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From Confusion to Clarity: Crafting instructions that draw out students’ best work

By: Christine Moore

August 11, 2023

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.“Clear instruction ...

Faculty Round Table: Canvas Skills, Intrusion, and Inclusion

By: Mary Loder

December 9, 2021

In this podcast, Jason Bronowitz, Christina Carrasquilla, and Chad Westover from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering share their experiences and recommendations for online teaching. The trio discuss how to make Canvas work for you, as well as st ...

Striving for Equity, Inclusion, and Student Success in Online Course Facilitation

By: Kody Stimpson

November 3, 2021

Built into ASU’s charter is measuring our success “not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed”. As an Instructional Design team for Edplus, we share the incredible opportunity with faculty to help provide equitab ...

How to Make Virtual Office Hours Work for You and Your Students

By: Brendan Lake

March 10, 2021

Summary: In this article we’ll explore strategies to manage expectations, promote access, and clarify value to students to drive successful virtual office hours.Author: Brendan Lake, D.M.A., M.Ed., is a senior instructional designer with ASU Online a ...

A Brief Guide to Producing Videos from Your Home or Office

By: Jessica Cole

July 23, 2019

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 ...

Tips and Tricks for Creating Accessible Video Lectures

By: Julie Allen

March 20, 2019

Recording lecture videos can be a powerful way to share your knowledge and establish a rapport with your students. Unfortunately, these videos can pose challenges to students with certain disabilities if specific design considerations are not met.For ...

The Best Online Faculty

By: Marc Van Horne

February 15, 2018

The instructional design and development team in ASU Online currently provides support for over 1,000 online courses in over 100 fully online programs. The faculty who design and deliver the online courses are key to the success of the course build p ...

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