online learning

Here, the presidents of three universities answer six critical questions about the future of higher education as its being reshaped by COVID-19. Beyond just moving online, how is COVID-19 forcing colleges to change? Walter M. Kimbrough,…

Teaching students online isn’t about pontificating on a stage, it’s about developing meaningful relationships by Kate Roll Universities have changed how we teach in at least one important way: we’re now online. It is now becoming…

by Dan French, Ph.D. Perhaps ironically, as I was grading earlier in the week, the old song “Everybody Loves You Now” by Billy Joel streamed through my computer. It was the capstone of a long week — I had suddenly heard from a number of old…

by Erin Beard As more and more higher education classes move to an online format, it’s necessary for teachers to address the pedagogical challenges that come along with the online learning environment. In the Department of English this…

Rather than dismissing the loneliness of online learning as inevitable, we need to work collectively across academia to continually improve student experiences for everyone. by Robert Furtado When I worked as a professor teaching media…

by Rebecca Koenig Like many others teaching college classes across the country, Sharyn Hardy spent the last few days figuring out how to translate her carefully crafted classroom lectures into lessons that her students can learn online. Yet…

by Jason Cole I want to take a moment and drill down into the digital toolkit all educators will need to understand in the coming years. As someone with a few decades of experience in this field, I hope to boil it down and reduce the…

What happens in the office hour is the same virtually as it is for students who show up in person: Students ask questions about particular problems or topics, and the professor works through them as if he were in front of the class.…

Feedback to students about their performance is extremely important in the effort to keep students engaged in the learning journey. Quick responses to discussion posts and email questions can help keep students on track for the next…

Are you visible and present to your virtual or online students? Do your students perceive you are present and responsive to their developmental needs?