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...]
Troubleshoot CaptureSpace Lite by Uninstalling
If you're having trouble with CaptureSpace Lite, the first thing to try is reinstalling it to the latest version. First, you will need to uninstall the previous version. … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Color Blindness and How It Affects Your Learners
Color blindness is a condition where someone can not distinguish between certain colors, often between greens and reds, and very rarely, yellows and blues. One common … [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...]
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