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Essential Standards for Quality Online Learning: Part 3

4/30/2020

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​As I wrap up another semester of online teaching with success rates at or near 100%, I decided to share the things I do that matter most to student learning and success. My hope is that this dispels any myth that teaching online is easy. Just as with learner success, teaching success is the result of deliberate effort, wise strategies, and help seeking. 

Backwards Design

​The following are critical, minimum expectations for a high-quality online course:

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Essential Standards for Quality Online Learning: Part 2

4/29/2020

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​As I wrap up another semester of online teaching with success rates at or near 100%, I decided to share the things I do that matter most to student learning and success. My hope is that this dispels any myth that teaching online is easy. Just as with learner success, teaching success is the result of deliberate effort, wise strategies, and help seeking. 

Course Management

​The following are critical, minimum expectations for a high-quality online course:

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essential Standards for Quality Online Learning: Part 1

4/28/2020

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As I wrap up another semester of online teaching with success rates at or near 100%, I decided to share the things I do that matter most to student learning and success. My hope is that this dispels any myth that teaching online is easy. Just as with learner success, teaching success is the result of deliberate effort, wise strategies, and help seeking. 

Course Overview and Introduction

The following are critical, minimum expectations for a high-quality online course:

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Using Flipgrid for Critical THinking Discussions: An Engaging Alternative to Discussion Boards

4/13/2020

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​Below are the instructions I share for what I call Critical Thinking Discussions on Flipgrid. I host three of these formal Flipgrid discussions every quarter/semester. Students serve as Discussion Starters for one of the three discussions and Deep Thinkers for the other two. I use Canvas groups to randomly assign students to the Discussion Starter and Deep Thinker roles across the three discussions.

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What Do Online or Remote Learners Need from You to Succeed?

3/22/2020

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Model a wise mind (we can do this) strategy for doing your best to support learning and success in this challenging time. Don't suggest it's going to be an easy and smooth transition, but let learners know you’re going to be there to make sure everyone can learn and succeed. Start by letting everyone know that we are going to do the best we can online, but realize along the way that we are going to need their help and support to gradually do even better.
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Are You Ready to be an Online or Remote Learning Facilitator?

3/20/2020

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​If you are not willing to be a devoted learning facilitator, you are going to struggle to teach online. Your learners are going to need far more than Zoom lectures and announcements to learn and succeed online. Usually, students elect to take online courses. We are pushing some learners out of their comfort zones.
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To ease the transition, first, take time to 
reorient them to the big learning goals and the online environment. Go slow. Offer an orientation period with specific assignments that help ensure learners get and stay onboard the course. For example, begin with a brief module that focuses on how to learn, stay motivated, and be productive online.

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My Favorite Things w/Dr. Bob #4

6/3/2019

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​Thank goodness lifelong learning is one of my treasured hobbies. The past two months have been quite busy, but I somehow managed to discover some great new learning gems. Here it goes…

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My Favorite Things w/Dr. Bob #2

3/4/2019

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​Despite having to spend considerable time adjusting my curriculum and course schedules for five classes to fit the rare closure of our campus six days this wintery spring 2019 semester in Wisconsin, I still managed to discover some new lifelong learning gems this February. Here it goes…

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