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  • Testing What You’re Teaching Without Teaching to the Test...
    Have your students ever told you that your tests are too hard? Tricky? Unfair? Many of us have heard these or similar comments. The conundrum is that, in some circumstances, those students may be right. Assessing student learning is a… Read more Testing What You’re Teaching Without Tea [...]
  • What You Are Teaching? What Are They Learning?...
    Consider the lessons we learn without being fully aware they are taking place. Take something simple, such as walking into a new building for the first time. With everyone and everything you observe, your mind is giving you feedback based on a multitude of judgments. These impressions, while someti [...]
  • Prior Knowledge as an Unexpected Obstacle to Learning...
    Prior knowledge is essential for learning because it helps us make sense of new ideas and information. But when that prior knowledge is incomplete, confused, or flawed, it can create barriers to learning. Consider the following scenarios. Read more Prior Knowledge as an Unexpected Obstacle to Learn [...]

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Teaching Presence and Facilitation
“Those teachers who are students of their own effects are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.” ~John Hattie (2008) One of the largest influences on student satisfaction and/or success is a faculty ... Read More ►

Introduce Yourself! Quality Matters: Standard 1.8
It’s Quality Matters day! Each week, we highlight a Quality Matters standard and review its importance in an online course and how we evaluate this standard. Today, we are reviewing Quality Matters Standards 1.8 General Standard 1 ... Read More ►

What Technical Skills Does Your Student Need? QM Standard 1.7
It’s Quality Matters Day! Each week, we highlight a Quality Matters standard and review its importance in an online course and how we evaluate this standard. Today, we are reviewing Quality Matters Standards 1.7 General ... Read More ►
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