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Foster Creativity, Collaboration, and Student Choice using Digital Storytelling

Description When an assignment offers students an opportunity to demonstrate learning through creativity, peer and small group collaboration, integration of technology of choice, and learning by sharing, aligning with student learning outcomes becomes simple. Digital storytelling as a strategy can provide evidence of the integration of complex to simple concepts learned within the discipline, while …

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Using a Business Proposal to Develop Students’ Problem-Solving Skills and Entrepreneurship

Description The current technology-infused and globalized job market is putting pressure on students to apply knowledge and use it to solve complex problems (Pham & Sampson, 2022). As a result, instructors in higher education often encounter difficulty in designing and guiding learning experiences that are relevant and like what students could face in their jobs …

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Encourage Transparency and Accountability for Group Oral Presentations

Description Developing oral communication skills is included as a learning objective for many general education programs and courses, however, implementation and assessment of such skills varies by course and instructor (Sapia et al., 2020). Different forms of oral communication are incorporated into online introductory or upper-level courses. These include synchronous discussions as well as more …

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A New Paradigm: Addressing Complex Challenges with Transdisciplinary Skills

Description The evolving societal and professional landscape requires attention towards complex and future-oriented contexts. These include the processes and impact of digital information, technological advancements such as robotics, AI and automation, as well as global interconnectedness and the multiple opportunities that arise from these (OECD, 2021a). Conversely, it is essential to combat threats to basic …

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Use Shared Templates to Enhance Collaborative Online Learning and Skill Building

Description Online learning activities using shared documents to promote collaborative work is one approach that may facilitate student engagement and learning. By creating shared templates for students to complete in groups, students collaborate with classmates to apply learning and ultimately contribute to a shared outcome. While a great deal of academic work is produced independently, …

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Michael McKenzie

Lecturer and Instructional Technology Specialist, Coastal Carolina University

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Editorial: Promoting Online Presence and Interaction in Digital Learning Environments

By Erika E. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor and Faculty Development Consultant, Mount Royal University As we continue to reflect upon how our expanded use of technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic will have implications for online teaching and learning now and into the future, it is valuable for educators and educational technologists alike to contemplate whether …

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