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...]
Give Students Some Choice
Allowing students a choice in the topic they want to discuss grants them autonomy in their learning, which can be motivating, improve performance, and provide a more … [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...]
Tech Tip: Creating Videos with Kaltura CaptureSpace for the UW System D2L
This explains how to create a video using Kaltura CaptureSpace and embed the video in a course on the UW System D2L server. (Click this link for more help on CaptureSpace … [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...]
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...]
Tips for Successful Group Work
In an old YouTube video on how to do a forward flip (on the ground), the instructor started by saying “First, you must be fully committed to it.” That advice also applies … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Checking a Student’s Login History
Knowing when a student logged into your course can be useful to keep students on track and confirm information. For example, if a student claims to have submitted a quiz … [Read more...]
Ensuring Academic Honesty in the Online Classroom
What is cheating? I'm sure we'd all agree that copying answers from someone else's exam is cheating. But what about discussing the options and then answering? Is that … [Read more...]
The Course Wrap Up
You’ve spent weeks teaching a course, and the final week is here. You figure your students are busy preparing for their final project or exam, and the last thing they … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 5
- Next Page »