Have you designed your online course to promote student retention?
Factors contributing to attrition rates originate from a variety of sources, many that are beyond your control. However, as an instructor and course designer, you do ……
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Learn with Michelle Webinar: Wikis in Education
Wikis are an impactful tool for instructors to create collaborative learning spaces and effectively manage the classroom and large projects. If you’re interested in learning how to use wikis in your online class, this webinar ……
Learn with Michelle Hangout: Flipping Group Presentations with Google+ Hangouts on Air and VoiceThread
In this Hangout, Brad Belbas, academic technologist and visiting assistant professor in educational studies at Macalaster College, shares a transformative approach to designing small group student presentations.
Belbas has each group create VoiceThread conversations using their ……
Learn with Michelle Hangout: Instructor Shares Experience Teaching Negotiation Skills Online
In this Hangout, Dr. Ronda Callister, professor in the department of management at Utah State University’s Huntsman School of Business, reflects on her successes and growth after her first online teaching experience. As part of ……
Learn with Michelle Webinar: VoiceThread for Multisensory Learning
VoiceThread is a web-based tool that transforms media into asynchronous conversations with voice, video, or text comments. VoiceThread engages learners through multiple sensory stimulation, resulting in increased learning retention, a more inclusive learning environment, and ……
Learn with Michelle Hangout: Using Facebook to Improve Critical Thinking in Online Classes
In this Hangout, Dr. Sabita Persaud, Assistant Professor in the Notre Dame of Maryland School of Nursing, shares how she used a fictitious Facebook profile to create a relevant learning environment for her graduate level ……
Learn with Michelle Hangout: What’s New with Wikis?
Wikis are a favorite “classic” web 2.0 tool of educators, but the ways they are used in teaching and learning today has evolved beyond the simplification of classroom management tasks. In this Google+ Hangout, Wendy ……
Ed Tech Du Jour Webinar: Engaging Students Online
Don’t miss the next Ed Tech Du Jour webinar!
Register for 5 Ways to Prevent Cheating in Online Courses: Dr. Heather Farmakis and Dr. Melissa Kaulbach will discuss the rationale behind online cheating and offer strategies/tools ……
Learn with Michelle Webinar: Freedom from Flash Drives with Dropbox
Do you find yourself challenged to access important documents when using your mobile device? Are you still manually loading files to flash drives to ensure you have access to them from different computers? Dropbox will ……
Ed Tech Du Jour Webinar: Screencasting with Jing
Don’t miss the next Ed Tech Du Jour webinar!
Register for Engaging Students in Online Courses:
Dr. Heather Farmakis and Dr. Melissa Kaulbach will discuss various strategies to keep students from disengaging in online courses. These tips ……