Riding the AI Wave: Teaching with NotebookLM and Grammarly Authorship
You’ve heard the saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” That’s pretty much where I’ve landed with AI. Students…
Embracing AI in Writing Instruction: A Look at Packback’s Writing Lab
Time is wearing me down. Yep. We, as community college educators, are facing an evolving challenge: how do we equip…
The Student Feedback Loop: Continuously Improving Your Online Course
Ah, feedback, the double-edged sword of teaching. On one hand, it’s a gold mine of insights; on the other, there’s…
Ditch the Dull Discussion Board: Spark Engagement with Packback
Let’s face it: traditional online discussion boards can be… well, a little dull. We’ve all seen it; the same handful…
Editing YouTube Captions for Readability in Canvas Studio Using AI
This post is a follow up post to my last post: Canvas Studio’s Auto-Captioning Feature Does Not Work for Videos…
Solving the Problem with Auto-Captioning YouTube Videos in Canvas Studio
Canvas Studio is an interactive video platform integrated within the Canvas learning management system (LMS). It allows educators and students…
Unveiling the Power of New Analytics in Canvas for Seamless Online Attendance Monitoring
You’ve created a great online class. Your students have started the semester eagerly digging in to your course content and…
Using AI to Support Teaching & Learning: Captioning and Quiz Question Generation
AI is all the rage these days, specifically generative AI. It seems as if everywhere I turn there are articles…
RSI in the Classroom Video Series
The ecourses committee this year is focused on getting GCC online faculty on board with Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)….
GCC is Now a Member of OLC
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is a collaborative community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital…
Do Your Students Have More Skin in the Game Than You Do?
Have you really thought about that as an online instructor? Do your students have more skin in the game than…
Robot-Proof Your Writing Assignments
It’s difficult to estimate the exact number of students who are using AI to help with their homework. However, with…
Direction Instruction Examples in an Online Course
So last week I posted about direct instruction in online teaching and learning. You can read that post here: Do…
Do You Have Direct Instruction in Your Online Class?
Direct instruction is a teaching method that emphasizes the delivery of clear and explicit information, instructions, and explanations by the…
Discusses ways to help students schedule their time to complete course activities to help them plan for success in online…
