Search

Filters
There are 49 results that match your search. 49 results
Instructor modeling process for students
Teach
Teaching Styles Series: Personal Model Style
August 12, 2022
This is the fourth in a series of pieces examining online instructor teaching styles through the lens of Anthony Grasha’s (1994) typology. This piece focuses on the personal model style and how both course developers and instructors can embody this style in online courses.
More
A group of three instructors
Teach
Teaching Styles Series: Introduction
July 19, 2022
This is the first in a series of pieces examining online instructor teaching styles. In this introductory piece, we will characterize teaching styles, summarize Anthony Grasha’s typology of teaching styles, and discuss how identifying your teaching style (or styles) can inform online course design and instruction. In subsequent pieces, we will explore each of Grasha’s teaching styles in depth.
More
new-analytics-header
Teach
LMS Analytics: Supporting Your Students With Data
December 29, 2022
With the help of tools like Canvas New Analytics, faculty can leverage learning management system (LMS) data to hone their instructional techniques and improve their online students' experience. In this piece, we provide an introduction to learning analytics in online higher education and detail some analytics best practices.
More
Instructor facilitating a round-table discussion
Teach
Teaching Styles Series: Facilitator Style
August 19, 2022
This is the fifth in a series of pieces examining online instructor teaching styles through the lens of Anthony Grasha’s (1994) typology. This piece focuses on the facilitator style and how both course developers and instructors can embody this style in online courses.
More
A group of people working on a checklist
Teach
Taking Stock at the Midpoint of the Term
March 15, 2024
Halfway through the term isn't a great time to change around a bunch of materials or assignments in your course. However, it is a useful moment to evaluate how the course is going, realign to match the goals you set out at the beginning of the term, and determine what you may be able to tweak to make your course work more effectively for you and for your students. This piece suggests actions you can take at midterm to help shape the second half of the course.
More
Students working independently and collaboratively online
Teach
Teaching Styles Series: Delegator Style
September 09, 2022
This is the sixth in a series of pieces examining online instructor teaching styles through the lens of Anthony Grasha’s (1994) typology. This piece focuses on the delegator style and how both course developers and instructors can embody this style in online courses.
More
Two students watching an instructor's lecture video
Teach
Teaching Styles Series: Expert Style
July 27, 2022
This is the second in a series of pieces examining online instructor teaching styles through the lens of Anthony Grasha’s (1994) typology. This piece focuses on the expert style and how both course developers and instructors can embody this style in online courses.
More
A group of people interacting with a set of gears
Plan
Workforce Development Today
September 03, 2025
Our workforce has undergone a profound transformation, driven by emerging technologies, automation, and shifting business priorities (Silva, 2024). These forces are reshaping job roles, workflows, work environments, and the skills required to succeed. The global pandemic was also a major accelerator, pushing these changes forward across industries. As a result, the rapid evolution of work has created an increasing need for continuously updated and, in many cases, entirely new skill sets.
More
Students collaborating around a table
Plan
Student-Generated Content
September 28, 2023
Student-generated content—materials and tasks created by learners for other learners—can strengthen engagement by providing students an opportunity to express creativity, practice critical thinking, and increase ownership of learning. Developing student-generated content requires learners to produce an instructional artifact, demonstrating new knowledge alongside existing understanding. Student-generated content can include a variety of formats:
More
Young adults participating in hybrid learning
Plan
Multimodal Models
December 29, 2022
Designing a successful multimodal course means, at each step of the process, considering what each format does well—structuring the course such that each piece of content, each activity, and each interaction uses the most effective delivery method available. But what does that look like in practice? This piece describes three approaches to structuring a multimodal course. In each model, asynchronous and synchronous time complement one another and support module- and course-level objectives. Where the models differ is in the relative importance of asynchronous activities in enabling students to complete synchronous activities and vice versa.
More