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…
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 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…
Review of “10 Strategies To Decrease Dropouts & Increase Retention Using Technology”
Guest post by Lisa Brown, Mathematics Faculty at GCC. This is a review of the Go2Knowledge Webinar listed in the…
Zero Week–Just for Online Classes?
By Beth Eyres When we think about Zero Week, it’s something that we usually think of in relation to online…
Am I Actually Teaching?
Now that we are all online and/or live online and/or hybrid instructors, regularly checking for “attendance” in our courses, managing…
Top 5 Ways to Encourage Integrity During Online Testing
Contributors include Mary Resler, Lynn Newman, Sara Walton, and Beth Eyres 5 GCC’s Testing Center Instructors who teach online or…
Improving Retention in Online Courses Takes Work, But Do Retention Techniques Really Help?
I’ve been teaching online now for 18 years. Makes me sound old, especially since so many instructors are brand new…
Best Practices for Teaching Online
It is no secret that the online learning environment provides both opportunities and challenges. Whether you are new to teaching…
Help Students Prepare for Online Learning by Requiring the eCourses Student Orientation
Online courses have been quite popular at the college level, and that is true here at GCC as well. Our…
