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Resources Teaching

Help Students Be Effective Online Learners

Introduction Successful teaching online means teaching your students how to be effective online learners. Much of this instruction happens early in the course and then gets repeated throughout the semester. A successful online learner is a student who: Practices time management Engages with online discussions Applies material being learned rather than memorizes Asks questions about …

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Engagement Teaching

Engagement in the online class

Engagement is key to all teaching modalities, but it’s harder to implement in an online course. The Community of Inquiry Framework contends that there are three aspects of online learning that must converge: teaching presence (instructor presence and course design), social presence (peer-to-peer, peer-to-instructor, peer-to-content), and cognitive presence (learning stimulated through social interaction). High teaching …