Discussion boards have proven to be a valuable point of contact in online courses. However, too often, struggling to connect over online discussion boards leads to missed opportunities to encourage…
Join us in a facilitated session as we listen to Winston-Salem State University Physical Therapy faculty discuss how they are helping develop their students’ (and their own) digital skills. Students…
The global disruption wrought by COVID-19 has given institutions, faculty and instructors an unexpected gift: the opportunity to reimagine teaching and learning to create an equitable, humanistic learning ecosystem for…
Did you get an email, or many, about newly installed Zoom Apps? Is it a trick, or is it a treat? Are you curious about these Zoom apps? Are you…
Teaching during these past few years has required a combination of flexibility, innovation, and tenacity. With these trying times, teachers have been tasked with providing engaging active learning opportunities as…
Lectures rarely provide optimal learning environments that secure effective, sustained learning outcomes. Online learning requires classrooms designed to engage learners and build a sense of ownership of their knowledge. As…
In this session, participants will learn how creating structured interactions within online and in-person courses can be beneficial to students and increase their engagement. In addition to this, this session will describe how structure can help reduce cognitive load for…
As plans ramp up for students and faculty to gradually return to campus this fall and winter, educators will face a new normal. Some pre-pandemic, face-to-face classes will still be…
Gamification, or the use of learning design coupled with game mechanics and logic, has been shown to be an engaging and useful strategy in the classroom. An escape room is…
Flipgrid is a free video discussion tool from Microsoft that enables educators to communicate and interact with students through short video recordings. In this session, participants will learn how to use Flipgrid’s collaborative features for higher education and…