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

Instructional Materials

Instructional materials—such as readings, videos, and other content—are the everyday tools students engage with to meet learning objectives. While there are countless types of materials

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Guidance

Fair Use in More Detail

Updated: 5/8/2019Original publication: 5/11/2017 The purpose of copyright law was never to close down the exchange of ideas; in fact, it exists to encourage creators

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Guidance

Facilitating Master Courses

An institution’s adoption of a master course philosophy involves the development of content for a single version of a course, which schools then duplicate every

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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

Using Graphics in Online Courses

When used appropriately, graphics can be a powerful tool in your online course. In addition to providing aesthetic appeal, graphics provide a visual component to

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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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Guidance

Basics of Online Assessment

Assessments refer to the activities students complete to demonstrate their competency in relation to predefined learning objectives. Broadly speaking, there are two types of assessments

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