The lecture has been the mainstay of education for centuries. However, with the advent of online education, many educators are choosing to “chunk” the content.
What is Content Chunking?
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Learner Interactivity in a Synchronous Classroom
In this interesting presentation, Claudia Dornbusch of Facilitador.com demonstrates how to promote learner interactivity in a synchronous classroom. Discover how to engage learners while not losing sight of the learning objectives.
Valuable Guidelines to Managing Technical Difficulties
How common are refrains about computer glitches causing delays? Pretty common. Unfortunately, even a small malfunction can mess up an aspect of an online course.
That is why it is important to have a plan.
5 Effective Ways to Communicate Expectations Online
Just like in a traditional classroom, a clear understanding of expectations is essential in a online student’s ability to excel in a course. Effective communication of these expectations is especially important because online students do not have face-to-face interaction with professors through which they can understand what they need to do.
Here are five ways to structure your online course so that expectations are made clear at the beginning and throughout the semester.
Blended Learning: A Benefit for Teachers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Studies often point to the many benefits of online or blended learning for students. Interestingly, it benefits the teachers as well.
Top 10 Ways to Battle Procrastination
Students regularly fall prey to procrastination. Since most online learning is done entirely at home (or wherever else one chooses to work), it is especially important for e-learners to be prepared to tackle procrastination.
Here are 10 tips to beat procrastination:
How to Start Curating Content
Do you spend ages on the web gathering resources for class but have no way to organize them effectively?
Learn how to easily curate information so that it can be easily navigated and shared with students.
Making the Leap: 7 Tips for New Online Learners
Will this semester be your first time taking an online course? While a syllabus should outline the technicalities and course navigation, the mental leap from traditional instruction to a virtual classroom can be daunting.
Here are 7 suggestions to make the transition easier.
15 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice questions can often be confusing to students, leaving them scratching their heads, wondering what the professor intended to ask.
In online courses, misleading or ambiguous questions can be particularly frustrating, since professors are not standing by to answer questions while students take the test.
How can professors write multiple-choice questions that will be easy for students to understand?
Follow these 15 Do’s and Don’ts while writing your multiple-choice quizzes to ensure that your tests are effective, straightforward, and leave no room for confusion.
6 Characteristics of Effective Online Courses
This well-developed presentation outlines 6 characteristics of effective online courses: access to technology, clear guidelines and procedures, participation, collaborative learning, transformative learning, assessment and evaluation. Six Characteristics of Effective Online Courses by Christopher T. Davis, Ph.D.