…set of learning outcomes,” Gould says. The flexibility of the program enables students to combine diverse interests. For example, one student was able to combine his interests in criminal justice…
Rebecca Arbisi, chair of the business department at State Fair Community College in Missouri, offers the following tips for improving the quality of threaded discussions: Model good communication. If students…
…prevent the spread of germs. In the recent online video seminar Basic Guidelines for Handling Complaints, Gunsalus outlined the 10 key guidelines for handling complaints. These include: Don’t take it…
…noticed how ALL my students became much more engaged in the class, performing extensive research on topics of relevance to their selected country, and displaying originality in their research approach…
…share an exercise that broadens class participation and offers a way around these potential risks. The exercise originated as the children’s game where one person starts a story, stops wherever…
Blended learning — a strategy that combines online and classroom learning activities and resources to reduce in-class seat time for students in a face-to-face environment — can be a tremendous…
…on a creative synthesis of research, offers 10 ways to promote student engagement. The authors propose definitions broad enough to include more specific descriptions. For example: engagement is “students’ cognitive…
As an instructional designer and online instructor at the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville, Dionne Thorne has worked with many instructors as they develop their online courses. Based on…
