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Teaching Styles Series: Expert Style
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.
Designing and Managing Large Online Courses
Teaching in the online modality can be tricky on its own, so what can you do when you have a large class?
Navigating Canvas New Analytics
At the end of 2019, Canvas rolled out New Analytics, a new version of their former analytics tool, Course Analytics. By Canvas's own description, New Analytics retains the core functionality of Course Analytics while offering a simplified user experience. In this piece, we share our recommendations for leveraging New Analytics to support students.
Selecting Images: Personal Experience Insights
In our Personal Experience Insights series, members of the Everspring Learning Design department share first-hand accounts of creating online learning content and meaningful takeaways from their professional experiences.
Creating Video: Personal Experience Insights
In our Personal Experience Insights series, members of the Everspring Learning Design department share first-hand accounts of creating online learning content and meaningful takeaways from their professional experiences.
Rubric Best Practices Guide
When used effectively, rubrics facilitate clear and consistent assessment, enhancing the learning experience for both students and instructors. In the online classroom environment, where students do not have the frequent, physical access that a traditional classroom provides, rubrics can provide the added benefit of increasing student engagement with course material and clarifying an instructor's expectations (Keengwe, Adjei-Boateng, & Diteeyont, as cited in Haught et al., 2017). In fact, according to Martin & Bolliger (2018), online learners have reported that grading rubrics are highly important for learner-to-instructor engagement. For instructors, too, rubrics simplify the grading process, promoting consistency across students and terms. Eliminating the guesswork from grade determination, well-designed rubrics can save professors precious time and energy.
Quizzes for the Multimodal Course
From trivia games to final exams, quizzing tools have a variety of uses for learning as well as assessment. Exams and quizzes have a particularly plentiful range of possibilities in a multimodal or hybrid course, where they can be administered synchronously or asynchronously. Research suggests that the presentation of a tool influences student behavior in response to the tool. When comparing two student discussion boards, one an ungraded discussion and one a graded replacement for a final exam, Cheng et al. (2013) found that students displayed more knowledge on the graded board but more evidence of learning on the ungraded board. The students who participated in the study were more likely to grapple with new ideas when the stakes were low but more eager to showcase topics they were confident about when their responses would have a greater impact on their grades. When considering quizzing tools, we recommend allowing your course goals to guide your usage.
Beyond Traditional Grades: Alternative Assessment Methods
As educators navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI (genAI), many are reconsidering traditional assessment approaches. Alternative assessment methods offer innovative ways to evaluate student learning that go beyond conventional grading systems, focusing on authentic learning, skill development, and meaningful engagement. These approaches not only address the challenges posed by AI but also align with research on effective learning and motivation (Furze, 2023; Pitts Donahoe, 2023).
10 Key Considerations for Online Course Development
Designing and delivering effective online courses requires careful consideration of numerous factors. As a result, it can be difficult to determine where to begin in the process, particularly for course developers and instructors who are new to online learning. This piece presents a curated list of resources aligned with 10 key considerations applicable across academic disciplines and degree programs.
Mapping Generative AI to Tailored Outcomes
Imagine planning a trip to a new city. A quick online search highlights the usual downtown tourist spots, but as you explore more, you uncover unique neighborhoods—a financial district bustling with experts, a hidden restaurant scene, and a college area alive with bookstores and cafés. Yet, none of these appeared in your initial search for “best places to visit.”