Discussion boards are a popular tool for online learning, but are they effective? Do they enrich the course? Come watch Stephanie Delaney, JD, PhD present this 20-Mintute Mentor from Magna Publication. After the video there will be time for discussion and share tips or experiences you may have with online discussion boards. Learning Objectives:…
The COVID-19 outbreak led to a massive uptake in online education worldwide and rapidly formed or changed public opinions about the quality of online education. As a result, there is a debate developing on whether online education provides value for money, shaped by institutions’ concerns about cost effectiveness and students’ requests for tuition refunds. In…
Have you ever thought about implementing podcasts into your courses? If so, should it be a video podcast or an audio-only podcast? This session will review current podcast integration cases, strategies to promote active learning, and present resources for producing educational podcasts. Learning Objectives: List different types of podcasts formats for teaching and…
Do you avoid being on camera? Wish you knew where to look and how to move in front of your webcam? Are you wondering if your online presence is either helping or hindering your virtual training programs? Facilitating on camera during virtual training can feel unnatural. Virtual facilitators are often unaware of how to optimize…
Join CETL for a full day of EdTech training for teaching and learning! Each session is a 30-minute BURST of exactly what you need to know to utilize that specific technology in and out of the classroom. It's an ALL-DAY event designed to support YOU! Topics include: Learning Management Systems Audience Response Systems (TopHat) Mediasite…
While the success of digital games in education continues to validate the improvement to motivation, engagement and social influence (Groening & Binnewies, 2019; Lopez & Tucker, 2019), the impact for asynchronous adult education remains ambiguous. In a substantial course redesign, we attempted to address notable aspects of gamification within a course that teaches how to…
Discussion boards have proven to be a valuable point of contact in online courses. However, too often, struggling to connect over online discussion boards leads to missed opportunities to encourage and engage with your students due to shallow engagement. This 20 Minute Mentor video by Nathan Pritts, Ph.D., will provide the basis for a facilitated…
The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Project, currently in its eighth installment, presents the unique perspective of senior leaders in online learning and has become an indispensable guide for higher education strategy and forecasting. The CHLOE Project covers a broad array of online topics, such as infrastructure and staffing, strategies to support online students…
A frequent sentiment that is often heard from instructors of online courses is a general sense of dissatisfaction with traditional discussion board activities. Many report how students are often reluctant to engage in meaningful discourse or how interactions tend toward superficiality and sound something like, “Hello, Rob. I agree with your point and couldn’t have…
This session will introduce the audience to ChatGPT and AI tools available to the general public. The session will include an introduction to the AI tools, an overview of AI and Chatbot tools, limitations of the tools, helpful uses of the tools for various tasks faced in the academic settings, and a brief look into…