Category: Teaching

This section provides guidance on classroom management, issues, methods, assessment, improvement, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics include feedback, engagement, instructor presence, and active learning.

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Managing Group Projects

October 27th, 2020 by
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This article provides several tips for successfully implementing group projects in your class. The short video provides some strategies as well.

Rubrics

October 27th, 2020 by
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Rubrics provide a clear learning target and guides instructional design and delivery. This article provides direction to assist in rubric creation.

Enhancing Announcements

October 26th, 2020 by
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Announcements are a great way to provide students with updates and course-related information. Announcements are also another avenue for instructors to inject their teaching presence into the online classroom. This infographic provides guidance on ways to use announcements to enhance the sense of community in your course as well as student engagement.

3 Types of Quality Feedback

October 1st, 2020 by
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Ways to provide quality feedback in Canvas by using the DocViewer, Interactive Rubrics, and Assignment Comments.

Avoiding Grade Inflation

October 1st, 2020 by
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Grade inflation is when the grade point average does not reflect the overall student’s ability in a course. Here are strategies to avoid grade inflation.

Creating A Community For The Online Classroom

September 30th, 2020 by
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Online Classroom Community refers to how faculty create a space for students to engage and feel connected to the online environment. Here are some strategies to create a community for the online classroom.

Creating Videos to Enhance the Student Experience

September 28th, 2020 by
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Instructor created videos enhance your online presence. Watch this video to learn ways to use video in your class

Encouraging Students To Ask Better Questions

August 26th, 2020 by
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This infographic provides seven tips to encourage students to ask better questions.

Delay posting an announcement until a specific date

April 21st, 2020 by
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This article provides instructions for delay posting an announcement in Canvas.

How Can I Add A Video To An Announcement?

March 19th, 2020 by
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Steps on how to insert a video in an Announcement in Canvas.