by Christina Sabo | Feb 25, 2021 | Featured, Online
One of the most important elements of a successful online course is developing a strong sense of instructor presence. However, while that’s easy to say, it’s not always so easy to actually do, especially if you’re new to teaching online. While our Foundations of...
by Christina Sabo | Jul 6, 2020 | Blackboard, Featured, Online
Discussion boards have the potential to play a big role in online teaching and learning, but how can you ensure that students are gaining useful educational experience from them? While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, there are some best practices you can use as...
by Christina Sabo | Jun 15, 2020 | Featured, Features, Guides, Video
With instruction being online for the summer and online and hybrid for the fall, it’s never been more important to create video content for your students. Of course, for those who don’t usually create videos for their courses, this may not be a straightforward...
by Christina Sabo | Jun 1, 2020 | Featured, Quick Tips
Looking to move your in person course online? Hoping to build out some more content for your online or hybrid courses? There are lots of helpful resources out there that can help make the process a little easier. One of these resources is MERLOT. We’ll explain what...
by hubbard | Apr 12, 2016 | Faculty Focus, Featured
In creating a daily digital diary, teachingwritingonline (www.teachingwritingonline.wordpress.com), I documented what it was like to teach a fully online teaching load. I blogged for 116 days during the 16-week Spring 2016 semester, recording the challenges, successes...