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Faculty eCommons (FeC) contains resources to help online designers, developers, and instructors and is maintained by the Academic Services and Products team at Risepoint.
Preparing your course involves wearing multiple hats. You must be the curriculum developer, content curator, course designer and developer, and when all of those are complete, you then must put on your administrative hat to ensure students have the support necessary to complete the course successfully. This administrative work can
Creating accessible PDFs can be challenging, but you may have access to alternative methods to create and identify accessible PDFs beyond using Adobe Acrobat. Navigate through the PDF Accessibility Decision Tree to explore different options for each of your PDF documents. No matter your path to accessibility, it is crucial
Creating a supportive learning environment is key for student success. However, barriers such as accessibility challenges, lack of representation, poor course design, and technical access issues can prevent students from fully engaging with course materials and achieving their potential. By addressing these barriers proactively, educators can ensure that every student
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can act a brainstorming partner to draft engaging and diverse course content and materials. Below are pre-written prompt templates faculty may use while drafting inclusive course content with generative AI. Each selection has a prompt template and completed example prompt. These examples illustrate how a faculty
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Developed by Risepoint, Faculty eCommons (FeC) is a social learning ecosystem for faculty across the world to work together to improve online education. FeC contains resources specifically tailored to help online instructors and is maintained by the Academic Services and Products team at Risepoint.
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