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Making Online Classroom Discussion More Dynamic and Engaging

By: Ada Martin

January 31, 2014

Generating discussion in the online classroom can often be a difficult process, especially for those used to facilitating in a more traditional manner. Many learning platforms offer limited opportunities for faculty-student interaction and some instr ...

Setting the Stage for Meaningful Peer-to-Peer Feedback

By: Peter Van Leusen

September 12, 2013

Although many instructors integrate group-based or team-based learning activities into their teaching (see TeachOnline post on The Value of Group Work), getting students to actually provide meaningful peer-to-peer feedback can be challenging. Too oft ...

To Get the Right Answer, You Have to Ask the Right Question

By: Irma Sandercock

April 30, 2012

We want our students to develop those higher order thinking skills that are so crucial to developing those much talked about 21st Century Skills including the ability to think critically, synthesize, and evaluate. The development of these skills is e ...

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