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Reusing Old Announcements

December 21, 2020 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

When your instructional designer copies your course from term to term, they will bring over your welcome announcement from your old course.  If you would like to reuse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Social Presence

Requesting Captions for Ad Hoc/Webcam Videos

January 4, 2020 by Ashaun Adler Leave a Comment

Every video in your courses should be captioned or transcribed. This doesn't just help students with hearing impairments; captions and transcripts help all students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Announcements, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Kaltura, Kaltura Capture, Multimedia

Quick Tip: Delaying (and “Undelaying”) Announcements

September 23, 2019 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

We've discovered a few things about how Canvas handles announcements that are vital in organizing your course and getting information to students in the way you mean to. … [Read more...]

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

Academic Integrity by Design

May 10, 2017 by Julia Lehman Caldwell Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Course Design Tagged With: Academic Integrity, Announcements, Assessment, Grades, Instructor, Social Presence, Turnitin

The Course Wrap Up

November 20, 2016 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

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...]

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

Elements of Meaningful Feedback

November 12, 2016 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

One of the most important learner-instructor interactions occurs when instructors leave feedback. Think of online students as plants. Plants need light and water to grow. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Standards, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Announcements, Feedback, Fundamentals, Grades, Instructor, Multimedia, Rubrics

Welcome them with a Note

October 3, 2016 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Imagine you are taking an online course for the very first time. You get logged in and you enter the course, now what do you do? When you logged into this course for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Course Design, Online Teaching, Standards Tagged With: Announcements, Fundamentals, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Social Presence

The Importance of Announcements

October 3, 2016 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Announcements are a primary means of establishing instructor presence in a course. This is the place where you can bring in your teaching expertise--your personal … [Read more...]

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

Using Multimedia with Announcements

September 28, 2016 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Got your attention with that image, didn’t I? What would a rock concert be without the special lighting, smoke machines, dancing, and other elements designed to draw the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Standards Tagged With: Announcements, Copyright, Fundamentals, Instructor, Multimedia

Making the Most of Your First Few Weeks

September 13, 2016 by Ashaun Adler Leave a Comment

It's that time of year again! Eager students are figuring out who you are and what they're going to learn in your course. You're reading and meaningfully responding their … [Read more...]

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

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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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