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“Jessica Cole”

Five ways to utilize ASU Libraries in online courses

By: Jessica Cole

April 30, 2025

Check out these helpful tips on how you can leverage the powerful resources from the ASU Libraries in your courses.  1. Provide a Back-Up Plan For Books That Ship LateHave you come across the student who ordered a textbook, and through no f ...

A Brief Guide to Producing Videos from Your Home or Office

By: Jessica Cole

April 30, 2025

Written by Jessica Cole and Robert Behnke.The benefits of instructor-created video in online courses include increased student engagement and learning, increased instructor presence, and a greater student-to-instructor connection.[1-3] If you teach o ...

Are You Teaching Good Netiquette?

By: Jessica Cole

April 15, 2016

Defining appropriate behavior for interactions among online students helps to create a positive and respectful learning environment.The aim of education is the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of the individual. The educational ...

Best Practices for Teaching Online

By: Jessica Cole

September 10, 2018

By Andrew Salcido and Jessica ColeOne of the most common questions an Instructional Designer is faced with is, “How can I enhance the student experience in my online course?” Often times, instructors wish to replicate the activities they do in face-t ...

VoiceThread for Online Presence and Engagement

By: Jessica Cole

June 24, 2020

VoiceThread is an interactive learning tool that increases student engagement and online presence. It allows instructors and students to create, share, and comment on images, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and other media, using a microphone, we ...