Many articles and workshops explore complex concepts and tools that may not be suitable for everyone. With this in mind, I asked our instructional design team at ASU Online, “What are some easy, non-technical, low-hanging-fruit-type…
With accessibility to online education increasing, the retention of online students has become a concern of academic leaders in higher education (Allen & Seaman, 2015). As a result, many universities have launched initiatives to improve…
…or “You can provide student feedback, but how do you know if it’s really ever read?” Instructors strive to provide effective feedback in a timely manner to help their students learn and be successful. Logistically…
In a previous post (see Gauging Student Understanding: CATs are puuuuur-fect), we introduced instructors to the idea of using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) by Angelo and Cross (1983) to check whether students understand a certain…
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…
Do you find yourself wondering whether your online students are really learning? Whether they are really getting it? During face-to-face classes, an instructor often can use visual cues, such as a puzzled look or a…
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…
Jill Schiefelbein has been an instructor in the Hugh Downs School of Communication at Arizona State University since 2004 Online learning can be a solitary experience. Students can feel somewhat disconnected when they take an…
This is the second article in a series on Active Learning. Click here to read an earlier TeachOnline blog post on how active learning promotes student success. Videos are considered an especially effective way to…
Although most educators now recognize that the instructional paradigm has transitioned from an instructor-centered model featuring lecture as the primary means of delivering content, to a more student-center model featuring active learning to promote increased…
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