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…
Quick overview of using Softchalk to create lessons that engage students online.
Set Up Conferences with Students Using Appointment Slots in Google
Most of this week was spent getting students started on a research project in my 8-week ENG102s that started right…
Demonstrates how to schedule appointment slots in Google Calendar for student conferences using Google Meet.
Demonstrates setting up FlipGrid as a Canvas LTI, setting up a FlipGrid discussion, and how to view and grade video…
What’s the Hardest Part About Teaching Students Research?
Grading the final paper? Ha! Just kidding. Although grading those research papers has been a painful experience in the past,…
Online Student Conference Scheduling for Faculty
Teaching online has its challenges for both students and instructors. For instructors, we struggle with not being able to just…
Quick Tip: Make It Interactive
Do you lecture in your courses? If so, this Quick Tip is for you! Given the average attention span of…
Active Learning Series: Step Away from the Lecture
The CTLE will be hosting an active learning series called Step Away from the Lecture. The series will feature a…
Snake-Oil Salesmen, Diploma Mills, and Me
Guest post by Brad Dallas, GCC Math Faculty I have always believed in education. I believe that education leads to…
Big Data, Learning Analytics, and the Single Instructor–Start Small
Guest post by Shelley Rodrigo, GCC English Faculty | Adjunct It is difficult to not get swept up in the…
Lexiles and Learning: Reading Books for ESL Students
Guest post by Betsey Wheeler, English Faculty This summer I created lists of reading books that correlate with ESL levels…
Fretting Facebook
Guest post by Beth Eyres, English Faculty | eCourses Faculty Lead This summer, I quit Facebook.* I was a reluctant…
What I Learned Over My Summer Vacation
Guest post by Kimberly Williams, Residential Faculty, English Department A couple of years ago, in an effort to revamp a class…
