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Engagement Through Videos

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 16, 2020

Chances are that if you’ve considered developing an online course, you’ve thought about the role that video will play in your content delivery approach. Videos are visually rich engagement tools that can be leveraged for all types of course communica ...

Instructor Presence

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 16, 2020

Establishing and maintaining a strong sense of instructor presence is of utmost importance when teaching an online course. Not only does it help learners feels connected to the instructor and the course, it can lessen any feelings of isolation and in ...

Instructor Presence

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 16, 2020

Recording Weekly Recap Videos

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

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 ...

Community Guidelines

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 10, 2020

Welcome to our Teach Online Community!We have created this space to engage in dialogue, share resources, show support and encourage collegiality around teaching online. We hope that this will be a thriving community where all voices are heard and val ...

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 ...

Approaches to Instructor Introductions

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

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: 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 ...

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 ...