Amy Sugar is an instructional designer at the University of Central Florida. She is the former director of Instructional Design and Technology at Rollins College and led a team of instructional technologists who partnered with faculty to integrate technology into their curriculum, assisting with course design, and facilitated professional development. Sugar has a master’s degree in Educational Technology/Instructional Design and 10 years of experience working as an instructional designer/technologist in higher education.
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- Incorporate a Syllabus Quiz to Orient StudentsIn the online environment, it is important to provide clear expectations, policies, and grading expectations and to ensure that students are familiar with…
- Include FERPA Statements in CourseIn the United States, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, is seen as relevant in that if students in the public web space are required to identify themselves and their affiliation with a particular institution and course, then this requirement could be seen as violating FERPA.
- Manage Discussions in Large ClassesDescription Holding effective, engaging discussions in large classes can be a challenge. However, they provide an opportunity for online students to engage with…
- Create Discussion RubricsWhile faculty might hope that students can “just discuss” a topic online with little or no support, Beckett, Amaro‐Jiménez, and Beckett (2010) found…
- Create Modules to Organize ContentOne way to sequence and group content in your online course is to create modules.