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Creating an Intentional Syllabus

A syllabus is a great way to provide students with the course purpose, an overview of assignments, and the rules of engagement that you will be using throughout the term.

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Academic Integrity and Online Proctoring

The risk of academic dishonesty in the classroom is not unique to online learning. However, online instructors have different tools and tactics to promote academic integrity in a virtual learning

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Strategies for Teaching Quantitative Concepts Online

Table of Contents Discussion Boards in Quantitative Education Why focus on discussion boards for teaching quantitative concepts? “College graduates may have bachelor’s degrees in arts or sciences but need to

Instructional Design

Design Strategies for Large Courses

Category Key: BP = General best practice for all courses LC = Proactive strategy for large courses and growth; best to incorporate early in course design to prevent rework later

Instructional Design

Course Acceleration: What, Who, Why, and How?

A research-based guide that explains accelerated (7-8 week) online courses from the learner and faculty perspective     Table of Contents The What What Is Course Acceleration? Course acceleration describes the process

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Designing Group Work

Group work can be very challenging for faculty and students, but with proper planning it can increase quality student interaction and participation in your course. Meaningful group work assessments ask

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Lyn Cook

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Using Case Studies in Your Online Asynchronous Course

Case studies are a great way to engage your students in your course materials using real-world problems. The relevance of these lessons better prepares your students to apply their achieved

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How to Build a Rubric

Before developing your rubric, consider the assessment you are creating the rubric for. Ask yourself:  Is my assessment developed completely? What are the course and module objectives aligned with the

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Creating Online Program Capstones

What Are Capstones? A capstone course is the final course in a program in a student’s chosen field of study. Capstone courses focus on capstone projects which are also sometimes

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Optimizing Lecture Content for Online Courses

Introduction As you transition your face-to-face lecture content online, you may be tempted to simply recreate your weekly lecture experience by recording and publishing a video of the event. This

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Academic Honesty in Online Courses

Below are strategies you can implement in your online course to help promote a culture of academic honesty and academic integrity. As with face-to-face instruction, there is no singular strategy

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