Category: How To
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Leveraging Digital Tools to Create Engaging Online Learning Activities
In your online course, the right tools can transform a course from a static presentation of information into a dynamic learning experience. Platforms such as Google Docs, Google Slides, VoiceThread, Perusall, Zoom, Panopto, and Blackboard Ultra Discussion Boards offer versatile ways to design collaborative, reflective, and interactive learning activities that…
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Demonstration and Guided Practice Videos
Bridging Understanding, Skill Development, and Mastery Videos are a powerful tool in online education, offering dynamic ways to teach concepts, skills, and processes. Among the most effective types are demonstration videos and guided practice videos, which work together to help students progress from understanding a task to confidently performing it.…
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Video Types and Explanations
In an online course, videos are more than just a medium for delivering content—they are powerful tools for creating meaningful connections, building skills, and guiding students through the learning process. As educators, we have the opportunity to leverage video in diverse and impactful ways to support our students’ success. Videos…
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Course Design Tools
Explore two essential tools for enhancing your online teaching and course design: the Course Design Helper and the Instructional Design Wizard. Designed to meet the needs of both new and experienced instructors, these tools provide structured guidance to develop engaging courses and refine instructional strategies. Learn how these resources can…
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Creating vs. Curating
Finding the Right Balance for Online Course Design Designing an online course is both an art and a science, requiring instructors to make thoughtful decisions about how to deliver content effectively. At the heart of this process lies a pivotal question: should you create all your course materials, or should…
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Providing Video Feedback on Student Work
This video discusses some reasons why you might want to consider providing students with video feedback.
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Fishbowl
Fishbowl is a discussion strategy that focuses on both student-centeredness and listening skills. In a face-to-face classroom, you would arrange the students into a small group in the center of an outer ring. Students in the center would have a discussion and the students in the outer ring would observe.…
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Jigsaw
A learning strategy you might find effective is an adaptation of the Jigsaw approach. Jigsaw was developed in the early 1970’s by Elliot Aronson. This short video describes a version of the Jigsaw approach adapted for live online sessions. It requires less movement between groups and includes an optional assessment…
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Creating Videos for Teaching
This video provides some guidelines to consider when planning to create instructional videos for your students. A good first step is to curate existing videos (or other content) that may help your students meet the learning objectives rather than beginning with making content yourself, which can be time-consuming and technologically…
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