As online educators, we know the importance of building an inclusive and supportive learning environment. While it’s easy to focus on course design, content delivery, and grading strategies, creating a space where students feel heard…
Optional office hours can transform your online courses when they’re creatively designed and thoughtfully implemented. They offer a flexible support system that adapts to each student’s learning needs. These sessions encourage participation, guide individual learning,…
Course Stories, Season 4, Episode 4: Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Faculty Connection in Student Success In a season of special episodes, we have another very special and unique episode of Course Stories for…
What is Canvas New Analytics? Canvas’ New Analytics feature isn’t necessarily “new,” but the “feature preview” is now available at ASU. Some of us may have tinkered with the Course Analytics feature that has long…
From Confusion to Clarity outlines a simple design strategy for crafting instructions in which requirements, the process, and grading criteria are clearly communicated, student buy-in is strong, and performance exceeds expectations.
Please note: Arizona State University has not approved the usage of WhatsApp within its institution. This article addresses the special low-bandwidth needs and solutions in many developing countries, such as the needs of the learners…
Course Stories, Season 3, Episode 7: Branding Your Pedagogy In this episode, Ricardo Leon interviews Emily Zarka, PH.D., the monster expert of ASU and host of the popular PBS show, Monstrum. Emily is an adjunct…
Course Stories, Season 3, Episode #6: Psyched About Student Success, PSY338 & PSY340 In this episode of Course Stories, we delve into emotional intelligence and the psychology of academic success, two unique courses aimed at…
Course Stories, Season 3, Episode #5: Mastering the Online Classroom, Behind The Scenes at ASU Online In this episode of Course Stories, Mary and Ricardo are joined by their colleagues to talk about the Flagship…
Course Stories Season 3, Episode #4: Humanity and the Adaptive: BIO 432: Why People Steal, Cheat, and Lie In this episode of Course Stories, John Ball, Online Learning Manager of Adaptive Learning at EdPlus, interviews…
In this podcast, we tell an array of course design stories alongside other ASU Online designers and faculty.
