This session will cover Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning and how they related to creating engaging and effective presentations. These principles can also be used not just in PowerPoint presentations, but eLearning modules and online lessons. Learning Objectives: List and describe the 12 Principles Explain how the principles relate to online learning Explain how the…
Adaptive learning is one technique for providing personalized learning, which aims to provide efficient, effective, and customized learning paths to engage each student. This session is based on The 7 Things You Should Know About… series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) which provides a quick and concise overview of a single topic for time-pressed…
Planning a lesson can be tedious and confusing when you don’t have a framework for lesson structure in place. In this session, participants will be given tips for lesson planning and designing learning events. There are many methods to lesson planning and this session will review examples of some innovative and well-known approaches to lesson design. Session Objectives: Introduce lesson design structure and concepts of…
Faculty and instructors are facing instructional challenges never faced before from having to rapidly move their courses online. They have learned a lot, but have a sense “they can do more!”. Faculty and instructors are also starting to realize not all of their students will be in class or online next year – there will…
As online learning practitioners, we spend time trying to figure out how to develop active learning within our courses. This session will showcase a variety of content samples that have been implemented to foster student-to-content interaction.
Mind mapping is a technique used to visually outline information. By using words, pictures and diagrams, mind mapping can help professors teach connections in course material, as well as help students study. The main concept, or idea, is at the center of the mind map. From the nucleus-center, themes associated with the main concept…
Quality Matters began with a small group of Maryland colleagues who were trying to solve a common problem among institutions: how do we measure and guarantee the quality of a course? This question became important because many institutions were trying to create a system where they could share available seats in their online courses with other institutions. Because of this,…
With the rapid changes to remote learning that we have experienced around the country and even across the globe, the pedagogy of online teaching has become one of the most important dialogues across the sector of education in both higher education, as well as secondary education, all the way down to the primary level. During…
This CETL session will provide an overview of the Leaner Explorer feature of Elentra. The session will also cover tutor groups and how they can be implemented in your college if not already. The Learner Explorer allows you to explore a learner’s progress throughout the curriculum based on their grades that have been recorded…
lThe Digital Divide is the access to and the hardware of online resources and tools that students will use. This divide became more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning. This session is based on The 7 Things You Should Know About… series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) which provides a quick and…