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The CATs in a Hat: Fostering Higher Order Thinking

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

This is the third article in our series on Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) which can be used to gauge lesson effectiveness and student comprehension. To review, CATs were developed by Angelo and Cross (1983) to efficiently check whether studen ...

My Favorite Indie Games for Education

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 30, 2025

In June, I was fortunate to again attend the Games for Change (G4C) festival in New York. As in past years, the highlight for me was hearing indie developers talk about how their game vision was realized by conscious selection of various storyt ...

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 ...

Quick and Easy Course Improvements All Online Instructors Should Consider

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

February 14, 2019

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 enhancement ...

9 Proven Ways for Instructors to Address Online Student Retention

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

August 18, 2018

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 course co ...

It’s the Middle of the Semester… So, What Do My Students Really Think?

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

October 21, 2013

“Wait, are we already that far into the semester? There is so much left to do in so little time!”If this is a constant thought on your mind, or an all-familiar expression in recent conversations with other faculty and instructors, we might be ne ...

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