Ice Breakers and First Day of Class Activities Planning for the start of the semester is on my mind. I’ve always believed the first day of class sets the tone for the semester. I teach large sections of gen-ed history...
Dear Diary: A Chronicle of My First Month Teaching Online Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. This is a departure from my typical contributor...
Helping Students Prepare for Online Courses In some ways, having someone set a schedule for us makes our lives somewhat easier, doesn’t it? When we’re young, our parents and teachers schedule our time for us, but as we...
Four Tips: Creating Prompts for Online Discussion Boards Particularly for online courses, using discussion boards can be an effective way to encourage group or team interaction. You can encourage peer-to-peer interaction as students react or respond to a prompt and...
What to Consider When Planning Assessments in Online Courses In many respects, teaching online bears many similarities to a traditional on-campus course. You need to deliver your course content, create assignments that build student learning, and design assessments that measure student...
Tips for Student Success in an Online Course Online learning may appeal to students for any number of reasons: the convenience of anytime, anywhere learning; the flexible and self-paced nature of many courses; and the asynchronous type of discussions that...
Assignments in the Online Course: How Much is Too Much? Guest Contributor: Robert Onorato Given the seemingly unlimited, media-rich learning opportunities you can offer in an asynchronous online course, it may be tempting to craft a reading or resource list as extensive...
Promoting Student Civility: Online and Offline tudent civility may seem like a common-sense issue for students to work out on their own, but encouraging professionalism with simple rules for respect and consideration for student interactions online and...