Category: Teaching Online

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Course Facilitation

Promoting Participation in Discussions

In the online, constructivist learning environment, rich and robust collaborative knowledgeconstruction occurs on the discussion board. The constructivist approach shifts the focus from the instructor to the students and the

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Assessments and Assignments

Alternative Strategies for Discussion Boards

Implementing alternative strategies for discussion boards an help enhance your course from initial student introductions to end-of-semester reflections.

Course Facilitation

Shared Course Preparation Checklist

Utilizing the same master shell between multiple faculty is a great way to ensure students have the same experience regardless of who is facilitating the course. When developing and facilitating

Course Facilitation

Teaching an Online Course You Did Not Design

You’ve been notified by your department chair or dean you will be teaching a new to you online course in the upcoming semester. The dean/chair knows you have not taught

Course Facilitation

New Facilitation Training to Drive Student Persistence

  While institutions seek ways to retain their students, students seek to persist through their program. Some may feel that this is simply a subtle nuance, however, this nuance shifts

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Course Facilitation

Four Tips for Facilitation

Facilitation in an online course refers to the faculty’s ability to construct an environment where student discourse expands student knowledge and promotes the learning objectives.

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Course Facilitation

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

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