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5 Things Successful Instructors Do When the Semester is Over

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

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 we all need a break to relax and find inspiration, but befo ...

How to Foster More Authentic Discussions in Asynchronous Online Courses

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

During my undergraduate studies, I remember having a final exam for an introductory Spanish course where we were asked to have a conversation, in Spanish, about the weather. At the designated time, my professor welcomed me into an empty classroom alo ...

Fair Use Week – Fair Use in Online Instruction

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

This week is Fair Use Week, a dedicated time to promote and discuss the opportunities Fair Use gives us in our daily activities. Fair Use is probably the most powerful component of U.S. Copyright law, and the most misunderstood. Section 107 of the U. ...

Troubleshooting Checklist for Online Instructors

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

Troubleshooting skills are critical for online instructors. Although ASU has 24/7 Help Desk support, being able to troubleshoot common LMS issues will save you and your students time and frustration. When asking for technical support, it’s helpful to ...

Designing & Organizing Your Yellowdig Board: Folksonomy & Taxonomy in Yellowdig

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

If you need a little background on what Yellowdig is and how to use it, refer to this: Yellowdig: A Social Learning Platform.With a little poking around, you’ll notice the useful feature of pinning a post to the top of the board, ensuring students se ...

Writing Measurable Learning Objectives

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable, learning objectives. Effective learning objectives use action verbs to describe what you want your students to ...

Best Practices for Large-Enrollment Online Courses, Part I: Managing student expectations, leveraging quizzes, and reducing grading load

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

Whenever student enrollment capacity dramatically increases for an instructor, there are a number of common questions and concerns: How will the increased grading load be managed? How can instructors facilitate a discussion among 100+ students? ...

Letting Go of Tradition: Universal Instructional Design for Adult Learners

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

The words “college student” evoke an image of a fresh-faced youth, eager to take in their first years of independence in the dorms of a university, and pursue their education to begin a career. Indeed, the description of a “traditional” student is a ...

Best Practices for Designing Effective Rubrics

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

Rubrics: A DefinitionRubrics have become a highly touted and ubiquitous tool in the proverbial assessment toolbox of higher education instructors. Rubrics can provide a wide range of benefits, from providing consistent feedback to students to decreas ...

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