As online educators, we know the importance of building an inclusive and supportive learning environment. While it’s easy to focus on course design, content delivery, and grading strategies, creating a space where students feel heard…
By Christine Moore, Aubrey Holland, and Robert Behnke Media, both formal and informal, plays a crucial role in modern education. The prevalence of platforms like YouTube, the second largest search engine, and TikTok, used…
Optional office hours can transform your online courses when they’re creatively designed and thoughtfully implemented. They offer a flexible support system that adapts to each student’s learning needs. These sessions encourage participation, guide individual learning,…
From Confusion to Clarity outlines a simple design strategy for crafting instructions in which requirements, the process, and grading criteria are clearly communicated, student buy-in is strong, and performance exceeds expectations.
ASU Online is excited to share our Academic Dishonesty Risk Reduction Guide with you. The purpose of the guide is to help you review and refine the design of your course to ensure academic honesty…
By Tamara Mitchell, Sangeetha Kirsnan, and Narin Loa Value of Instructor Presence As an educator, you know how important it is to have a strong online presence and build a sense of community with your…
Considerations for recording (or re-recording) introductory course videos It’s true: first impressions matter. When online students log in at the start of a session, the Course Welcome and Instructor Introduction are often their very first…
Course Stories, Season 2, Episode #6: Using Human-Centered Design to Put Students First – HSC 355: Nutrition for Lifelong Health In this episode of Course Stories, Christina Scribner, Nutrition Practitioner and College of Health Solutions…
Course Stories, Season 2, Episode #5: Creating a JEDI mindset – SOC 334 Technology and Society In this episode, Marcella Gemelli, Online Graduate Program Director of Sociology and Senior Lecturer in the T. Denny Sanford…
In this episode of Course Stories, Dr. Alicia Montalvo, College of Health Solutions Lecturer, and Tamara Mitchell, Instructional Designer, discuss how to use frameworks and best practices for innovative and iterative course design.
In this podcast, we tell an array of course design stories alongside other ASU Online designers and faculty.
