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Fostering an Inclusive Environment when Developing Online Courses
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 30, 2025
Does your online course respect and encourage diversity? Here are some facts and questions to consider in order to maximize your course inclusivity.Current State of TechnologyEach year our society’s growing dependence on technology has become m ...
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Elevate Learning with Stories
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 6, 2020
By Maryrose Chaaban and Julie AllenStorytelling is a universal and fundamental element of the human experience. Stories are ubiquitous and can be found throughout history and in cultures all around the world. Storytelling is how we express ideas, sha ...
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Tips for Making Your Courses More Accessible
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 30, 2025
As instructors, we want to challenge our students, help them to learn and grow, and ensure they have a positive experience in our courses. We carefully develop and curate content that will engage students and help them meet our course objectives. One ...
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Universal Design and Your Ally(ies): Pedagogical Strategies
By: Mary Loder
May 12, 2020
The Fingerprints of Your Classroom“The way people learn is as unique as their fingerprints.” (CAST, 2020) Original photograph by Bryce Edwards, licensed under CC BY 2.0When you think about the composition of your classroom and begin to design yo ...
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The ASU Instructional Designer: Building Effective Relationships
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 30, 2025
This post further breaks down some of the activities of Instructional Designers mentioned in the previous TeachOnline post, Introducing the ASU Instructional Designer, and discusses the importance of the relationship between the faculty and instructi ...
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Strategies for Remote Labs
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 7, 2020
Co-writers; Joe Benfield and Mary Loder are instructional design specialists at ASU Online. What is a Lab?A lab course is an opportunity to apply learning in a practical demonstration or activity.Labs provide an opportunity to experiment, observ ...
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Approaches for Course Introductions
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 8, 2020
A course introduction is a great way to provide an overview of what students can expect from your course. A course introduction video is a great time to get students engaged and excited about the content for your course. This will also be the first o ...
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Third-Party Tools Used in ASU Online Courses
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
April 30, 2025
Over 100 third-party tools and services are used by faculty and students in ASU Online courses. With the 50+ companies indicated here in bold, ASU Online has established a connection with a vendor representative. These relationships provide ASU Onlin ...
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Learning Objectives
By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team
March 19, 2019
Learning objectives are one of the foundational pieces to designing and developing a learning experience. Writing them can be challenging at first, but with some practice and support you’ll quickly improve.Video Introduction:This video (4:18) will pr ...
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