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Faculty eCommons (FeC) contains resources to help online designers, developers, and instructors and is maintained by the Academic Services and Products team at Risepoint.
Alt text, short for alternative text, is a simple but powerful way to make your online course more accessible for all your students. Alt text is a written description of an image, infographic, or diagram that convey what is being shown on screen. Screen readers read it aloud, and it
Creating and maintaining quality online courses can feel overwhelming especially when you are juggling work demands, deadlines, and student requests. One way to save yourself time and improve student success is to start with well-crafted, aligned learning objectives. These objectives act as the backbone of your course, streamlining design decisions
Online learners today have unprecedented access to information. With AI tutors, YouTube explainers, and massive open courses just a click away, our course content is no longer the unique value proposition of higher education. What is the higher ed differentiator? The human connection. In a world where online content is
Designing effective online courses require more than just content expertise—it calls for intentional strategies that foster engagement, relevance, accessibility, and real-world relevance in learning environments where students thrive. Risepoint transformed its approach to instructional design through careful research, collaborative feedback, and a deep understanding of what drives student success. We
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Developed by Risepoint, Faculty eCommons (FeC) is a social learning ecosystem for faculty across the world to work together to improve online education. FeC contains resources specifically tailored to help online instructors and is maintained by the Academic Services and Products team at Risepoint.
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