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Authentic Learning: Real-Life Learning for Real-World Student Success, Part One

Marcia A. Wratcher and Jonathan M. Dapra June 20, 2022

Authentic learning is “real-life” situational learning relevant to students’ studies (Iucu & Marin, 2014). Case study, simulation, problem-based learning, and gamification are types of authentic learning. These inquiry-based learning experiences engage students in investigation, analysis, application, problem solving, and teamwork, providing connections to the world

Marking Interactive Presentations and Lessons with Genially

John Orlando June 13, 2022

One of the most important developments in online education is closing the gap between content and engagement by making online learning content interactive. Instead of reading an article or watching a video and then engaging with it later in discussion or an assignment, apps allow

How to Keep Your Students’ Work Off Study Sites

Sarah McCorkle, Joyce Juntune, Suzanna J. Ramos, Hector Ramos Garcimartin, Erinn Whiteside, and Sean Kao June 6, 2022

Student assignments and course materials turning up on the internet is an ongoing problem for instructors as it facilitates cheating. After finding our quiz questions in decks of “flash cards” on Chegg and our students’ assignments on Course Hero, we began investigating creative solutions.

Turn Websites into Lessons with Insert Learning

John Orlando May 16, 2022

One major advantage of online learning is that an instructor can use the power of the internet for course content. Instead of having to create each lesson as a lecture in a face-to-face class, they can direct students to the exceptional content that already exists

Improve Learning with Wizer Auto-graded Worksheets

John Orlando May 9, 2022

Worksheets are commonly used in the K–12 realm to guide students through practice on new concepts. Despite their benefits, they are rarely used in higher education, perhaps due to the time needed to review them. But Wizer solves that problem by offering instructors a means

Rethinking Student Engagement Activities in Online Chat Spaces

Nadun Kulasekera Mudiyanselage and Jacob Blazejewski May 2, 2022

As college instructors, we always encourage students to ask questions in class or during office hours. But many students with questions do not ask them in class for fear appearing stupid in front of others. They also may not have the time to come to

Revamping Online Discussions: Prompting Students in Three Directions

Fatemeh Mardi April 25, 2022

The textbook in the online educator preparation course I was redesigning would not have been my first choice. It was dry, theory heavy, and difficult to read. I wanted to supplement it with an engaging discussion activity—a student-directed one—that would motivate students to read it

Three Simple Ways to Improve Adult Online Student Persistence

John Orlando April 18, 2022

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of discussion about student persistence in online education and how to improve it (Lakhal et al., 2021). While exit interviews show that the most common reasons that students leave are ones they cannot directly control,

Teaching Virtual Presentation Skills

Casey Gurfinkel April 4, 2022

The pandemic has made web conferencing common in the professional world as distributed workforces are becoming the norm. This means that students need to develop virtual presentation skills as well as live ones. Here I will outline some of the most important virtual presentation principles

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