Category: Instructional Design

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Course Facilitation

Quality Feedback

What is Quality Feedback? Feedback is key for student learning and must be prompt and meaningful so to correct issues and reinforce strengths (Ericsson, Krampe, &Tesch-Römer, 1993). Effective faculty use

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Instructional Design

Bloom’s Taxonomy for Digital Learning

What is Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy? Learn how educators are reframing Bloom’s Taxonomy through the lens of educational technology, blended learning, BYOD, flipped classrooms, and other models. This updated version aims

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Course Facilitation

Stop Student Melt

Review some of the checklists, templates, and examples to learn more about how you can impact student melt.

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Academic Program Planning

Online Program Parity: Faculty & Students

Online courses appeal to a variety of student populations and remove barriers encountered by non-traditional
 and adult learners in face-to-face programs. In online courses, “all course activity is done online;

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AI

AI Tools for an Improved Student Experience

What are some AI tools that you can incorporate into your online classroom to enhance student engagement, personalize learning, offer individualized feedback, and encourage additional practice and application? The free,

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AI

AI Tools to Support Your Teaching

With the proliferation of AI tools, it can often feel overwhelming as new ones seem to emerge daily. Determining where to begin when integrating these tools into your course development,

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DEIB

Voice and Tone Checklist for Your Online Course

Each page in your online course and every piece of content you create for your students is a chance for you to set the tone and climate, support discourse, and communicate your expectations. These pages and pieces of content represent “you” to your students, and they will look to these pages to help keep them engaged and encouraged.

Quality Matters

Quality Matters 7th Edition Rubric Release

Quality Matters (QM), a global organization leading quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments, has recently released their newest edition of the QM Higher Education Rubric.

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Instructional Design

Template for Quality Discussion Boards

Writing discussion board prompts can be intimidating. Use this simple template to help set you and your students up for success.

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Assessments and Assignments

Formative Assessments for Online Courses

Using effective assessment techniques can improve an instructor’s understanding of student needs and support learner-centered courses.

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Assessments and Assignments

Quick Tips for Online Assessments

As you design the content of your course, you’ll think a lot about assessment methods. Online assessments and assignments should take into consideration the their online audience, which is typically a population of adult learners.

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