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Beth Nettles started the topic Active Learning Strategies for the Discussion Board in the forum Share an Effective Practice 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The discussion board is standard fare in online learning. It is used to facilitate debates, collaboration, and discussions about course content, generally in an asynchronous format. The instructor provides a prompt, then students are expected to thoughtfully respond to the prompt and, frequently, to other students’ replies. Unfortunately, too o…[Read more]
Beth Nettles started the topic Practice What we Teach: Engaging Activities for Building Community in the forum Share an Effective Practice 1 year, 4 months ago

Hello all,

We are talking about building community for student success in this month’s Digest. When we provide professional development opportunities for faculty, be they workshops, training sessions, or courses, the participants become our students. Community building, interaction, and student success is equally important for our ‘…[Read more]
Beth Nettles replied to the topic Using photovoice in online discussions in the forum Share an Effective Practice 4 years, 2 months ago

I found this article from the STEPS Centre about photovoice that’s pretty interesting. Just another resource that demonstrates the power of that method: http://steps-centre.org/methods/pathways-methods/vignettes/photovoice/
Beth Nettles started the topic Course Accessibility Statement – Syllabus in the forum 4 years, 2 months ago

I am looking to update my syllabus accessibility statement. UCF’s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) provides a sample statement (http://fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/CourseDesign/Syllabus/statements.php) but it feels informal to me and doesn’t match the tone of my syllabus. I’d love to hear how other faculty or i…[Read more]

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