By default, Canvas marks discussions as read as you scroll by them. Sometimes this can create confusion if Canvas marks that you've read a reply, when actually you have … [Read more...]
Participate in Discussions the Right Way to Increase Student Learning
Discussion boards are the best way for online students and faculty to interact with each other asynchronously. When instructors are involved, students know whether they … [Read more...]
Forming a More Perfect Rubric
Rubrics are ultimately a communication tool with students that in many forms. They give students a clear picture of what you’re looking for in an assignment and give you … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Tech Troubles Got You Down?
Technology is a wonderful tool, but it doesn’t always work as expected. If you’re encountering problems with your online course, here are three troubleshooting tips you … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the Course through an Online Protocol Discussion
When they work, online discussions provide students with transformative experiences. They require students to think critically about a topic, delve deeply and explore … [Read more...]
How to Improve Performance
In this TED Talk, Eduardo Briceño talks about how people improve their performance of a task--and the answer is not to perform that task more often. The answer lies in … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Print Multiple Pages Per Sheet
Many students and faculty want to know how to save paper when printing materials for offline viewing. For PDFs viewed with Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, this can be … [Read more...]
Writing Smart Learning Outcomes
All of our courses start with learning outcomes—short statements identifying what the student will be able to do after the course or the lesson. Learning outcomes are … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: The Dog Ate My Quiz
All the studying in the world won't help a student if they have poor Internet connectivity when taking a quiz. Unfortunately, sometimes it does happen that a student … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Composing in Word
It is often a good idea to compose discussion posts in Word and then copy/paste them to the online discussion. Not every post, of course, but, let’s say you’ve spent a … [Read more...]