How can we do a whole class meeting or a department meeting online? The default strategy is for everyone to meet at the same time using synchronous tools like … [Read more...]
Design Considerations for Small Group Virtual Meetings
Choose your Strategy How can students do a group project online? The default strategy is for students to meet at the same time using synchronous tools like Blackboard … [Read more...]
Technical Considerations for Collaborate Ultra
If you’re using Collaborate Ultra for small or large group meetings, be sure to reference the technical considerations included below. Room Permissions If you want … [Read more...]
Instructors: Assignments Using Turnitin
Turnitin (Tii) is a “similarity check” tool that you can enable in Canvas assignments. Tii identifies text in student papers that matches against the text in websites, … [Read more...]
Discussion Best Practices
Discussions are a key part in many online courses. If we want students to demonstrate high levels of thinking in discussions, we need to ask questions that are designed … [Read more...]
Talk to Your Students About the Academic Code of Conduct
Talk about the Code of Conduct with your students. Research has indicated that the mere presence of an honor code in an online course can improve integrity by helping … [Read more...]
Academic Integrity by Design
The article “The New Cheating Economy,” published in The Chronicle of Higher Education (2016), tells the story of two Western Carolina University professors who set up a … [Read more...]
What is a Commentary?
What is a Commentary? A typical unit in our online courses includes learning objectives, a commentary, and required assignments or activities. The commentary is our … [Read more...]
Accessibility in the Online Classroom
The following is our interpretation of accessibility law as it applies to our online courses. We will work with you to explore different options for using the materials … [Read more...]
Copyright and Fair Use in the Online Classroom
The following is our interpretation of copyright and fair use as it applies to our online courses. We don't want to limit your use of material or make more work for you; … [Read more...]