The absence of in-person interaction in the world of online education frequently causes students to feel disengaged. Without a teacher’s physical presence, students might feel alone and disinterested in their studies, which can diminish their motivation and likelihood of success. Different techniques can be put into place to boost teacher presence in online courses, to … Continue reading Let Students Know You Exist: Adding Teacher Presence to Your Online Course
The Added Value of Bringing Professional Experiences into Your Courses
To ensure that learners possess the soft skills demanded by employers and entrepreneurs, it is important to design courses that facilitate the development of abilities such as interpersonal skills, leadership skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills. Presently, graduate students are increasingly interested in practical, hands-on learning experiences that can help them develop the skills … Continue reading The Added Value of Bringing Professional Experiences into Your Courses
There’s Quality in These Standards: A Student’s Perspective on Quality Matters Reviewed Courses
Quality Matters (QM) is a non-profit organization that offers guidelines and a review process to ensure the quality of online courses. The design of courses is assessed according to the commonly used set of QM Standards. The eight elements covered by the QM Standards are: “course overview and introduction, learning objectives, assessment and measurement, instructional … Continue reading There’s Quality in These Standards: A Student’s Perspective on Quality Matters Reviewed Courses
Designing S.M.A.R.T and Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
When creating a plan or a project, it is important to have an outcome or goal by which to measure an accomplishment or an ending to work toward. In academia, there are program goals, course learning objectives, and student learning outcomes. While the terms goals, objectives, and outcomes can be misunderstood and have been interchangeable, … Continue reading Designing S.M.A.R.T and Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
Interactive Learning Applications in the Online Classroom
Online interactive learning has become an integral part of academic life since the advent of the pandemic. The entire world was at a standstill, but the learning process had to continue. Certain programs, apps, and techniques were adopted and popularized during that time, which are relevant and adaptable in this online medium of teaching. These … Continue reading Interactive Learning Applications in the Online Classroom