promote social interaction, encourage course…
Professor Marilyn Dantico talks about her experiences incorporating games in her required upper division research methods course.
TeachOnline (TO) recently had the opportunity to talk with ASU’s Gina Woodall (GW), a political science faculty member with the School of Politics and Global Studies. Dr. Woodall has taught face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses…
ASU’s College of Public Programs’ Steven Crawford discusses the use of student wikis in his “Social Media for Social Good” course. The wiki assignment focused on the UN Millennial Development Goals with student groups creating…
Dr. Liza Hita, Lecturer in the School of Social and Family Dynamics, is one of the biggest producers and proponents of using videos to overcome challenges in her online courses. The above video showcases how…
Arizona State University Nursing instructor Patricia Harris discusses her use of rubrics and the GradeMark* functionality within Turnitin. Nursing faculty are finding that their use of these two tools: encourage transparent scoring guidelines; promote consistent…
Dr. Sher Ratnabalasuriar shares her experiences using blogs in her online classes as a learning tool. She wanted an alternative to the traditional discussion boards that would encourage students to engage more, become more mindful…
Dr. Deborah Henderson uses her course Announcements to increase student engagement with the course content and herself and to reinforce and expand upon course concepts. She writes, “Taking in all the weekly posts at once,…
The use of games in the curriculum is a popular topic currently with some instructors jumping in with both feet and others preferring to stick a toe in to test the water. The continuum of…
VoiceThread is a browser-based application that allows classrooms to have conversations asynchronously around images, videos, documents, presentations, and even lectures. In the classroom, VoiceThread can be used for digital student-portfolios, language practice, lectures; group presentations,…
In this podcast, we tell an array of course design stories alongside other ASU Online designers and faculty.
