Reads

Take a look at the latest quick reads written or curated by online teaching and learning experts at Risepoint.

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Guidance

Tips for Designing Live Sessions

Recent research has shown that online students tend to favor asynchronous communication over synchronous elements. Asynchronous communication typically fits online students’ busier schedules, and it

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Guidance

Writing Quiz Questions

Quizzes are incredibly useful tools in any online course. They provide students with immediate feedback on their learning, build metacognitive skills, enhance motivation, and create

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Guidance

Creating Interactive Content

When designing an online course, developers often start with a clear plan for readings and resources that align with assessments. But how should this content

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Guidance

Modular Course Design

The term module means different things to different people. For our purposes, modules are containers—organizational units or buckets of content—that you use to organize the

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