Creating an Educational Experience The ability to establish presence is closely connected to the ability of the instructor to create a sense of community among learners in an online course. (Palloff & Pratt, The Excellent…
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The United States is facing a higher education crisis. At precisely the time that the benefits of a college/university education have never been higher, the country has stalled in postsecondary degree completion. Of first-time, full-time…
Did you know that there is a self-review tool that is available for you to use in any of your courses? Arizona State University is committed to implement the Quality Matters standards for the design…
In a previous post (see Gauging Student Understanding: CATs are puuuuur-fect), we introduced instructors to the idea of using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) by Angelo and Cross (1983) to check whether students understand a certain…
With finals week coming to an end and grading about to be completed, it is only natural to make a mad dash for the door and enjoy a well-deserved break. There is no question that…
As it turns out, you don’t need Muppets to teach a successful online course. I worried about this a few months ago as I began to prepare for my Arizona State University Online ”Media Research Methods”…
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…
Does increasing the amount of time students spend viewing faculty research videos and playing course specific games positively impact course grades? Yes, it does, in both online and face-to-face courses and regardless of student GPAs.…
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 instructional…
Do you find yourself wondering whether your online students are really learning? Whether they are really getting it? During face-to-face classes, an instructor often can use visual cues, such as a puzzled look or a…
Course Stories podcast
In this podcast, we tell an array of course design stories alongside other ASU Online designers and faculty.
