Kellie Alston

Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Student Engagement

15 Jul 2020

Who Makes The Team?

Every fall, I assign a group project that I call Who Makes the Team? I designed the project for my…

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Cooperation and Collaboration, Group Projects, Instructional Design, Student Engagement

09 Jul 2020

Online College Group Projects Made Easy

Oh, how I love group projects! I just do not feel right when my students do not get to experience…

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Cooperation and Collaboration

26 Jun 2020

How to Document Group Work with a Reporter

I did not have good experiences with group work as a teacher education major. It seems that every time I…

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Cooperation and Collaboration

10 Jun 2020

How to Improve Group Work with Group Processing

If you have read a few of my posts here Inside the Virtual Village, I am sure you have ascertained…

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Cooperation and Collaboration, Instructional Design, Student Engagement

26 May 2020

How to Prepare College Students for Group Work Online

When I was 14 years old, my mother took me to our social security office in Durham, North Carolina, and…

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Cooperation and Collaboration, Student Engagement, The Virtual Village

20 May 2020

How to Make Online Group Activities Work Well

I can’t get no satisfaction is the line in a very popular pop song. I used to feel that way…

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Cooperation and Collaboration, Discussion Frameworks, Student Engagement

07 May 2020

Infusing Group Activities in Your Online College Course

Stimulating group activities during live sessions are my sweet sauce of course design. I believe that dynamic, well-designed group activities…

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FACE Method, Instructional Design, Student Engagement

02 May 2020

Empowering College Students Online

How do you give your students the power to take ownership of what they are learning? And, how do you…

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Assessment and Evaluation, Peer Review, Student Engagement

27 Apr 2020

Increasing Engagement with Student Presentations

I am so glad it is Monday because tonight I meet with my Assessment and Evaluation course at 6:30 p.m.…

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Educator Presence, Multimedia, The Virtual Village

26 Apr 2020

Using Video Lectures to Teach

My students are spoiled, okay? My courses are filled with videos, videos, videos. I use them in so many ways…

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Educator Presence, FACE Method

16 Apr 2020

Communicating Powerfully in Your Online College Course

Presence. In your online college course, the way that you show up matters. In fact, there are more and more…

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FACE Method

15 Apr 2020

Assessing Learning in the Online College Classroom

Assessment is an essential part of instruction. Without it, you have no idea what your students know or are able…

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FACE Method, Instructional Design

26 Mar 2020

Effective Ways to Facilitate Learning in the Online College Classroom

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FACE Method, Instructional Design

23 Mar 2020

Using the F.A.C.E. Method to Create Dynamic College Courses Online

Teaching online is not for the faint of heart. It requires the mastery of both pedagogical and technological skills. After…

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Student Training

11 Mar 2020

5 Ways to Help College Students Succeed at Completing Assignments

Clarity. It is the quality or state of being clear. Have you ever tried to do something but felt confused…

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