Click here to listen to a detailed version of this post. Collaboration. LinkedIn released a report entitled, The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2020 and collaboration was #3 on the list of soft skills that companies need most. But, what does it mean to collaborate? Merriam Webster defines
Scenario: You begin grading Johnny’s assignment and notice that much of it was not done, or it was not done correctly. You post Johnny’s unfavorable grade that was based on the rubric, and Johnny is shocked. You have a telephone conference with Johnny, and he expresses his frustration because he
I have been teaching college students online for 15.5 years and every semester I have witnessed a significant change in my students. It seems like more spoon-feeding is expected as it relates to the delivery of instruction and support. Perhaps, it is because so much info and entertainment are “on-demand”
Please click here to listen Meaningful. As an educator and instructional designer, this word intrigues me because it is so relative. What is meaningful to one student may not be meaningful to another. So, how do online faculty create meaningful learning experiences for students whose aim or intended outcome can
Please click here to listen. The Almighty Syllabus. If you are like me, you tell your students that the syllabus is the roadmap for the course. It is their GPS, so to speak, and it guides them from the beginning to the end of their academic travels with you. I
Discover. My favorite definition of this word can be found here: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/discover . It simply states that discover means “to notice or learn, especially by making an effort.” Think about that for a minute. As a college instructor, how do you discover things about your students outside of what is
Conversations. Students learn so much from each other through conversing and we can learn so much about them through what they say. Hence, the reason that I love using discussion frameworks in my online courses. In this video, you will learn how a discussion framework creates a student-centered environment that
We live in an “on-demand” society. We enjoy the convenience of watching our favorite shows or accessing movies, and other content when we have time to do so. We even like to receive training and education in that manner as well. In fact, that is the underlying premise of distance
What comes to mind when you think of a village? A small settlement in a rural area? A close-knit community, smaller than a town? Well, when I think of a village, I think of a small cluster of people with common rituals, beliefs, and goals whose individual gifts and talents