The Challenge of Engaging Generation Z

The Challenge of Engaging Generation Z

Here’s a scary thought: 24 percent of teens reported being online “almost all of the time” (Hawkins, 2015, p. 43). What’s even scarier: these are the students that are going to be sitting in your classes, not only today, but for many more years to come! So...
Reflections on Foundations of Online Teaching

Reflections on Foundations of Online Teaching

Being a teacher is a lot like being an artist: it takes a good deal of both hubris and humility. One must know something others ought to know and the hubris to profess it (hence the penultimate title). But a teacher must also have the humility to remain a student in...
Developing An Online Shell for Speech 1100

Developing An Online Shell for Speech 1100

Full-time Speech faculty set a goal of increasing collaboration and sharing resources with adjunct faculty. We developed an online course shell to be used in the introductory Speech course that helps us meet those goals. Here’s what we learned from the process....
How to Create Videos Students Will Actually Watch

How to Create Videos Students Will Actually Watch

Many, if not most, of today’s online students are active and enthusiastic consumers of a wide range of video-based media, from watching short clips on YouTube and Vimeo to streaming entire movies and TV shows on Netflix. This interest opens up a range of opportunities...
Welcome to the Learning Technologies Blog

Welcome to the Learning Technologies Blog

Whether you’re an online instructor or just want to learn more about educational technologies, Learning Technologies can help. On this blog you’ll find an assortment of resources that can help you learn more about online teaching and learning and the...