Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College Do you get totally stressed every time you have to present to your class? What about public speaking at a job interview or at work? From classrooms to boardrooms, presentations are something we all have to tackle. For some, the art of delivering […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida C.S. Lewis defines integrity as “doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” Instilling this behavior in our online students is critical to maintain integrity in our classes. Back in the late ‘70s, I attended a military […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer who teaches professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. When I look at a new crop of students and see a face too old for frat parties, I feel a little buzz of excitement. In my experience, adult learners are […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development Your cellphone vibrates on the table and your email continues to ding on your nearby open laptop. Is it standard working hours, after hours, the weekend? Sometimes the lines seem to blur when teaching online. Since online education is available […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University Though it might seem like there’s not much to celebrate in 2020, it is a historic year. August 19, 2020, marks the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing that the right to vote could not be denied on the basis of sex. Dr. Heather Ondercin and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA survey conducted by Bay View Analytics, in partnership with Cengage, explored U.S. higher education’s response to COVID-19 as well as the industry’s immediate priorities in the wake of the pandemic. More than 800 U.S. higher education faculty members and administrators from over 600 institutions were polled for the survey. The data revealed that a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAudrey Wick is an English professor at Blinn College in central Texas Academic integrity is an important component of any higher education course. Establishing that integrity is something instructors can do on day one by addressing class policies against cheating or sharing the institution’s honor code. However, as the semester unfolds, instructors should uphold […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University I’ve been taking an online Math class this summer to brush up some foundational quantitative knowledge, both for my research and for my methods teaching. I aim to complete a lecture each week, which includes a chapter reading, smaller module videos and some practice problems. Taking a class online […]
