Reads

Below are “quick reads” curated or written by staff at Academic Partnerships.

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Accessibility

UDL Guidelines from CAST

Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework used by educators to augment teaching and learning styles, content, and assessments for all populations of

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Accessibility

QM Standard 8

One aspect of inclusion in education, especially online learning in higher education, is ensuring that all learning materials and content can be accessed all learners.

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Summer 2021

Courageous Conversations

The events of the last year have sparked conversations amongst families, colleagues, and friends, about race, including the Academic Services team at AP. The team

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Guidance

Academic Coach Tips and Planner

The planning document below will help you plan and implement how you want Academic Coaches and or Teaching Assistants to interact with both you and

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EdTech

Ed Tech Tools for New Times

There are tons of tools in the educational technology space, both paid and free/freemium, that can help promote student engagement and facilitate an interactive course

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Quality Matters

Quality Matters Monday: Standard 5.3

Quality Matters standard 5.3 states, “The instructor’s plan for interacting with learners during the course is clearly stated.” What does this mean and how can

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Quality Matters

Quality Matters Monday: Standard 1.1

Today, we are reviewing Quality Matters Standards 1.1 General Standard 1 addresses the course overview and introduction. Click here to view Quality Matters Standard 1.1

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Teaching Online

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

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Quality Matters

Quality Matters Monday: Standard 5.3

It’s Quality Matters Monday! Each Monday, we highlight a Quality Matters standard and review its importance in an online course and how we evaluate this

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