As you design your online course, you may closely consider the quality of your resources, the relevance of your assessments, and the level of interaction between your students. However, are
Online courses must evolve as we learn more about how to combat inequalities in our classrooms. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our courses is a commitment to student success.
Why It’s Important You may have heard the term “accessibility” in passing from your university administrators, or you might remember a colleague mentioning “Universal Design” or “UDL.” Did you ever
Universities must undertake a renewed focus on ensuring their academic programs align to workforce needs.
Facilitation in an online course refers to the faculty’s ability to construct an environment where student discourse expands student knowledge and promotes the learning objectives.
Like riding a bike for the first time, it is best to bring a friend along to support you when developing an online course. The relationship between the faculty member, or Subject Matter Expert (SME), and Instructional Designer (ID) is essential to creating a quality online course.
In response to economic disparities, faculty can create more inclusive and equitable learning opportunities using open educational resources.
Use this planning grid to outline expectations and guidance for your course’s instructional team.
Check out tools that can help you as you discover new ways to teach online.
General Standard 5 addresses learning activities and learner interaction to meet the learning objective goals. This standard specifically addresses how learning activities provide opportunities for interaction that support active learning.
Standard 8.3 addresses the importance of providing alternative means of access to course materials in formats that meet the needs of diverse learners. One of the greatest advantages of online
The online student population is becoming increasingly diverse and complex. Clinefelter, Aslanian, and Magda (2019) note that recent trends show online students are getting younger, however, this trend doesn’t mean
Across recent research and practitioner guidance, a consistent theme emerges: AI is most productive when it automates the routine so
The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (or GenAI) is present in all teaching modalities and levels. Tools like ChatGPT, Gemini,
2025 brought even more urgency to finding an answer to the question, “What is the role of educators when it
AI-empowered research is reshaping the way we summarize, interpret, and discover knowledge. Faculty and students can now look to AI
Course acceleration is the process of transitioning a traditional, semester-long course into a shorter format, typically seven to eight weeks,
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