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Tips for Using Announcements to Connect with Students

Posted: May 11, 2016 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Fred Kolb makes a shocked face while pretending to touch an electrified fence.

Guest Post by Dr. Fred Kolb Fred Kolb was a professor of Economics at UW-Eau Claire. He teaches ECON 703 Microeconomics Foundation, ECON 704 Macroeconomics Foundation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching Tagged With: Announcements, Instructor, Social Presence

What About Synchronous Activities?

Posted: March 9, 2016 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

You may have noticed that the activities in our courses are asynchronous, meaning the course does not require the participants to be online at the same time. Interactions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Course Design Tagged With: Instructor, Social Presence

Quiz Tip: Viewing Quiz Attempts

Posted: December 16, 2015 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Students may tell you that they were having technical issues connecting to a quiz, but you want more than just their word. It is not always possible to verify these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Instructor, Quick Tips, Quizzes

Learning Outcome Matrix

Posted: July 13, 2015 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Writing learning outcomes is a critical part of designing (or redesigning) a course, especially an online course, but even the best objectives are completely useless if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Course Design Tagged With: Learning Objectives

Quick Tip: Your Canvas Profile

Posted: June 26, 2015 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

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Your Canvas profile is available to your classmates on the People tab. The information you provide in your profile gives your fellow students and your instructor the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Instructor, Quick Tips, Student

Introduce Your Syllabus with a Video

Posted: April 22, 2015 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

So you have a terrific syllabus that you have finally perfected. You are confident that it has the information your students need to succeed in the course. The only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching Tagged With: Social Presence, Syllabus

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About This Blog

Through the partnerships we form with our instructors, we develop engaging and interactive online courses. Here you’ll find ideas on course design informed by the latest research and teaching strategies that build community and instructor presence. We’ll also we share our experiences with technology, with Canvas, and with administering our online educational programs.

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