July 19, 2023
Student learning is more impactful when meaningful reflection is integrated into course design (e.g., Lee & Sabatino, 1998). Providing students with the opportunity to think about their learning experiences and articulate connections to their personal, professional and academic goals can help them better prepare for career success and lifelong learning (e.g., Rolfe, Jasper, & Freshwater,…
July 3, 2023
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, this…
June 16, 2023
Structured anchors and frameworks for discussion and reflection must be implemented to increase levels of discourse, interaction, and relationship.
July 6, 2021
Learning content is often presented to students in a variety of ways throughout an online or blended course, but this doesn’t necessarily always translate into them doing equally well on their assignments and assessments (Kizilcec & Halawa, 2015). For example, some students may skip a required reading, but watch a video, or may simply go…
June 24, 2021
Shifting the passive classroom environment of a faculty lecturing and students note-taking to an interactive engaging learning environment has exposed many students to using polling such as clicker technology or online polling software. In addition, many faculty have engaged Dr. Eric Mazur’s technique of polling (Lambert, 2012) which poses questions for students to answer independently…
August 28, 2019
In today’s complex world, acquiring knowledge and using tools in a single domain is insufficient to remain competitive as individuals.
October 4, 2018
Students who can self-regulate are more likely to succeed online, and that instructors can offer supports to help students self-regulate better.
August 13, 2024
This strategy demonstrates the student learning experience value-add by replacing some of the traditional assignments with online asynchronous discussion boards in the face-to-face classroom.
July 23, 2024
The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) is an invaluable open resource for faculty and instructional designers dedicated to enhancing online and blended teaching strategies. Although TOPR is currently operated from the University of Central Florida, TOPR serves as a comprehensive repository that showcases a wide range of teaching strategies, each meticulously drawn from the real-world…
July 10, 2024
With more higher education experiences moving online, students have fewer opportunities to practice their verbal communication skills compared to traditional face-to-face environments. Speeches, presentations, and recitations that students might engage in within a traditional brick and mortar classroom may be less feasible online, and students also miss out on the typical questioning, conversation, and interaction…