Course Design

Recording Weekly Recap Videos

By: Matt Robinson

April 14, 2020

Similarly to recording weekly overview videos, recording weekly recap videos provides an opportunity to create instructor presence and community within your course.Weekly recap videos allow for you as the instructor to interact with your students by ...

Approaches for Course Introductions

By: Matt Robinson

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 ...

Approaches to Instructor Introductions

By: Matt Robinson

April 8, 2020

Instructor introductions are an important key to creating instructor presence in your course. This is a great space to share your background and personality with your students. This is especially key for online courses where students may not ever hav ...

Strategies for Remote Labs

By: Mary Loder

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 ...

Elevate Learning with Stories

By: Mary Chaaban

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 ...

Foundations in Excellence for Teaching Online

By: Justin Harding

April 3, 2020

Foundations for excellence in teaching onlineIn this self-paced experience, you’ll learn about topics that are recognized to be effective in online teaching, yet they really can be applied in any modality.So if you’re teaching remotely, in a hybrid f ...

Dynamic Design: Multimedia design ideas for online and remote course creation

By: Mary Loder

April 1, 2020

Co-writers; Lucy Wolski, is the Instructional Design Specialist for the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, and her friend and colleague, Mary Loder, is in the role of Instructional Design Specialist at EdPlus at Arizona State Univers ...

Supporting Online Learners

By: Justin Harding

March 31, 2020

The transition for students to digital and online based learning can introduce a variety of new approaches to learning. Certainly in regards to structure in attended classes and then also with the asynchronous opportunities that online learning provi ...

Academic Integrity

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 30, 2020

Much the same as with campus-immersion or face-to-face courses, promoting a culture of integrity online is of upmost importance. Concerns of students cheating or violating academic integrity exist regardless of the mode of teaching, but there are a v ...

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